985
NOUS41 KWBC 051832
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST THU JAN 5 2006
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS: EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MAY 9 2006 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/...2 PM EDT...FIVE NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST ZONES...IN
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY...WILL BE RECONFIGURED INTO 10 NEW FORECAST ZONES.
CALDWELL /NCZ034/...MCDOWELL /NCZ054/...BURKE /NCZ055/...
RUTHERFORD /NCZ067/...AND POLK /NCZ066/ COUNTIES IN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS.
THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS FOR THESE COUNTIES TO BE MORE
AREA SPECIFIC.
NWS CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROPERLY RECEIVE THESE ZONES USING THE NEW
ZONE FORMAT /Z/ UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ LISTED IN TABLE 2.
PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
USERS CAN DOWNLOAD AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE
REALIGNED BOUNDARIES FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
TABLE 1. CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED
AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2.
UGC /Z/ ZONE NAMECOUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION
-------------------------------------------
NCZ034 CALDWELLCALDWELL
NZZ055 BURKE BURKE
NCZ054 MCDOWELL MCDOWELL
NCZ067 RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD
NCZ066 POLK PORK
TABLE 2. NEW ZONE CODES AND NEW NAMES...EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006
NEW UGC /Z/NEW ZONE NAME COUNTY NAME/AREA
DESIGNATION
NCZ501 CALDWELL MOUNTAINSNORTHWEST CALDWELL
NCZ502GREATER CALDWELLSOUTHEAST CALDWELL
NZZ503BURKE MOUNTAINSEXTREME NORTHWEST BURKE
NCZ504GREATER BURKECENTRAL AND EAST BURKE
NCZ505MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NORTH AND WEST MCDOWELL
NCZ506EASTERN MCDOWELLEASTERN MCDOWELL
NCZ507RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS EXTREME WEST RUTHERFORD
NCZ508GREATER RUTHERFORD CENTRAL AND EAST RUTHERFORD
NCZ509POLK MOUNTAINSWESTERN POLK
NCZ510EASTERN POLKEASTERN POLK
TABLE 3. KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE WFO GSP ZONE CHANGES...
EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006
AWIPS/ WMO ID
PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID FOR FOS
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST CAEZFPGSP FPUS52 KGSP
POINT FORECAST MATRICESCAEPFMGSP FOUS52 KGSP
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CAEFWFGSP FNUS52 KGSP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKCAEHWOGSP FLUS42 KGSP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CAEFFAGSP WGUS62 KGSP
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CAENPWGSP WWUS72 KGSP
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CAEWSWGSP WWUS42 KGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CAESPSGSP WWUS82 KGSP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAECEMGSP WOUS42 KGSP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CAEPNSGSP NOUS42 KGSP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST CAENOWGSP FPUS72 KGSP
RED FLAG WARNING CAERFWGSP WWUS81 KGSP
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:
LARRY GABRIC...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR-
VINCE DICARLO...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651
PHONE: 864-848-9970
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM.
$$
NNNN
---------- End Forwarded Message ----------