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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT WED SEP 17 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 CALIFORNIA
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 15 1997... AT 1100 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PDT/. THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL
PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS
THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR
SEPARATE THEM 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 THE 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 IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS 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.
CUSTOMERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO
USE THE NEW UGC/S FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-107 TO A-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/OM12
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1726 X149 OR X109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943
408-656-1710
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
805-988-6615
THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997 AT 1100 UTC.
..UGC Z.. ...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ZONE NAME...
CAZ003 - NORTH COAST INTERIOR
CAZ006 - SAN FRANCISCO
CAZ018 - CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA
CAZ022 - SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO
KINGS CANYON
CAZ064 - CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY
CAZ065 - NAPA COUNTY
CAZ069 - WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
CAZ074 - SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
CAZ075 - SAN MATEO COUNTY
CAZ076 - MENDOCINO INTERIOR
..UGC Z.. ...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ZONE NAME...
CAZ028 - SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
CAZ030 - JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
CAZ060 - APPLE AND YUCCA VALLEYS
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
A. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/
...PRODUCT... ...NWWS... ...WMO/FOS IDS...
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT SFOZFPMTR FPUS55 KMTR
SFOZFPEKA FPUS55 KEKA
SFOZFPHNX FPUS55 KHNX
SFOZFPSTO FPUS55 KSTO
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SFOWSWSFO WWUS46 KSFO
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ SFONPWSFO WWUS45 KSFO
ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH SFOFFASFO RWUS31 KSFO
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT SFOSFPSFO FPUS1 KSFO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSFO WWUS35 KSFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SFOFFSSFO RWUS32 KSFO
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP SFOSWRCA ASUS45 KSFO
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO LOS ANGELES /LAX/
...PRODUCT... ...NWWS... ...WMO/FOS IDS...
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXZFPLOX FPUS55 KLOX
LAXZFPSGX FPUS55 KSGX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXWSWLAX WWUS46 KLAX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ LAXNPWLAX WWUS45 KLAX
ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LAXFFALAX RWUS31 KLAX
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXSFPLAX FPUS1 KLAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSPSLAX WWUS35 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX
B. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/...
SACRAMENTO /SAC/... SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /FAT/... LOS ANGELES
/LAX/... SAN DIEGO /SAN/... EUREKA /EKA/... DEPENDING ON THE
COUNTY WARNING AREA RESPONSIBILITY.
/CCC = SFO... LAX/
/XXX = SFO... SAC... FAT... LAX... SAN... EKA/
...PRODUCT... ...NWWS... ...WMO/FOS...
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSXXX WWUS34 KXXX
SHORT TERM FORECAST CCCNOWXXX FPUS75 KXXX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSXXX WWUS35 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSXXX RWUS32 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING CCCFFWXXX RWUS1 KXXX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CCCPNSXXX ABUS34 KXXX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMXXX MMUS40 KXXX
LOCAL STORM REPORT CCCLSRXXX WWUS30 KXXX
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