20050614: zone boundaries-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:37:30 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 141231
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

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: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN MISSOULA MONTANA
   AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2005

ON WEDNESDAY...AUGUST 31 2005...AT 2200 UTC /COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME/...4 PM MDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN MISSOULA MONTANA WILL IMPLEMENT ZONE
BOUNDARY CHANGES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC PROGRAM. IN DIRECT
RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER REQUESTS...THESE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE
TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR WEST CENTRAL
MONTANA.

NWS CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
CONTINUE TO PROPERLY RECEIVE WFO MISSOULA PUBLIC FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.

THE ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO CURRENT AND PROPOSED
MODIFIED PUBLIC ZONES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CURRENT ZONES
MTZ007  BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION
MTZ043  BLACKFOOT REGION

MODIFIED ZONES
MTZ007 - BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION
MTZ043 - POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION

THE CHANGE WILL MODIFY THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN MTZ007 AND MTZ043.
THE EXISTING BOUNDARY THAT FOLLOWS THE I-90 COORIDOR FROM NEAR
BEARMOUTH TO GARRISON WILL BE SHIFTED NORTHWARD ALONG THE MISSOULA
AND POWELL COUNTY LINE TO JUST NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 200 COORIDOR
NEAR CLEARWATER JUNCTION EAST TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THE EXPANDED
ZONE MTZ007 WILL NOW INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES OF ANACONDA...DEER LODGE
...DRUMMOND...PHILIPSBURG AND OVANDO.

UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS
CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

    BRUCE BAUCK
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    MISSOULA MT
    PHONE:  406-329-4715
    E-MAIL: BRUCE.BAUCK@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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