199908: Zone tx-Oregon, WA-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 199908: Zone tx-Oregon, WA-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:52:46 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 131725   
PNSWSH
  
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 1999
  
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL 
           WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
  
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
           SERVICES
  
SUBJECT   RECONFIGURATION OF ZONES IN OREGON AND EXTREME
           SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13 1999
  
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE ZONE AREAS IN OREGON AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AT 1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4
A.M. PDT/ OCTOBER 13 1999.  THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL PROVIDE
SMALLER ZONES THAN PRESENTLY EXIST.  THIS WILL GIVE FORECASTERS
THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE MORE PRECISE DEFINITIONS TO
AREAS DEFINED WITHIN EACH PRODUCT TO BETTER REFLECT ONGOING AND
PREDICTED WEATHER.
  
TABLE ONE IS A LIST OF NWS PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE ZONE
RECONFIGURATIONS WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/
IDENTIFIERS AND WMO HEADINGS.  TABLE TWO IS A LIST OF THE NEW
ZONES AND CORRESPONDING COUNTY/COUNTIES OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.  USERS WHO WISH TO SEE INFORMATION FOR
SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGC FOR THE RECONFIGURED
ZONES. 
  
TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. 
  
PRODUCT                                   NWWS/ WMO
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                     SEE TABLE TWO
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY     WSW / WWUS45/WWUS46
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY  NPW / WWUS45 ++
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                         FFA / RWUS31 ++/WGUS46 
SHORT TERM FORECAST                       NOW / FPUS75/FPUS76
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                    SFP / FPUS65/FPUS66
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                  SVS / WWUS34 ++
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                 SPS / WWUS35 ++
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT               FLS / RWUS42 ++
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT              PNS / ABUS34 ++
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                   CEM / MMUS40 ++
LOCAL STORM REPORT                        LSR / WWUS30 ++
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP                     SWR / ASUS46++/ASUS56++
                                                 ASUS55 ++   
  
++ THESE WMO HEADINGS WILL BE CHANGED AT A LATER DATE. MONITOR
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML /LOWER CASE/ OR
NOXX10 KWBC FOR ANNOUCEMENTS REGARDING WMO HEADING CHANGES.
  
                       
TABLE 2. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE AT 1100 UTC OCTOBER 13 1999
  
A. ZONES WITHIN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN PORTLAND OREGON - THE NWWS IDENTIFIER/WMO HEADING FOR
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY PORTLAND ARE
PDXZFPPQR/FPUS56 KPQR...RESPECTIVELY.
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
ORZ001- NORTHERN COAST 
ORZ002- CENTRAL COAST
ORZ003- COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON
ORZ004- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON
ORZ005- LOWER COLUMBIA
ORZ006- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA
ORZ007- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY
ORZ008- SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY
ORZ009- WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
ORZ010- NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS
ORZ011- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES
ORZ012- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY
ORZ013- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY
  
WAZ020- WILLAPA HILLS
WAZ022- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY
  
B. ZONES WITHIN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO MEDFORD OREGON - THE NWWS
IDENTIFIER/WMO HEADING FOR THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
MEDFORD ARE PDXZFPMFR/FPUS56 KMFR...RESPECTIVELY.
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
ORZ021- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST
ORZ022- CURRY COUNTY COAST
ORZ024- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY
ORZ025- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS
ORZ026- JACKSON COUNTY
ORZ027- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES
ORZ028- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES
ORZ029- KLAMATH BASIN
ORZ030- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE CO
ORZ031- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY
  
C. ZONES WITHIN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO PENDLETON OREGON - THE
NWWS IDENTIFIER/WMO HEADING FOR THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY PENDLETON ARE PDXZFPPDT/FPUS56 KPDT...RESPECTIVELY. 
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
ORZ041- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE 
ORZ042- NORTH CENTRAL OREGON
ORZ043- CENTRAL OREGON
ORZ044- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN
ORZ045- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
ORZ046- BLUE MOUNTAINS
ORZ047- JOHN DAY BASIN
ORZ048- OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
ORZ049- GRAND RONDE VALLEY
ORZ050- WALLOWA COUNTY
  
D. ZONES WITHIN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO BOISE IDAHO - THE NWWS
IDENTIFIER/WMO HEADING FOR THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
BOISE ARE BOIZFPBOI/FPUS55 KBOI ... RESPECTIVELY.
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
ORZ061- HARNEY COUNTY
ORZ062- BAKER COUNTY
ORZ063- MALHEUR COUNTY
ORZ064- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
  
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-117...A-118...A-121...AND A-122
OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. UPDATED
ZONE MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
       
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTML  /LOWER CASE/
       
OR YOU MAY CONTACT:
  
NWS PORTLAND OREGON - 503-326-2340
NWS MEDFORD OREGON - 541-776-4303
NWS PENDLETON OREGON - 541-276-4493
NWS BOISE IDAHO - 208-334-9860
  
THIS MESSAGE AND OTHER NOTIFICATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET
AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM     /LOWER CASE/
  
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