20061031: reconfiguration of WFO SLC fcst zones-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]
Linda Miller
lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Tue Oct 31 11:15:03 MST 2006
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NOUS41 KWBC 311808
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-36
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1206 AM EST TUE OCT 31 2006
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...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: RECONFIGURATION OF WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT /SLC/ PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN UTAH: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27 2007 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...0500 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME...THE NWS FORECAST
OFFICE IN SALT LAKE CITY UT WILL RECONFIGURE ITS CURRENT PUBLIC
ZONE FORECAST AREAS FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH AS
LISTED IN TABLE 1 BELOW. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL HELP PROVIDE
BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN UTAH BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS THE FLEXIBILITY TO
SEPARATE AND HIGHLIGHT SMALLER ZONES TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT
ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.
BECAUSE THE ZONE CONFIGURATION OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAIN AREAS OF UTAH WILL BE MAJOR...NEW ZONE NUMBERS WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS /SEE ZONES 517 AND 518 IN TABLE 1/.
RECONFIGURATIONS OF MOST OTHER AREAS WILL BE LESS EXTENSIVE
...MAKING THE ZONES MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY REPRESENTATIVE ACROSS ALL
OF UTAH. FOR THESE AREAS PREVIOUS ZONE NUMBERS WERE LEFT INTACT.
MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THE ZONES RECONFIGURATION. THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS
THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2 WITH THEIR
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/
IDENTIFIERS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE REALIGNED BOUNDARIES IS
AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
TABLE 1. RECONFIGURED ZONES AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS: EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 27 2007.
UGC (Z) ZONE NAME DESCRIPTION
UTZ001 CACHE VALLEY/UTAH CACHE VALLEY OF UTAH...EXTENDING
PORTION FROM VALLEY FLOOR TO 1500 FEET
ABOVE VALLEY FLOOR. INCLUDING CITY
OF LOGAN.
UTZ002 NORTHERN WASATCH NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM DAVIS
FRONT COUNTY NORTHWARD TO IDAHO BORDER
BELOW 6000 FEET. INCLUDING CITIES
OF BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN AND
BOUNTIFUL.
UTZ003 SALT LAKE AND SALT LAKE...TOOELE AND RUSH
TOOELE VALLEYS VALLEYS BELOW 6000 FEET IN
ELEVATION. INCLUDING CITIES OF SALT
LAKE CITY AND TOOELE.
UTZ004 SOUTHERN WASATCH SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM UTAH
FRONT COUNTY SOUTH TO LEVAN BELOW 6000
FEET IN ELEVATION. INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF LEHI...PROVO AND NEPHI.
UTZ005 GREAT SALT LAKE ALL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF BOX
DESERT AND MOUNTAINS ELDER AND TOOELE COUNTIES WEST OF
THE WASATCH FRONT...EXCLUDING
TOOELE AND RUSH VALLEYS. INCLUDING
CITIES OF WENDOVER AND SNOWVILLE.
UTZ006 WASATCH MOUNTAIN LOWER ELEVATIONS UP TO 1500 FEET
VALLEYS ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS EAST OF THE
WASATCH RANGE...STRETCHING FROM
LIBERTY SOUTH TO DEER CREEK
RESERVOIR...INCLUDING CITIES OF
HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY AND HEBER
CITY.
UTZ007 WASATCH MOUNTAINS ALL NORTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS 6000
I-80 NORTH FEET AND ABOVE EAST OF NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT AND NORTH OF I-80.
ALSO INCLUDES BEAR RIVER AND
MONTE CRISTO RANGES. INCLUDING
CITIES OF WOODRUFF AND RANDOLPH.
UTZ008 WASATCH MOUNTAINS WASATCH MOUNTAINS 6000 FEET AND
SOUTH OF I-80 ABOVE EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN
SLOPES OF PARLEYS CANYON TO SALT
CREEK CANYON ON SOUTHERN SLOPE OF
MT. NEBO EAST OF NEPHI. INCLUDING
CITIES OF ALTA AND BRIGHTON.
UTZ009 WESTERN UINTA WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS 6500 FEET
MOUNTAINS AND ABOVE...INCLUDING CITY OF
HANNA.
UTZ010 WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS
CLIFFS 6500 FEET AND ABOVE...INCLUDING
CITY OF SCOFIELD.
UTZ011 WESTERN UINTA BASIN WESTERN UINTA BASIN BELOW 6500
FEET...INCLUDING CITIES OF DUCHESNE
AND ROOSEVELT.
UTZ012 CASTLE COUNTRY ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET EAST OF
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...AND SOUTH
OF BOOK CLIFFS. BORDERED ON SOUTH
AND EAST BY SAN RAFAEL SWELL.
INCLUDING CITIES OF PRICE...CASTLE
DALE AND EMERY.
UTZ013 SAN RAFAEL SWELL LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING
SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND CAPITOL REEF
NATIONAL PARK. BORDERED ON SOUTH BY
GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA...AND ON EAST BY GREEN RIVER.
INCLUDING CITIES OF GREEN RIVER AND
HANKSVILLE.
UTZ014 SANPETE/SEVIER SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS OF
VALLEYS CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET...
INCLUDING CITIES OF MANTI AND
RICHFIELD.
UTZ015 WEST CENTRAL UTAH ALL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF JUAB
AND MILLARD COUNTIES WEST OF
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...CANYON
MOUNTAINS...AND PAHVANT RANGE.
INCLUDING CITIES OF DELTA AND
FILLMORE.
UTZ016 SOUTHWEST UTAH ALL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF
BEAVER AND IRON COUNTIES WEST OF
MINERAL MOUNTAINS...BLACK
MOUNTAINS AND HURRICANE CLIFFS.
INCLUDING CITIES OF CEDAR CITY...
MILFORD AND NEW HARMONY.
UTZ517 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL UTAH 6500
FEET AND ABOVE SOUTH OF WASATCH
RANGE...AND NORTH OF PIUTE AND
WAYNE COUNTIES...INCLUDING CITIES
OF COVE FORT AND KOOSHAREM.
UTZ518 SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN UTAH SOUTH
OF MILLARD AND SEVIER COUNTIES 6500
FEET AND ABOVE. ALSO INCLUDES BULL
VALLEY AND PINE VALLEY MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHWEST UTAH 4500 FEET AND
ABOVE ON SOUTHERN SLOPES...AND 6000
FEET AND ABOVE ON NORTHERN AND
EASTERN SLOPES. INCLUDING CITIES OF
LOA...BEAVER...PANGUITCH AND
BRYCE CANYON.
UTZ019 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK BELOW 4500 FEET...INCLUDING CITIES
OF ST. GEORGE...HURRICANE AND
SPRINGDALE.
UTZ020 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500
FEET...INCLUDING GRAND STAIRCASE
ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
INCLUDING CITIES OF ESCALANTE AND
KANAB.
UTZ021 GLEN CANYON GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION
RECREATION AREA/ AREA BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING
LAKE POWELL CITIES OF BULLFROG AND BIG WATER.
DURING THIS ZONE RECONFIGURATION...SEVERAL CITIES WILL BE
MOVED FROM THEIR CURRENT ZONES. NEW HARMONY WILL BE MOVED
FROM THE OLD ZONE 17 INTO ZONE 16. COVE FORT AND KOOSHAREM
WILL BE MOVED FROM THE OLD ZONE 17 INTO NEW ZONE 517.
LOA...BEAVER...PANGUITCH AND BRYCE CANYON WILL BE MOVED FROM
THE OLD ZONE 17 INTO NEW ZONE 518.
ZONE NUMBERS UTZ017 AND UTZ018 WILL NOT BE REUSED FOR THE
RECONFIGURED ZONES... BUT ALL OTHER ZONE NUMBERS AND ALL
ZONE NAMES WILL BE RETAINED.
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT NWWS/FOS IDS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFP / FPUS55 KSLC
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSW / WWUS45 KSLC
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW / WWUS75 KSLC
SHORT TERM FORECAST NOW / FPUS75 KSLC
STATE FORECAST TABLE SFT / FPUS65 KSLC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS / WWUS85 KSLC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS / NOUS45 KSLC
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFM / FOUS55 KSLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWO / FLUS45 KSLC
EARTHQUAKE REPORT EQR / SEUS65 KSLC
SNOW AVALANCHE BULLETIN SAB / WWUS85 KSLC
AVALANCHE WATCH AVA / WOUS45 KSLC
AVALANCHE WARNING AVW / WOUS45 KSLC
FLOOD WATCH FFA / WGUS65 KSLC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ZONE RECONFIGURATION...
PLEASE CONTACT:
KEVIN BARJENBRUCH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO SALT LAKE CITY
2242 WEST NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY...UT 84116
PHONE: 801-524-5113
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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