NOTE: The nws-changes mailing list is no longer active. The list archives are made available for historical reasons.
-------- Original Message --------981 NOUS41 KWBC 111225
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
825 AM EDT WED OCT 11 2006
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: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2006 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...NOVEMBER 15 2006 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...100 PM EST...SIX NEW FORECAST ZONES WILL BE CREATED IN WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. ALLEGANY /MDZ002/...GRANT /WVZ048/...AND MINERAL /WVZ049/ WILL EACH BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS AND LONG FUSED WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC.
THIS ZONE CHANGE REQUIRES CERTAIN SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...PRIMARILY CABLE TV OUTLETS...TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE ZONES USING THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ ZONE CODE FORMAT /Z/ LISTED IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 1. NEW ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS NEW ZONE EXISTING ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ NAME UGC /Z/ ---------------------------- ------- -------- ------- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY MDZ501 ALLEGANY MDZ002 CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY MDZ502 ALLEGANY MDZ002 WESTERN GRANT WVZ501 GRANT WVZ048 EASTERN GRANT WVZ502 GRANT WVZ048 WESTERN MINERAL WVZ503 MINERAL WVZ049 EASTERN MINERAL WVZ504 MINERAL WVZ049TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES: AWIPS/ WMO ID PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID FOR FOS PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST LWXZFPLWX FPUS51 KLWX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES LWXPFMLWX FOUS51 KLWX FIRE WEATHER FORECAST LWXFWFLWX FNUS51 KLWX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK LWXHWOLWX FLUS41 KLWX FLASH FLOOD WATCH LWXFFALWX WGUS61 KLWX NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING LWXNPWLWX WWUS71 KLWX WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING LWXWSWLWX WWUS41 KLWX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LWXSPSLWX WWUS81 KLWX CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LWXCEMLWX WOUS41 KLWX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LWXPNSLWX NOUS41 KLWX SHORT-TERM FORECAST LWXNOWLWX FPUS71 KLWX RED FLAG WARNING LWXRFWLWX WWUS81 KLWXALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LWX ZONE BOUNDARIES HAVE BEEN CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO BE READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON NOVEMBER 15 2006.
A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM.
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:JAMES E LEE...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR- DAVID R MANNING...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE 44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD. STERLING VA 20166PHONE: 703-260-0107 EMAIL: JAMES.E.LEE@xxxxxxxx
EMAIL: DAVID.MANNING@xxxxxxxxTHIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM.
$$
NNNN
--
Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
============================================================================== To unsubscribe nws-changes, visit: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing-list-delete-form.html ==============================================================================
nws-changes archives: