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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
825 AM EDT THU APR 8 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: NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY
CHANGES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK: EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 2 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 2 2010 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...2 PM EDT...FIVE EXISTING FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK WILL BE
SPLIT INTO TEN SEPARATE ZONES. THE NEW ZONES ARE SHOWN BELOW IN
TABLE 1. THESE FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE IDENTICAL IN
ZONE NAME...ZONE NUMBER AND GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT.
A MAP AND EXPLANATION OF THESE CHANGES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/NJ-NY.PDFTHESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO INCREASE FORECAST ACCURACY IN HIGHLY URBAN VERSUS SUBURBAN CORRIDORS OF LONG FUSE PRODUCTS INCLUDING WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR COASTAL SERVICES /E.G...COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SURF/...TROPICAL WEATHER... EXCESSIVE HEAT... FLASH FLOODING AND WINTER WEATHER. THESE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CRITICAL PRODUCTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE OUR WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL PRODUCT CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE.
THE ZONE CHANGES REQUIRE PARTNERS AND USERS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE NEW ZONE PRODUCTS 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 FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/
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NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN NJZ003 EASTERN BERGEN NJZ104
WESTERN BERGEN NJZ103
ESSEX NJZ005 EASTERN ESSEX NJZ106
WESTERN ESSEX NJZ105
UNION NJZ011 EASTERN UNION NJZ108
WESTERN UNION NJZ107
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
NASSAU NYZ077 NORTHERN NASSAU NYZ177
SOUTHERN NASSAU NYZ179
QUEENS NYZ076 NORTHERN QUEENS NYZ176
SOUTHERN QUEENS NYZ178
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
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AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEMOKX WOUS41 KOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWOKX WHUS41 KOKX
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY RVDOKX FGUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFOKX FNUS51 KOKX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFAOKX WGUS61 KOKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOOKX FLUS41 KOKX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSOKX WTUS81 KOKX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING NPWOKX WWUS71 KOKX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSOKX NOUS41 KOKX
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
RED FLAG WARNING RFWOKX WWUS81 KOKX
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY RWSOKX AWUS81 KOKX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWOKX FPUS71 KOKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSOKX WWUS81 KOKX
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFOKX FZUS51 KOKX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST SFTOKX FPUS61 KOKX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWOKX WWUS41 KOKX
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM IF YOU HAVE...PLEASE CONTACT:I ROSS DICKMAN...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE GARY CONTE...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 11973 631-924-0037 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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