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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE CHARLESTON SC WILL
SPLIT ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE FOR BERKELEY COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES...INLAND
BERKELEY AND TIDAL BERKELEY...EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 11 2010 AT 2 PM EDT...1800 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN CHARLESTON SC
/WFO CHS/ WILL SPLIT ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE FOR BERKELEY
COUNTY SC /SCZ045/ INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES: INLAND
BERKELEY /SCZ045/ AND TIDAL BERKELEY /SCZ052/. SPLITTING
BERKELEY COUNTY INTO TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES WILL ALLOW WFO
CHS TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC FORECAST AND WARNING SERVICES FOR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF
BERKELEY COUNTY.
BERKELEY PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE /SCZ045/ WILL RETAIN ITS ZONE
NUMBER BECAUSE THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONE WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AS A RESULT OF THE SPLIT. IT WILL HOWEVER BE
GIVEN A NEW ZONE NAME /INLAND BERKELEY/ TO BETTER IDENTIFY ITS
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT. TIDAL BERKELEY PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE /SCZ052/
IS ASSIGNED A NEW ZONE NAME AND NUMBER TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS
DIFFERING CLIMATOLOGY.
ALSO EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2010...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING SERVICES WILL
BE INITIATED FOR THE NEW TIDAL BERKELEY FORECAST ZONE /SCZ052/.
DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE...AS
WELL AS NARRATIVE AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE CHANGE...ARE
AVAILABLE ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CHS.PDF
TABLE 1. NEW PUBLIC WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES FOR WFO CHS USERS:
NEW PUBLIC NEW OLD PUBLIC OLD
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
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INLAND BERKELEY SCZ045 BERKELEY SCZ045
TIDAL WALTON SCZ052 N/A N/A
TABLE 2 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS82 KCHS SPSCHS
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS82 KCHS HLSCHS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FPUS52 KCHS ZFPCHS
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPSU72 KCHS NOWCHS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS42 KCHS HWOCHS
NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS WWUS72 KCHS NPWCHS
AREA FORECAST MATRICES FOUS52 KCHS AFMCHS
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS WWUS42 KCHS WSWCHS
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS62 KCHS FFACHS
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS72 KCHS ESFCHS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS42 KCHS PNSCHS
COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCTS WHUS42 KCHS CFWCHS
AREA WATER TEMPERATURES AXUS42 KCHS MISCHS
TABULAR STATE FORECAST FPUS62 KCHS SFTCHS
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS52 KCHS RVDCHS
CHARLESTON AREA TEMP/PRECIP TABLE SXUS52 KCHS HYDCHS
CHARLESTON TIDE REPORT SOUS42 KCHS TIDCHS
EARTHQUAKE REPORT SEUS62 KCHS EQRCHS
THIS CHANGE DOES NOT IMPACT FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE
ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO SPLIT
BERKELEY COUNTY INTO TWO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES. THIS
CHANGE ALSO DOES NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE COUNTY
/C/ UGC.
PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE
SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS.
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RON MORALES
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
5777 S. AVIATION AVE
NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406
843-744-1436
RON.MORALES@xxxxxxxx
JOHN KOCH
PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVE
BOHEMIA NY 11716
631-244-0104
JOHN.KOCH@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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