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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
825 AM EDT WED OCT 11 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 BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN MARYLAND
AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2006
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...NOVEMBER 15 2006 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...100 PM EST...SIX NEW FORECAST ZONES
WILL BE CREATED IN WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
ALLEGANY /MDZ002/...GRANT /WVZ048/...AND MINERAL /WVZ049/ WILL
EACH BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW
FORECASTS AND LONG FUSED WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES TO BE MORE
AREA SPECIFIC.
THIS ZONE CHANGE REQUIRES CERTAIN SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES
/FOS/...PRIMARILY CABLE TV OUTLETS...TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE THE ZONES USING THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ ZONE
CODE FORMAT /Z/ LISTED IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 1. NEW ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
NEW ZONE EXISTING ZONE
NAME UGC /Z/ NAME UGC /Z/
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY MDZ501 ALLEGANY MDZ002
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY MDZ502 ALLEGANY MDZ002
WESTERN GRANT WVZ501 GRANT WVZ048
EASTERN GRANT WVZ502 GRANT WVZ048
WESTERN MINERAL WVZ503 MINERAL WVZ049
EASTERN MINERAL WVZ504 MINERAL WVZ049
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES:
AWIPS/ WMO ID
PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID FOR FOS
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST LWXZFPLWX FPUS51 KLWX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES LWXPFMLWX FOUS51 KLWX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST LWXFWFLWX FNUS51 KLWX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK LWXHWOLWX FLUS41 KLWX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LWXFFALWX WGUS61 KLWX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING LWXNPWLWX WWUS71 KLWX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING LWXWSWLWX WWUS41 KLWX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LWXSPSLWX WWUS81 KLWX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LWXCEMLWX WOUS41 KLWX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LWXPNSLWX NOUS41 KLWX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LWXNOWLWX FPUS71 KLWX
RED FLAG WARNING LWXRFWLWX WWUS81 KLWX
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LWX ZONE
BOUNDARIES HAVE BEEN CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND
CUSTOMERS TO BE READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON NOVEMBER 15 2006.
A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM.
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
JAMES E LEE...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR-
DAVID R MANNING...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD.
STERLING VA 20166
PHONE: 703-260-0107
EMAIL: JAMES.E.LEE@xxxxxxxx
EMAIL: DAVID.MANNING@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM.
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Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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