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503 NOUS41 KWBC 301830
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-43...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -NOAAPORT
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  AMENDED EFFECTIVE DATE TO OCTOBER 5 2009.  ADJUSTMENT OF
         CURRENT AND CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
         BOUNDARIES IN MUCH OF WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA FOR
         WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5 2009

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY OCTOBER 5 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...DUE TO ONGOING WEATHER IN WFO CHEYENNE WY AREA OF FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.

THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES.

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/ WILL RECONFIGURE SEVERAL OF ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR NUMEROUS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS A PORTION OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY BETTER ACCOUNTING FOR CLIMATOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.

WFO RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL ALSO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO SIX CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... PRIMARILY TO ALIGN THOSE ZONES WITH THE NEW WFO CYS ZONES. A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO RIW CHANGES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-42RIW_PUB_ZONES.TXT

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HEADINGS OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM IDENTIFIERS WITH THESE PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE CHANGES. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO CYS.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM

NEW ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:

                        NEW                            OLD
NEW ZONE NAME            UGC /Z/  OLD ZONE NAME         UGC /Z/
-------------          -------    -------------         -------
CONVERSE COUNTY
 LOWER ELEVATIONS       WYZ101   CONVERSE              WYZ059
NIOBRARA COUNTY          WYZ102   NIOBRARA              WYZ060
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE      WYZ103   NORTH LARAMIE RANGE   WYZ064
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY
 MOUNTAINS              WYZ104   NORTH CARBON          WYZ062
SHIRLEY BASIN            WYZ105   N/A                   N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE
 AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE
 COUNTY                 WYZ106   N/A                   N/A
EAST PLATTE COUNTY       WYZ107   PLATTE                WYZ067
GOSHEN COUNTY            WYZ108   GOSHEN                WYZ068
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY WYZ109 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061 NORTH SNOWY RANGE
 FOOTHILLS              WYZ110   N/A                   N/A
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY  WYZ111   SOUTHWEST CARBON      WYZ061
SIERRA MADRE RANGE       WYZ112   SNOWY RANGE           WYZ063
UPPER NORTH PLATTE
 RIVER BASIN            WYZ113   N/A                   N/A
SNOWY RANGE              WYZ114   SNOWY RANGE           WYZ063
LARAMIE VALLEY           WYZ115   LARAMIE VALLEY        WYZ065
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE      WYZ116   LARAMIE RANGE         WYZ066
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE
 FOOTHILLS              WYZ117   N/A                   N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY   WYZ118   CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS    WYZ069
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY      WYZ119   PINE BLUFFS           WYZ070
NORTH SIOUX              NEZ095   SIOUX                 NEZ001
SOUTH SIOUX              NEZ096   SIOUX                 NEZ001


A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW WFO CYS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/ZONE_DES.PDF
 AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CYS_ZONES.JPG

THE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO CYS PARTNERS AND USERS:

 PRODUCT NAME                           WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

 PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                   FPUS55 KCYS    ZFPCYS
 NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  WWUS75 KCYS    NPWCYS
 WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       WWUS45 KCYS    WSWCYS
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              WWUS85 KCYS    SPSCYS
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT               WWUS55 KCYS    SVSCYS
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST                    FPUS75 KCYS    NOWCYS
 FLOOD WARNING                          WGUS45 KCYS    FLWCYS
 FLOOD WATCH                            WGUS65 KCYS    FFACYS
 FLOOD STATEMENT                        WGUS85 KCYS    FLSCYS
WFO CYS PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC CODE.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CHANGE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

 JOHN GRIFFITH
 WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
 NWS FORECAST OFFICE
 1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
 CHEYENNE WYOMING 82009
 307-772-2468 X726

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEAHTER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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