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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 1997
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
SERVICES
SUBJECT RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN ARIZONA
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN ARIZONA
AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 15 1997... AT 1100
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... 4 A.M. MST... 3 A.M. PDT.
THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL HELP PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC
FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO
GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM OUT TO MORE
ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.
TABLE 1 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ZONES. TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES AFFECTED. A ZONE IS NAMED EITHER BY COUNTY /OR
COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED
BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS WILL
CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS
BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE. THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS
THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2 WITH THEIR
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/
IDENTIFIERS. USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES
WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGC/S FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-105-106 AND A-109-110 OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11... ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. UPDATED
ZONE MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
HARD COPIES OF ZONE MAPS CAN BE REQUESTED FROM:
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1726 X149 OR X109
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT:
NWS FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
P. O. BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
602-379-4607
THIS MESSAGE AND OTHER PENDING NWS CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
POSTED ON:
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 8 1997 AT 1100 UTC.
UGC Z ...ARIZONA ZONE NAME...
AZZ020- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ
AZZ021- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ022- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ023- GREATER PHOENIX AREA
AZZ024- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS
AZZ025- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY
AZZ026- SOUTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ027- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ028- CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ029- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY
AZZ030- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY
AZZ031- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY
AZZ032- TOHONO OODHAM NATION
AZZ033- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY
AZZ034- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
AZZ035- COCHISE COUNTY
AZZ036- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA /ISSUED BY WSFO
RENO/
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
A. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO PHOENIX /PHX/
PRODUCT NWWS WMO/FOS IDS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS PHXZFPPSR FPUS55 KPSR
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH PHXFFAPHX RWUS31 KPHX
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT PHXSFPPHX FPUS1 KPHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSPHX WWUS35 KPHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSPHX RWUS32 KPHX
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP PHXSWRAZ ASUS45 KPHX
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO RENO NV /RNO/ - AZZ036
PRODUCT NWWS WMO/FOS IDS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT RNOZFPREV FPUS55 KREV
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RNOWSWRNO WWUS46 KRNO
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ RNONPWRNO WWUS45 KRNO
ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH RNOFFARNO RWUS31 KRNO
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT RNOSFPRNO FPUS1 KRNO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSPSRNO WWUS35 KRNO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT RNOFFSRNO RWUS32 KRNO
B. OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO PHOENIX /PHX/... FLAGSTAFF
/FLG/... TUCSON /TUS/... DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
RESPONSIBILITY.
/XXX = PHX... FLG... TUS/
PRODUCT NWWS WMO/FOS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVSXXX WWUS34 KXXX
SHORT TERM FORECAST PHXNOWXXX FXUS21 KXXX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSXXX WWUS35 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSXXX RWUS32 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING PHXFFWXXX RWUS1 KXXX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PHXPNSXXX ABUS34 KXXX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMXXX MMUS40 KXXX
LOCAL STORM REPORT PHXLSRXXX WWUS30 KXXX
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