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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 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
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA ...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1998
***AMENDED TABLE 1 TO INCLUDE GROUP C... REFLECTED IN TABLE 2***
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE SOME PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA 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 IS A LIST OF THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. A ZONE IS NAMED
EITHER BY COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL
NAMES. TABLE 2 LISTS THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS.
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.
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-113-114 OF NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. UPDATED ZONE MAPS
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CALL:
KENNETH MIELKE ROBERT DIAZ
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE GREAT FALLS NWS OFFICE BILLINGS
5324 TRI-HILL FRONTAGE ROAD 2170 OVERLAND AVE
GREAT FALLS MT 59404 BILLINGS MT 59102-6455
406-453-9957 406-652-0851
DAVID GOENS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS OFFICE MISSOULA
P O BOX 9350
MISSOULA MT 59807
406-329-4715
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN LOWER
CASE LETTER/: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. RECONFIGURED ZONES EFFECTIVE OCT 15 1998 AT 1100 UTC.
GROUP A - BILLINGS /BIL/ GROUP B - MISSOULA /MSO/
MTZ028- WHEATLAND MTZ002- WEST GLACIER REGION
MTZ029- MUSSELSHELL MTZ006- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS
MTZ034- STILLWATER MTZ007- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION
MTZ039- CARBON MTZ043- BLACKFOOT REGION
MTZ040- PARK
MTZ041- SWEET GRASS
MTZ042- GOLDEN VALLEY
GROUP C - GREAT FALLS /TFX/
MTZ011- BLAINE/CHOUTEAU/HILL
MTZ012- CASCADE/EASTERN TETON
MTZ013- FERGUS/JUDITH BASIN
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
FOR GROUP A B AND C IN TABLE 1
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT GTFZFPMT FPUS55 KTFX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY GTFWSWGTF WWUS46 KGTF
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVSY GTFNPWGTF WWUS45 KGTF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH GTFFFAGTF RWUS31 KGTF
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT GTFSFPMT FPUS65 KGTF
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP GTFSWRMT ASUS45 KGTF
XXX/CCC = BIL/BYZ FOR GROUP A IN TABLE 1
MSO/MSO FOR GROUP B IN TABLE 1
GTF/GTF FOR GROUP C IN TABLE 1
SHORT TERM FORECAST GTFNOWXXX FPUS75 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSVSXXX WWUS34 KXXX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSPSXXX WWUS35 KXXX
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT GTFFFSXXX RWUS42 KXXX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT GTFPNSXXX ABUS34 KXXX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE GTFCEMXXX MMUS40 KXXX
LOCAL STORM REPORT GTFLSRXXX WWUS30 KXXX
ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER WATCH/ GTFWSWXXX WWUS46 KXXX
WARNING/ADVISORY
ADDITIONAL NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/ GTFNPWXXX WWUS45 KXXX
WARNING/ADVISORY
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