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NOUS41 KWBC 191015 CCB PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-02...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 115 AM EST TUE JAN 19 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 TO ADD AIR QUALITY PRODUCT /AEUS72 KCHS – AQACHS/ TO LIST OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS IN TABLE 2. 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 AIR QUALITY PRODUCT AEUS72 KCHS AQACHS 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 CHANGE ALSO DOES NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE COUNTY /C/ UGC. 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 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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