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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
440 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE TRANSFER IN CENTRAL NEVADA...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2003
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...OCTOBER 20 2003 AT 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...100 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...ONE PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONE AND THE CORRESPONDING PORTION OF THE COUNTY IN
CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA /CWFA/ TO ANOTHER. THE
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY ZONE /NVZ013/ ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE COUNTY /NVC023/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE LAS VEGAS
NEVADA /VEF/ WFO CWFA TO THE ELKO NEVADA /LKN/ WFO CWFA.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY BOTH THE LAS VEGAS AND
ELKO FORECAST OFFICES. PRODUCTS THAT USE THE ZONE FORM OF
THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ NVZ013 WILL BE GENERATED BY
WFO ELKO. PRODUCTS USING THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC NVC023
WILL BE GENERATED BY BOTH WFO LAS VEGAS AND WFO ELKO. WFO ELKO
WILL HAVE THE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
NYE COUNTY WHILE WFO LAS VEGAS WILL RETAIN THE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY. REFER TO TABLE 1
FOR THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
THE ZONE CONFIGURATION WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AND CONTINUE TO
COVER ALL OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. THE ZONE UGC WILL ALSO REMAIN
THE SAME...NVZ013.
THIS CHANGE WILL COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER ZONE
CONFIGURATION FOR THE ELKO OFFICE. IN ADDITION...THE NORTHERN
NYE COUNTY PUBLIC ZONE BETTER FITS THE CLIMATOLOGY AND TERRAIN OF
EAST CENTRAL NEVADA FOR WHICH THE ELKO OFFICE IS CURRENTLY
RESPONSIBLE.
ALSO...NOTE THAT ON THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATE...THE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ISSUING THE TERMINAL FORECAST FOR TONOPAH AIRPORT /FTUS80
KTPH...TAFTPH/ WILL ALSO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO LAS VEGAS TO WFO
ELKO. A FUTURE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE WILL PROVIDE MORE
DETAIL ON THE TAF TRANSFER.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE TRANSFERRED ZONE
IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/.
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
ALSO...A MAP SHOWING THIS ZONE COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA
ASSIGNMENT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB URL ADDRESS
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/LASVEGAS/IMAGES/NEWZONES.JPG
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN OCTOBER
20 2003 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY.
TABLE 1 KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE TRANSFER OF NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY /ZONE NVZ013 AND NVC023/ FORECAST AND WARNING
RESPONSIBILITIES.
COVERAGE OF ZONE NVZ013 AND THE CORRESPONDING NORTHERN PORTION OF
NYE COUNTY WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING LAS VEGAS PRODUCTS
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KVEF ZFPVEF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS55 KVEF SVRVEF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KVEF SVSVEF
TORNADO WARNING WFUS55 KVEF TORVEF
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS65 KVEF WCNVEF
WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KVEF WSWVEF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KVEF FFAVEF
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WGUS55 KVEF FFWVEF
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KVEF FLSVEF
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KVEF FLWVEF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KVEF HWOVEF
LOCAL STORM REPORT NWUS55 KVEF LSRVEF
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KVEF NOWVEF
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING WWUS75 KVEF NPWVEF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KVEF SPSVEF
RECORD EVENT REPORT SXUS75 KVEF RERLAS
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS65 KVEF AFDLAS
COVERAGE OF ZONE NVZ013 AND THE CORRESPONDING NORTHERN PORTION OF
NYE COUNTY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING ELKO PRODUCTS
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KLKN ZFPLKN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS55 KLKN SVRLKN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KLKN SVSLKN
TORNADO WARNING WFUS55 KLKN TORLKN
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS65 KLKN WCNLKN
WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KLKN WSWLKN
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KLKN FFALKN
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WGUS55 KLKN FFWLKN
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KLKN FLSLKN
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KLKN FLWLKN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KLKN HWOLKN
LOCAL STORM REPORT NWUS55 KLKN LSRLKN
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KLKN NOWLKN
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING WWUS75 KLKN NPWLKN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KLKN SPSLKN
RECORD EVENT REPORT SXUS75 KLKN REREKO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS65 KLKN AFDEKO
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT
KIM RUNK...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE - LAS VEGAS NV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 INDUSTRIAL ROAD
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
PHONE 702-263-9744
-OR-
KEVIN BAKER...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE - ELKO NV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
3720 PARADISE DR
ELKO NV 89801
PHONE 775-778-6716
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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