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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT MON JUN 21 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 PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...0500 AM PDT...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/
PENDLETON OREGON /PDT/ WILL MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO ALL OF ITS
PUBLIC ZONES TO BETTER REPRESENT CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND
TO FOLLOW TERRAIN FEATURES MORE CLOSELY. OREGON ZONE 504 WILL BE
ELIMINATED. OREGON ZONE 508 WILL BE CREATED. THIS NEW ZONE IS IN
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
A MAP AND EXPLANATION OF THESE CHANGES IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/PDT_ZONES.PDFTHESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO INCREASE FORECAST ACCURACY AND PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE ESPECIALLY FOR LONG FUSE PRODUCTS INCLUDING WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. THE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL NWS PRODUCTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE NWS WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL PRODUCT CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE. THIS CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT CURRENT FIRE WEATHER ZONES.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW ZONES IS SHOWN IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1. NEW PUBLIC ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/ ----------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON EAST SLOPES OF WAZ501 EAST SLOPES OF WAZ520 CENTRAL CASCADES WASHINGTON CASCADESOF WASHINGTON EAST SLOPES OF WAZ502 SIMCOE HIGHLANDS WAZ521 SOUTHERN CASCADES
OF WASHINGTON OREGON FOOTHILLS OF ORZ501 FOOTHILLS OF ORZ507BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN BLUE OREGON MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
FOOTHILLS OF ORZ501 FOOTHILLS OF ORZ508BLUE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN BLUE OREGON MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
CENTRAL OREGON ORZ043 EAST SLOPES OF ORZ509 OREGON CASCADES
NORTHERN WHEELER ORZ504 DISCONTINUED AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES: PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID ------------------------------------------------------------- FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KPDT FFAPDT HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KPDT HWOPDT NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS71 KPDT NPWPDT PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KPDT ZFPPDT SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KPDT NOWPDT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KPDT SPSPDT WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS41 KPDT WSWPDTPARTNERS AND USERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS RECONFIGURATION. THESE CHANGES ONLY AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE ZONE FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE COUNTY FORM OF UGC.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: MICHAEL VESCIOMETEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PENDLETON OR 97801 541-276-7832 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ -
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