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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 1998
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 SOME PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA ...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15
1998
...CORRECTION TO TABLE 2, FOR FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND FLOOD/FLASH
FLOOD STATEMENT BELOW BETWEEN THREE ASTERISKS: CHANGE FFW TO FFA
AND FLS TO FFS...
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE SOME OF THE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS
IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA ON OCTOBER 15 1998...AT 1100
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /5 A.M. MDT/. THESE
RECONFIGURATIONS WILL HELP AFFORD FORECASTERS THE NEEDED
FLEXIBILITY TO GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM
OUT TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.
TABLE 1 LISTS THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES AFFECTED. 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.
TABLE 1. RECONFIGURED ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1998 AT 1100
UTC.
UGC Z AZ ZONE NAME AND COMMENTS
AZZ008- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS
YAVAPAI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET ELEVATION
AZZ009- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS - FROM HWY 264 NORTH
JUST NORTHWEST 1/3RD OF OLD ZONE 9 WITH
ELEVATIONS ABOUT 5000 TO 6500 FEET
AZZ010- CHINLE VALLEY
JUST SLIGHT CHANGE TO SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY
AZZ011- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU
ZONE EXTENDED SOUTH TO INCLUDE HIGHER TERRAIN
SOUTH OF I-40 AND ELIMINATION OF FAR EAST PART OF
OLD ZONE 11.
AZZ012- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY
MINOR CHANGES TO NORTHEAST BOUNDARY. TUBA CITY NOW
IN THIS ZONE
AZZ014- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY
SLIGHT CHANGES TO NORTH BOUNDARY
AZZ015- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM INCLUDING FLAGSTAFF
SLIGHT CHANGES TO SOUTH BOUNDARY. SOUTHEAST
BOUNDARY EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MORMAN LAKE
AZZ016- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM
NORTHWEST BOUNDARY MOVED SLIGHTLY SOUTHEAST
AZZ037- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS
NEW ZONE FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY
AZZ038- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS
NEW ZONE TAILORED TO CANYONS
AZZ039- BLACK MESA AREA
NEW ZONE INCLUDES ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET OF
OLD ZONE 9.
AZZ040- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS - SOUTH OF HWY 264
NEW ZONE IS SOUTH 1/3RD OF OLD ZONE 9. ELEVATION
BETWEEN 5000 AND 6500 FEET.
TABLE 2. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
...CORRECTION...
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT PHXZFPFGZ FPUS55 KFGZ
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
ADDITONAL WINTER WEATHER INFO. PHXWSWFLG WWUS46 KFLG
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVY PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
ADDITIONAL NON-PRECIPITATION INFO PHXNPWFLG WWUS45 KFLG
FLASH FLOOD WATCH ***PHXFFAPHX RWUS31 KPHX***
SHORT TERM FORECAST PHXNOWFLG FPUS75 KFGZ
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT PHXSFPAZ FPUS65 KPSR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVSFLG WWUS34 KFLG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSFLG WWUS35 KFLG
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT ***PHXFFSFLG RWUS42 KFLG***
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PHXPNSFLG ABUS34 KFLG
LOCAL STORM REPORT PHXLSRFLG WWUS30 KFLG
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP PHXSWRAZ ASUS45 KPHX
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-105-106 OF NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. UPDATED ZONE MAPS
WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT:
MICHAEL CAMPBELL -PH. 520-556-9161 ANTON HAFFER- PH.602-379-4607
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
P O BOX 16057 FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
BELLEMONT AZ 86015-6057 P O BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
BOTH PARTS OF THIS MESSAGE ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING
URL ADDRESS: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /SMALL CASE/
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