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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003
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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...MARCH 31 2003 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...ERIE COUNTY IN NEW
YORK WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO FORECAST ZONES - NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN. NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY WILL RETAIN THE ZONE NUMBER
NYZ010 CURRENTLY USED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY ...AND WILL INCLUDE
THE CITY OF LACKAWANNA...THE TOWNS OF WEST SENECA...ELMA...
MARILLA...AND POINTS NORTH. SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE
THE NEW ZONE DESIGNATION NYZ085...AND WILL INCLUDE THE TOWNS OF
HAMBURG...ORCHARD PARK...AURORA... WALES...AND POINTS SOUTH. THE
FORECAST BOUNDARY SEPARATING NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY
ROUGHLY CORRESPONDS TO ALTERNATE ROUTE 20 /ROUTE 20A/.
THIS CHANGE AFFECTS PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BUFFALO NEW YORK /BUF/. REFER
TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW FORECASTS FOR ERIE COUNTY NEW YORK TO BE
MORE AREA SPECIFIC.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW "Z" CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO
LATER THAN MARCH 31 2003 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE RECONFIGURED ZONES
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY FEBRUARY 10 2003 FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
TABLE 1. OLD AND NEW ZONE NAMES AND ZONE CODES /"Z" FORM OF THE
UGC/.
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
-------------- ------ ------------- ------
NORTHERN ERIE NYZ010 ERIE NYZ010
SOUTHERN ERIE NYZ085 - NEW ZONE- -NEW--
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KBUF ZFPBUF
DIGITAL FORECAST FOUS51 KBUF RDFBUF
FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KBUF FFABUF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KBUF HWOBUF
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS71 KBUF NPWBUF
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS41 KBUF WSWBUF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KBUF SPSBUF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KBUF NOWBUF
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KBUF PNSBUF
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KBUF FWFBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS71 KBUF FFSBUF
FLOOD WARNING WGUS81 KBUF FLWBUF
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS51 KBUF RVDBUF
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH/WARNING/STATEMENT WHUS41 KBUF CFWBUF
HYDROLOGIC/WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FGUS51 KBUF ESFBUF
DAILY OBSERVATIONS SXUS51 KBUF HYDBUF
RECORD REPORT SXUS71 KBUF RERBUF
STATE FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK FPUS61 KBUF SFPNY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COUNTY CODES USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS WELL AS CIVIL
EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS...REMAIN
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /"C"/ FORM OF THE
UGC.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
DARIN FIGURSKEY -OR- STAN LEVINE
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
587 AERO DRIVE 587 AERO DRIVE
BUFFALO NY 14225 BUFFALO NY 14225
PHONE: 716-565-0103 EXT. 222 PHONE: 716-565-0204 EXT. 223
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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