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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST THU JAN 21 1999
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 FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE BLACKSBURG
VIRGINIA /RNK/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE
MARCH 29 1999
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/ 1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ MONDAY MARCH 29 1999...FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 40 ZONES IN NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
/TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
BLACKSBURG /RNK/ VIRGINIA FROM THE RALEIGH-DURHAM NC /RDU/...THE
BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC /WBC/ AND THE CHARLESTON WV /CRW/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
TRANSFER...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED
IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 40 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND
HEADINGS FROM WFO RNK.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO BLACKSBURG /RNK/ FOR FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSED WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/
FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
NCZ002- ALLEGHANY NCZ001- ASHE NCZ006- CASWELL
NCZ005- ROCKINGHAM NCZ004- STOKES NCZ003- SURRY
NCZ018- WATAUGA NCZ019- WILKES NCZ020- YADKIN
FROM BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON /WBC/:
VAZ019- ALLEGHANY VAZ035- AMHERST VAZ046- APPOMATTOX
VAZ020- BATH VAZ034- BEDFORD VAZ023- BOTETOURT
VAZ047- BUCKINGHAM VAZ045- CAMPBELL VAZ059- CHARLOTTE
VAZ018- CRAIG VAZ033- FRANKLIN VAZ058- HALIFAX
VAZ043- HENRY VAZ032- PATRICK VAZ044- PITTSYLVANIA
VAZ022- ROANOKE VAZ024- ROCKBRIDGE
FROM CHARLESTON... WV /CRW/:
VAZ010- BLAND VAZ016- CARROLL VAZ017- FLOYD
VAZ011- GILES VAZ015- GRAYSON VAZ014- MONTGOMERY
VAZ013- PULASKI VAZ009- SMYTH VAZ007- TAZEWELL
VAZ012- WYTHE
WVZ045- GREENBRIER WVZ042- MERCER WVZ044- MONROE
WVZ043- SUMMERS
TABLE 2: FOR THE 40 ZONES IN THESE THREE STATES... THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION WILL SWITCH
TO FOUR NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO RNK.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECASTS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH /NEW/ WBCZFPRNK FPUS51 KRNK
CAROLINA... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND */OLD/ RDUZFPNC FPUS52 KRAH
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA */OLD/ WBCZFPVA FPUS51 KLWX
*/OLD/ CRWZFPVA FPUS51 KRNK
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES FOR NORTHEAST /NEW/ WBCFFARNK WGUS61 KRNK
NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA */OLD/ RDUFFARDU WGUS62 KRAH
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA */OLD/ WBCFFAWBC WGUS61 KLWX
*/OLD/ CRWFFACRW WGUS61 KRLX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/ /NEW/ WBCNPWRNK WWUS71 KRNK
WARNING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA */OLD/ RDUNPWRDU WWUS72 KRAH
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST */OLD/ WBCNPWWBC WWUS71 KLWX
*/OLD/ CRWNPWCRW WWUS71 KRLX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ WBCWSWRNK WWUS41 KRNK
FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA */OLD/ RDUWSWRDU WWUS42 KRAH
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST */OLD/ WBCWSWWBC WWUS41 KLWX
WEST VIRGINIA */OLD/ WBCWSWWBC WWUS41 KRLX
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER AREAS
OUTSIDE THE RNK FORECAST AREA.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/... THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-7... A-29... A-43... AND A-45.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN WRIGHT STEPHEN HARNED
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NWS
FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
VA TECH CORP RESEARCH CTR CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
1750 FORECAST DRIVE 1005 CAPABILITY DR.
BLACKSBURG VA 24060 RESEARCH BUILDING III SUITE 300
PHONE 919-515-8209 RALEIGH NC 27606
PHONE 540-552-0084
JAMES TRAVERS ALAN REZEK
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD. 400 PARKWAY ROAD
STERLING VA 20166-9603 CHARLESTON WV 25309
PHONE 703-260-0107 PHONE 304-746-0180
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