950804: NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950804: NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 15:48:23 -0600 (MDT)

090 
NOUS40 KWBC 041506
FOS NOTICE NO. 740 08-04-95

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICE  /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS AND NOAA WIRE
          SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS

FROM      DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH

SUBJECT   PUBLIC ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS FOR COLORADO AND
          ARIZONA...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995

...PART 1 OF A 4-PART MESSAGE...

THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN
COLORADO AND ARIZONA AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/ /6 A.M. MDT... 5 A.M. MST/.  THESE RECONFIGURATIONS
WILL PROVIDE BETTER SITE- SPECIFIC FORECASTS SINCE THE NEW
SMALLER ZONES CAN BE GROUPED WITH THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO
MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ONGOING WEATHER.  TABLE 1 LISTS
THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY THESE RECONFIGURATIONS.
TABLE 2 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ARIZONA ZONES AND TABLE 3 IS A
LIST OF THE NEW COLORADO ZONES.  THE NAME OF A ZONE THAT
CONTAINS A SINGLE WHOLE COUNTY WILL USE THE COUNTY NAME.
ZONES THAT CONTAIN PART OF A COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ AND/OR
SEVERAL COUNTIES WILL USE OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL
NAMES.

IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR ALL OR
PARTS OF COLORADO AND ARIZONA /NOT JUST PUBLIC ZONE FCSTS/ WILL
BE AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.  THIS IS BECAUSE
THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY
SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE.  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.  USERS WHO NORMALLY GET INFORMATION
ONLY FOR SPECIFIC ZONES RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE STATE/S INFORMATION
WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGCS FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.

TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.

PRODUCT CATEGORIES                           NWWS/FOS IDS
  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                      ZFP/FPUS5
  SHORT-TERM FORECAST                        NOW/FXUS21
  STATE FORECAST                             SFP/FPUS1
  STATE WEATHER SUMMARY                      SWS/ABUS30
  WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY      WSW/WWUS46
  NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   NPW/WWUS45

END OF PART 1 OF A 4-PART MESSAGE...
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