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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-09
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 VERMONT AND
NORTHERN NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...MARCH 31 2003 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...FOUR ZONES IN WESTERN
VERMONT AND FOUR ZONES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL BE REALIGNED.
THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BURLINGTON VERMONT /BTV/. REFER
TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE:
EACH OF THE FOUR ZONES IN WESTERN VERMONT WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO
PARTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FOUR NEW ZONE NUMBERS. SEE DETAILS
BELOW. IN ADDITION...FOUR ZONE BOUNDARIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
WILL BE RECONFIGURED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN ONE ENTIRELY NEW ZONE
NUMBER. SEE DETAILS BELOW.
PART 1...VERMONT ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS...
FRANKLIN COUNTY VERMONT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO EASTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY /VTZ016...NEW ZONE NUMBER/ AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
/VTZ002...NO CHANGE IN ZONE NUMBER/. THE NEW ZONE FOR EASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOWNS:
RICHFORD...BERKSHIRE...ENOSBURG...MONTGOMERY...BAKERSFIELD...AND
FLETCHER.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO EASTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTY
/VTZ017...NEW ZONE NUMBER/ AND WESTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTY
/VTZ005...NO CHANGE IN ZONE NUMBER/. THE NEW ZONE FOR EASTERN
CHITTENDEN COUNTY WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOWNS:
UNDERHILL...BOLTON...JERICHO...RICHMOND...HUNTINGTON AND BUELS
GORE.
ADDISON COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO EASTERN ADDISON COUNTY
/VTZ018...NEW ZONE NUMBER/ AND WESTERN ADDISON COUNTY /VTZ009...
NO CHANGE IN ZONE NUMBER/. THE NEW ZONE FOR EASTERN ADDISON
COUNTY WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOWNS:
STARKSBORO...BRISTOL...LINCOLN...RIPTON...GRANVILLE...HANCOCK AND
GOSHEN.
RUTLAND COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO EASTERN RUTLAND COUNTY
/VTZ019...NEW ZONE NUMBER/ AND WESTERN RUTLAND COUNTY /VTZ011...
NO CHANGE IN ZONE NUMBER/. THE NEW ZONE FOR EASTERN RUTLAND
COUNTY WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOWNS:
CHITTENDEN...PITTSFIELD...MENDON...SHERBURNE...SHREWSBURY...
WALLINGFORD...MT HOLLY AND MT. TABOR.
PART 2...NORTHERN NEW YORK ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS...
FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK WILL BE GEOGRAPHICALLY RECONFIGURED
ALTHOUGH THE ZONE NUMBERS AND NAMES REMAIN THE SAME:
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY /NYZ027/
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY /NYZ030/
CLINTON COUNTY WILL BE RENAMED WITH AN AREAL CHANGE. THE ZONE
NUMBERS REMAIN UNCHANGED:
NORTHEAST CLINTON COUNTY /NYZ028/ BECOMES EASTERN CLINTON
COUNTY.
SOUTHWEST CLINTON COUNTY /NYZ031/ BECOMES WESTERN CLINTON
COUNTY.
ST LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE AREAS:
NORTHERN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY /NYZ026...UNCHANGED ZONE NUMBER/
SOUTHEASTERN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY /NYZ029...UNCHANGED ZONE
NUMBER/
SOUTHWESTERN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY /NYZ087...NEW ZONE NUMBER/
ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK WILL HAVE AN AREAL CHANGE...BUT THE ZONE
NAMES AND ZONE NUMBERS /EASTERN ESSEX...NYZ035 AND WESTERN
ESSEX...NYZ034/ REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THE RECONFIGURED ZONES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL BE DIVIDED ALONG
THE FOLLOWING LINES:
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK WILL BE DIVIDED
ALONG A LINE FROM LAT/LONG 44.73/74.61 TO 44.85/74.26 TO
44.99/74.03.
EASTERN CLINTON AND WESTERN CLINTON WILL BE DIVIDED ALONG A LINE
FROM 45.00/73.82 to 44.94/73.81 to 44.87/73.61 to 44.48/73.56.
NORTHERN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY...WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM
44.77/75.37 TO 44.73/74.61
SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED
ALONG A LINE FROM 44.16/75.31 TO 44.47/75.07 TO 44.73/74.61.
EASTERN ESSEX AND WESTERN ESSEX WILL BE DIVIDED ALONG A LINE FROM
44.48/73.56 TO 43.80/73.47
THESE CHANGES IN WESTERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL ALLOW
FORECASTERS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC WHEN ADDRESSING ELEVATION FACTORS
THAT IMPACT THE FORECASTING OF SNOW AMOUNTS...PRECIPITATION TYPE
AND VARIANCES IN TEMPERATURE.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED 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
GRAPHICS DISPLAYING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR
VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS BURLINGTON
VT HOMEPAGE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/html/new_zones.shtml
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.
TABLE 1. OLD AND NEW ZONE NAMES AND ZONE CODES /"Z" FORM OF THE
UGC/.
...VERMONT ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES...
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
-------------- ------- -------------- -------
EASTERN FRANKLIN VTZ016 FRANKLIN VTZ002
WESTERN FRANKLIN VTZ002 FRANKLIN VTZ002
EASTERN CHITTENDEN VTZ017 CHITTENDEN VTZ005
WESTERN CHITTENDEN VTZ005 CHITTENDEN VTZ005
EASTERN ADDISON VTZ018 ADDISON VTZ009
WESTERN ADDISON VTZ009 ADDISON VTZ009
EASTERN RUTLAND VTZ019 RUTLAND VTZ011
WESTERN RUTLAND VTZ011 RUTLAND VTZ011
...NORTHERN NEW YORK ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES...
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
-------------- ------- -------------- -------
NORTHERN FRANKLIN NYZ027 NORTHERN FRANKLIN NYZ027
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NYZ030 SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NYZ030
EASTERN CLINTON NYZ028 NORTHEAST CLINTON NYZ028
WESTERN CLINTON NYZ031 SOUTHWEST CLINTON NYZ031
NORTHERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ026 NORTHERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ026
SOUTHEASTERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ029 SOUTHERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ029
SOUTHWESTERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ087 SOUTHERN ST LAWRENCE NYZ029
EASTERN ESSEX NYZ035 EASTERN ESSEX NYZ035
WESTERN ESSEX NYZ034 WESTERN ESSEX NYZ034
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KBTV ZFPBTV
FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KBTV FFABTV
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS71 KBTV ESFBTV
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVSY WWUS71 KBTV NPWBTV
WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING/ADVSY WWUS41 KBTV WSWBTV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KBTV SPSBTV
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KBTV NOWBTV
RED FLAG WARNING/FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS81 KBTV RFWBTV
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KBTV FWFBTV
DIGITAL FORECAST FOUS51 KBTV RDFBTV
DAILY RIVER STAGE FORECAST FGUS51 KBTV RVDBTV
RECREATIONAL FORECAST SXUS41 KBTV RECBTV
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS NOUS41 KBTV PNSBTV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KBTV HWOBTV
HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP ASUS51 KBTV SWRVT
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:
ROBERT BELL...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE. -OR-
STEPHEN HOGAN...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SOUTH BURLINGTON VERMONT 05403
PHONE: 802-862-9883
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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