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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST THU MAR 29 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS.
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT MODIFICATION OF SAN DIEGO OFFICE ZONE AREAS AND ZONE
PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2000
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 1 2000 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/...5 A.M. PDT...THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE
FORECAST AREAS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE SAN DIEGO NWS OFFICE
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL BETTER DEFINE
MOUNTAIN ZONES AND ALLOW FORECASTERS TO MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY
ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER. CALIFORNIA ZONES THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED INCLUDE 43/48/49/50/55/56/57/58/60/61/62. NOTE THAT THE
AREA OF CALIFORNIA ZONE 49 WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
RECONFIGURED CALIFORNIA ZONE 48.
MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. TABLE 1 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES
AFFECTED. TABLE 2 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ZONES. A ZONE WILL BE
NAMED BY RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
USERS WHO SELECT 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 ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXZFPSGX FPUS56 KSGX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXWSWSAN WWUS46 KSGX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADV LAXNPWSAN WWUS45 KSAN
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LAXFFASAN WGUS46 KSGX
SHORT TERM FORECAST LAXNOWSAN FPUS76 KSGX
S. CA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXSFPCA FPUS66 KLOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSVSSAN WWUS34 KSAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSPSSAN WWUS35 KSAN
FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFLSSAN RWUS42 KSAN
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LAXPNSSAN ABUS34 KSAN
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LAXCEMSAN MMUS40 KSAN
LOCAL STORM REPORT LAXLSRSAN WWUS30 KSAN
S. CA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP LAXSWRCA ASUS46 KLAX
TABLE 2. RECONFIGURED ZONES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2000 AT 1200 UTC /
5 AM PDT/. FOR ZONES NOT LISTED THERE IS NO CHANGE IN AREA
COVERED.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
CAZ043 SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
CAZ048 SAN BERNARDINO/RIVERSIDE COUNTY INLAND EMPIRE
CAZ050 SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS
CAZ055 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
CAZ056 RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS
CAZ057 SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
CAZ058 SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
CAZ060 APPLE AND YUCCA VALLEYS
CAZ061 COACHELLA VALLEY
CAZ062 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-109-110 OF NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL FORECASTS
..APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. AN UPDATED ZONE MAP WILL BE
PLACED ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE AROUND JUNE 1 2000.
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTML /LOWER CASE/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN A HARD COPY OF THE REVISED
ZONE MAP IN ADVANCE...PLEASE CONTACT:
ARMANDO GARZA - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
ED CLARK - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
11440 W. BERNARDO CT. SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127
TELEPHONE: 858-675-8700
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/
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