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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-45
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
530 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CREATION OF NEW ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN UPPER
MICHIGAN FOR HOUGHTON AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2002
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 15 2002...AT 4:00 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME OR 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...THERE WILL BE A
REALIGNMENT OF FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR HOUGHTON AND
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES IN UPPER MICHIGAN. THESE CHANGES AFFECT
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN MARQUETTE MICHIGAN /MQT/.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS IDENTIFIERS WITH
THIS REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT
OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO MQT.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES WILL
BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY SEPTEMBER 13 2002 FROM THE FOLLOWING
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
...NOTE URL FOR SHAPEFILES CHANGED EARLIER THIS YEAR...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
PLEASE REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES.
TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE CODES /"Z" FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE...OR UGC/ AND NAMES
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
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NORTHERN HOUGHTON MIZ003 HOUGHTON MIZ003
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MIZ084 N/A N/A
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ014 SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ014
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ085 N/A N/A
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS53 KMQT ZFPMQT
FLOOD WATCH WGUS63 KMQT FFAMQT
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS73 KMQT NPWMQT
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS43 KMQT WSWMQT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS35 KMQT SPSMQT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS34 KMQT SVSMQT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS73 KMQT NOWMQT
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS43 KMQT FLSMQT
FLOOD WARNING WGUS43 KMQT FLWMQT
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY SRUS43 KMQT RVAMQT
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FGUS83 KMQT RVSMQT
WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FGUS73 KMQT ESFMQT
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COUNTY CODES USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS WELL AS CIVIL
EMERGENCY MESSAGES...REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS
UTILIZE THE COUNTY FIPS CODES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBIN J TURNER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
112 AIRPARK DRIVE SOUTH
NEGAUNEE MICHIGAN 49866
PHONE: 906-475-5212 X726
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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