[nws-changes] 20100113: corrected-fcst zone

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100113: corrected-fcst zone
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:06:00 -0700

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-02...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010

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:  CORRECTED: NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE CHARLESTON SC
         WILL SPLIT ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE FOR BERKELEY COUNTY
         SOUTH CAROLINA INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES...INLAND
         BERKELEY AND TIDAL BERKELEY...EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2010

CORRECTED NAME OF SCZ052 FROM TIDAL WALTON TO TIDAL BERKELEY IN
TABLE 1.

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 11 2010 AT 2 PM EDT...1800 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN CHARLESTON SC
/WFO CHS/ WILL SPLIT ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE FOR BERKELEY
COUNTY SC /SCZ045/ INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES: INLAND
BERKELEY /SCZ045/ AND TIDAL BERKELEY /SCZ052/. SPLITTING
BERKELEY COUNTY INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES WILL ALLOW WFO
CHS TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC FORECAST AND WARNING SERVICES FOR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF
BERKELEY COUNTY.

BERKELEY PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE /SCZ045/ WILL RETAIN ITS ZONE
NUMBER BECAUSE THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONE WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AS A RESULT OF THE SPLIT.  IT WILL HOWEVER BE
GIVEN A NEW ZONE NAME /INLAND BERKELEY/ TO BETTER IDENTIFY ITS
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT. TIDAL BERKELEY PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE /SCZ052/
IS ASSIGNED A NEW ZONE NAME AND NUMBER TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS
DIFFERING CLIMATOLOGY.

ALSO EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2010...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING SERVICES WILL
BE INITIATED FOR THE NEW TIDAL BERKELEY FORECAST ZONE /SCZ052/.

DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE...AS
WELL AS NARRATIVE AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE CHANGE...ARE
AVAILABLE ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CHS.PDF

TABLE 1. NEW PUBLIC WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES FOR WFO CHS USERS:

NEW PUBLIC           NEW        OLD PUBLIC            OLD
 ZONE NAME          UGC /Z/      ZONE NAME           UGC /Z/
-------------        -------    -------------         -------
INLAND BERKELEY      SCZ045     BERKELEY              SCZ045
TIDAL BERKELEY       SCZ052     N/A                   N/A

TABLE 2 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE

PRODUCT NAME                        WMO HEADER      AWIPS ID
--------------                      -----------     --------
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT           WWUS82 KCHS     SPSCHS
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT           WTUS82 KCHS     HLSCHS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT               FPUS52 KCHS     ZFPCHS
SHORT TERM FORECAST                 FPSU72 KCHS     NOWCHS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK           FLUS42 KCHS     HWOCHS
NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS          WWUS72 KCHS     NPWCHS
AREA FORECAST MATRICES              FOUS52 KCHS     AFMCHS
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS             WWUS42 KCHS     WSWCHS
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                   WGUS62 KCHS     FFACHS
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK                  FGUS72 KCHS     ESFCHS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT        NOUS42 KCHS     PNSCHS
COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCTS              WHUS42 KCHS     CFWCHS
AREA WATER TEMPERATURES             AXUS42 KCHS     MISCHS
TABULAR STATE FORECAST              FPUS62 KCHS     SFTCHS
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY        FGUS52 KCHS     RVDCHS
CHARLESTON AREA TEMP/PRECIP TABLE   SXUS52 KCHS     HYDCHS
CHARLESTON TIDE REPORT              SOUS42 KCHS     TIDCHS
EARTHQUAKE REPORT                   SEUS62 KCHS     EQRCHS

THIS CHANGE DOES NOT IMPACT FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE
ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO SPLIT
BERKELEY COUNTY INTO TWO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES. THIS

PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE
SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS.

AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE/:

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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    RON MORALES
    WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
    5777 S. AVIATION AVE
    NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406
    843-744-1436
    RON.MORALES@xxxxxxxx

    JOHN KOCH
    PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
    630 JOHNSON AVE
    BOHEMIA NY 11716
    631-244-0104
    JOHN.KOCH@xxxxxxxx

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

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