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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
410 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FORECAST ZONE CONFIGURATION IN EASTERN MAINE...
CREATION OF TWO NEW FORECAST ZONES AND RECONFIGURATION
OF TWO FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2001
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...NOVEMBER 5 2001 AT 1900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...2 PM EST...TWO NEW FORECAST ZONES WILL BE CREATED IN
CENTRAL AND DOWN EAST MAINE. PISCATAQUIS COUNTY WILL BE SPLIT
INTO THREE PORTIONS... NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN. AS A
RESULT...ZONE MEZ010 /CURRENTLY SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS/ WILL BE
SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS...CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS /MEZ010/ AND SOUTHERN
PISCATAQUIS /MEZ031/. THE NEW SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY ZONE
WILL HAVE A BREAKPOINT LINE OF 45.12N/69.65W - 45.51N/68.97W.
ZONE MEZ004 /NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
LIKEWISE...WASHINGTON COUNTY MAINE WILL BE SPLIT INTO THREE
PORTIONS...NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND COASTAL. ZONE MEZ017
/CURRENTLY INTERIOR WASHINGTON/ WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO
PARTS...NORTHERN WASHINGTON /MEZ032/ AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON
/MEZ017/. THE NEW NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY ZONE WILL HAVE A
BREAKPOINT LINE OF 45.27N/67.94W - 45.33N/67.45W. COASTAL
WASHINGTON ZONE MEZ030 WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS FOR PISCATAQUIS AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC...AND AFFECT THE PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/
IN CARIBOU MAINE /CAR/ LISTED IN TABLE 2. THERE ARE NO CHANGES
TO ANY COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WITH THESE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS
AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM
WFO CARIBOU.
USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES NEED TO TAKE THE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR
THESE COUNTIES. THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF UGC. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 1. NEW ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
UGC /C/
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME COUNTY
-------------------- --------- -------------------- ------
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS MEZ010 SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS MEC021
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS MEZ031 N/A MEC021
CENTRAL WASHINGTON MEZ017 INTERIOR WASHINGTON MEC029
NORTHERN WASHINGTON MEZ032 N/A MEC029
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PIL ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KCAR ZFPCAR PWMZFPCAR
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KCAR FFACAR PWMFFACAR
NON-PRECIPITATION WWUS71 KCAR NPWCAR PWMNPWCAR
ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
WINTER STORM ADVSY/ WWUS41 KCAR WSWCAR PWMWSWCAR
WATCH/WARNING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KCAR SPSCAR PWMSPSCAR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS51 KCAR SVSCAR PWMSVSCAR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE WOUS41 KCAR CEMCAR PWMCEMCAR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KCAR PNSCAR PWMPNSCAR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KCAR NOWCAR PWMNOWCAR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS71 KCAR FFSCAR PWMFFSCAR
RIVER FLOOD WARNING WGUS41 KCAR FLWCAR PWMFLWCAR
LOCAL STORM REPORT WWUS30 KCAR LSRCAR PWMLSRCAR
NOTE: NOAA WEATHER WIRE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS ARE REMINDED THE USE
OF PIL IDENTIFIERS WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON THE NWWS ON
OCTOBER 1 2001.
IN ADDITION TO THE NEW FORECAST ZONES...THE ZONE CONFIGURATION OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK COUNTIES /ZONES 001 AND 002
RESPECTIVELY/ WILL ALSO CHANGE. THE NEW BOUNDARY BETWEEN THESE
TWO ZONES WILL HAVE A BREAKPOINT OF 46.57N/68.82W -
47.27N/68.11W. THIS ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR TOPOGRAPHICAL AND
CLIMATOLOGICAL REASONS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHOWING ALL THE NEW ZONE CONFIGURATIONS WILL
BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE BY
OCTOBER 5 2001 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/
...CLICK ON PART C...THEN CLICK ON FILE NC110105...
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
LARRY GABRIC...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
OR HENDICUS LULOFS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
810 MAIN STREET
CARIBOU MAINE 04736
PHONE: 207-496-0148
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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