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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-07
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSBRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...MARCH 31 2003 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...A NEW FORECAST ZONE
WILL BE CREATED IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. JASPER COUNTY
/CURRENTLY SCZ047/ WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO PORTIONS...INLAND
JASPER /SCZ047/ AND COASTAL JASPER /SCZ051/. THE BREAKPOINT LINE
BETWEEN THE TWO NEW ZONES EXTENDS FROM 32.51N/80.84W TO
32.29N/81.01W TO 32.08N 81.09W.
ALSO...IN GEORGIA...THE CURRENT BOUNDARY BETWEEN INLAND CHATHAM
/GAZ118/ AND COASTAL CHATHAM COUNTY /GAZ119/ WILL BE REPOSITIONED
TO LIE FROM 31.91N 81.20W TO 32.08N 81.09W. ZONE NAMES AND
NUMBERS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
FINALLY...NORTHERN COLLETON /SCZ043/ AND SOUTHERN COLLETON
/SCZ049/ ZONES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE RENAMED...
INLAND COLLETON /SCZ043/ AND COASTAL COLLETON /SCZ049/. ZONE
BOUNDARIES AND NUMBERS REMAIN THE SAME...ONLY THE NAMES HAVE
CHANGED.
THE CHANGES IN JASPER COUNTY WILL ALLOW FORECASTS TO BE MORE AREA
SPECIFIC. THE CHATHAM COUNTY ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR
CLIMATOLOGICAL REASONS. THE CHANGES IN COLLETON COUNTY ALLOW THE
PHRASEOLOGY TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE SPLIT
ALONG THE COAST.
THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA /CHS/.
REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES. PRODUCTS AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES WILL
BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY FEBRUARY 10 2003 FROM THE FOLLOWING
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW "Z" CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO
LATER THAN MARCH 31 2003 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS.
TABLE 1. OLD AND NEW ZONE NAMES AND ZONE CODES /"Z" FORM OF THE
UGC/.
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
---------------- ------- ------------- -------
INLAND JASPER SCZ047 JASPER SCZ047
COASTAL JASPER SCZ051 -NEW ZONE- -NEW-
INLAND COLLETON SCZ043 NORTHERN COLLETON SCZ043
COASTAL COLLETON SCZ049 SOUTHERN COLLETON SCZ049
-SAME NAME AND NUMBER BUT INLAND CHATHAM SCZ118
MODIFIED BOUNDARIES
- SAME NAME AND NUMBER BUT COASTAL CHATHAM SCZ119
MODIFIED BOUNDARIES
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAM WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS52 KCHS ZFPCHS
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS72 KCHS NPWCHS
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS42 KCHS WSWCHS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS82 KCHS SPSCHS
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH/WARNING/STATEMENT WHUS42 KCHS CFWCHS
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS82 KCHS HLSCHS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS72 KCHS NOWCHS
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS52 KCHS FWFCHS
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS82 KCHS RFWCHS
DIGITAL FORECAST FOUS52 KCHS RDFCHS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KCHS PNSCHS
COASTAL MARINE FORECAST WHUS42 KCHS CWFCHS
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS72 KCHS ESFCHS
DROUGHT STATEMENT FGUS52 KCHS ESSCHS
FLOOD WATCH WGUS62 KCHS FFACHS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS42 KCHS HWOCHS
HYDROLOGIC TEMPERATURES/PRECIPITATION SXUS52 KCHS HYDCHS
ADDITIONAL WEATHER REPORTS AXUS42 KCHS MISCHS
RECREATIONAL FORECAST SXUS42 KCHS RECCHS
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS52 KCHS RVDCHS
DAILY RIVER STATEMENT FGUS82 KCHS RVSCHS
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COUNTY CODES USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS WELL AS CIVIL
EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS...REMAIN
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /"C"/ FORM OF THE
UGC.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
STEPHEN RICH...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR-
JERRY HARRISON...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5777 S. AVIATION AVE
CHARLESTON SC 29406-6162
PHONE: 843-744-0303
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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