NOUS 41 KWBC 261818 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-57 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 118 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2007 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/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM ELI JACKS CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 AT 500 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/ 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE TWO PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY REGION OF CALIFORNIA. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL IMPROVE LOCAL FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS FLEXIBILITY TO SEPARATE AND HIGHLIGHT SMALLER ZONES TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER. TABLE 1 SHOWS THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION FOR CALIFORNIA ZONES CAZ514 AND CAZ515. TABLE 2 DESCRIBES THE RECONFIGURED ZONES...INCLUDING NEW ZONE NAMES AND NUMBERS FOR EACH RECONFIGURED ZONE. BOTH TABLES SHOW REPRESENTATIVE CITIES IN EACH ZONE. TABLE 1: CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2 BEGINNING APRIL 1 2008 UGC ZONE NUMBER UGC ZONE NAME CAZ514 MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY... HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: SANTA CRUZ...MONTEREY...SALINAS... WATSONVILLE...HOLLISTER...CARMEL... CARMEL VALLEY CAZ515 BIG SUR COAST REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: BIG SUR TABLE 2: NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 CAZ529 NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY DESCRIPTION: COASTAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT. SOUTH OF DAVENPORT. REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: SANTA CRUZ...WATSONVILLE CAZ530 SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST DESCRIPTION: COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT. EASTERN BOUNDARY INLAND FROM MONTEREY BAY IS HIGHWAY 101 AND HIGHWAY 68 REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: MONTEREY...CARMEL...BIG SUR UGC ZONE NUMBER UGC ZONE NAME CAZ528 NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY DESCRIPTION: SALINAS VALLEY FROM SOLEDAD NORTH AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT...NORTHERN CARMEL VALLEY AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT...HOLLISTER VALLEY AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT. WESTERN BOUNDARY IS HIGHWAY 101 AND HIGHWAY 68 EXCEPT HIGHWAY 1 NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CARMEL VALLEY. REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: SALINAS...HOLLISTER...CARMEL VALLEY IN ADDITION TO ZONE FORECASTS...OTHER PRODUCTS WITH THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ WHICH WILL USE THE RECONFIGURED ZONES ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3 WITH THEIR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ AND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ IDENTIFIERS. TABLE 3: PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. PRODUCT AWIPS ID WMO ID ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFPMTR FPUS56 KMTR WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSWMTR WWUS46 KMTR NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPWMTR WWUS45 KMTR COASTAL FLOOD WATCH CFWMTR WHUS46 KMTR SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWMTR FPUS76 KMTR STATE FORECAST TABLE SFTMTR FPUS66 KMTR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSMTR WWUS35 KMTR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSMTR ABUS34 KMTR POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMMTR FPUS56 KMTR HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOMTR FLUS46 KMTR EARTHQUAKE REPORT EQRMTR SEUS66 KMTR AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPE FILE OF THE REALIGNED BOUNDARIES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CALL: DAVID REYNOLDS METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA MONTEREY CA 93943 PHONE: 831-656-1710 THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN