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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 1997
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE.. CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
SERVICES
SUBJECT: REALIGNMENT OF THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN TWO ZONES IN WEST
TEXAS... EFFECTIVE JULY 1 1997
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY... JULY 1 1997 AT 3:00 A.M. MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME 4:00 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME RESPECTIVELY/... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WILL REALIGN TWO ZONES IN WEST TEXAS SO THAT THE
CULBERSON/HUDSPETH COUNTY LINE WILL BE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TEXAS
ZONES 56 AND 57. THE NAMES OF THE ZONES WILL ALSO CHANGE... AS
INDICATED IN TABLE 1 BELOW.
TABLE 1. ZONE CHANGES: UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ GIVEN.
ZONE UGC ZONE NAME
TXZ056- HUDSPETH
TXZ057- VAN HORN/GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AREA
THIS ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO BETTER COORDINATE SERVICES BETWEEN
THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ AT MIDLAND /MAF/ AND THE WSO AT
EL PASO /ELP/.
MANY PRODUCTS FOR THESE AREAS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS REALIGNMENT. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z /ZONE/
FORM OF THE UGC USED IN THESE PRODUCTS CONTAIN THE ZONE NUMBERS
TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS. THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED
PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2
WITH THEIR NWWS AND FOS IDENTIFIERS.
FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11... ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS... APPENDIX A - ZONE FORECAST MAPS... THIS
UPDATES PAGES A-71 AND A-72.
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE REALIGNMENT
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSO ELP AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
FOR TXZ056-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSELP WWUS35 KELP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSELP WWUS34 KELP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMELP MMUS40 KELP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSELP ABUS34 KELP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWELP FXUS21 KEPZ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSELP RWUS32 KELP
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRELP WWUS30 KELP
WINTER STORM WATCHES/ LBBWSWELP WWUS46 KELP
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCHES/ LBBNPWELP WWUS45 KELP
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSO MAF AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
FOR TXZ057-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSMAF WWUS35 KMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSMAF WWUS34 KMAF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMMAF MMUS40 KMAF
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSMAF ABUS34 KMAF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWMAF FXUS21 KMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSMAF RWUS32 KMAF
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRMAF WWUS30 KMAF
WINTER STORM WATCHES/ LBBWSWMAF WWUS46 KMAF
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCHES/ LBBNPWLBB WWUS45 KLBB
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSLBB RWUS32 KLBB
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LBBFFALBB RWUS31 KLBB
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
MR. WALTER R. "ANDY" ANDERSON MR. MAX BLOOD
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-SUITE 100 WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2579 SOUTH LOOP 289 7950 AIRPORT ROAD
LUBBOCK TX 79423-1400 SANTA TERESA NM 88008
806-745-4260 505-589-4088
MR. RAYMOND FAGEN THIS AND OTHER NOTICES ARE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
2500 CHALLENGER DRIVE /LOWER CASE/
MIDLAND TX 79706 PH 915-563-5006
STATE ZONE MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE FOLLOWING
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM /LOWER CASE/
FOR A HARD COPY OF THE WEST TEXAS ZONE MAP... CALL OR WRITE:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY/ SILVER SPRING
MD 20910/ PH. 301-713-1726 EXT 149 OR 109
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