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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
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 NEAR LOS
ANGELES CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS NEAR LOS
ANGELES CALIFORNIA /SEE TABLE ONE/ ON MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PST. TABLE TWO LISTS
THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED. USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION
FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODES /UGC/ FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL
ALLOW FORECASTERS TO MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY ONGOING AND
PREDICTED WEATHER.
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200 UTC /4 AM
PST/. ALL OTHER ZONES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
CAZ047- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
CAZ054- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA
RANGE
CAZ088- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXZFPLOX FPUS56 KLOX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXWSWLAX WWUS46 KLOX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXNPWLAX WWUS45 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LAXFFALAX RWUS31 KLAX
SHORT TERM FORECAST LAXNOWLAX FPUS76 KLOX
S. CA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT LAXSFPCA FPUS66 KLOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSVSLAX WWUS34 KLAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSPSLAX WWUS35 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX
FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFLSLAX RWUS42 KLAX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LAXPNSLAX ABUS34 KLAX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LAXCEMLAX MMUS40 KLAX
LOCAL STORM REPORT LAXLSRLAX WWUS30 KLAX
S. CA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP LAXSWRCA ASUS46 KLAX
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-109 AND A-110 OF NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. A UPDATED ZONE MAP
FOR SOUTHERN CA WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTML /LOWER CASE/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN A HARD COPY OF THE REVISED
ZONE MAP...PLEASE CONTACT:
TODD MORRIS - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
TIM MCCLUNG - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
520 N ELEVAR ST
OXNARD CA 93030
TELEPHONE:- 805-988-6615
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/.
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