20070226: zones SLC-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]
Linda Miller
lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Mon Feb 26 12:27:14 MST 2007
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NOUS41 KWBC 261916
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-36...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EST MON FEB 26 2007
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 MAY 31 2007
IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED DUE TO FORECAST WINTER WEATHER AFFECTING WFO
SLC ON ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND POTENTIALLY THROUGH
MAY 31 2007.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 31 2007 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...0600 AM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME /MDT/...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 MAY 31 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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