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scn00-100rdfokx.txt | NEW DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN UPTON NY...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NEW YORK WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPANDEDVERSION OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST AND A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THEDIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THESE PRODUCTS WILLFACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-101rdfbgm.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY....EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15 2000...AT 400 A.M. EST...THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON NEW YORK WILL OFFICIALLY BEGINISSUING A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THEDIGITAL FORMAT OF THIS PRODUCT WILL FACILITATE AUTOMATEDPROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-102sfpphi.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 |
scn00-103sfpbuf.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR WESTERN NEW YORK STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 |
scn00-104sfpokx.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 |
scn00-105sfpbox.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 |
scn00-1062dayzfp.txt | MORE EVENT DRIVEN ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC FORECASTS IN EASTERN UNITED STATES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11 2000 |
scn00-107hpcwinwx.txt | PROPOSED CHANGES TO HPC 12 AND 24-HOUR PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE PRODUCTS FOR CERTAIN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 18 2000 AT 1200 UTC |
scn00-108cancelakzn.txt | CANCELLATION OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES 00-74 AND 00-98 ...ISSUED OCTOBER 10 AND 13 2000 |
scn00-109srcwf.txt | FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY NWS SOUTHERN REGION COASTAL OFFICES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13 2000 |
scn00-110vtecrlx.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE CHARLESTON WV FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2000 |
scn00-110vtecrlxcor.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE CHARLESTON WV FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3 2001 |
scn00-111rdfcar.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND NEW DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CARIBOU ME...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 4 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE BEGAN ISSUING AN EXPANDEDVERSION OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST FOR CARIBOU AND BANGOR. ONMONDAY DECEMBER 4 2000...AT 400 PM EST THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONSLISTED IN THE CODED CITIES FORECAST WILL EXPAND TO A TOTAL OFTEN. THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
scn00-112rdfgsp.txt | NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG SC...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BEGAN ISSUINGA NEW PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITALFORMAT OF THIS PRODUCT FACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BYCOMPUTERS. |
scn00-113rdfiln.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2000...AT 300 PM EST...THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO BEGAN ISSUING AN EXPANDEDVERSION OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST AND A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THEDIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THESE PRODUCTSFACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-114spcprob.txt | NEW STORM PREDICTION CENTER PROBABILISTIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOKS TO COMMENCE JANUARY 31 2001 |
scn00-115cpcotlk.txt | YEAR 2001 ISSUANCE DATES FOR MONTHLY AND SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS |
scn00-52amd.txt | RELEASE DATE FOR THE WEEKLY DROUGHT MONITOR WHEN THURSDAY IS A HOLIDAY...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22 2000 |
scn00-74corstffai.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-77cor.txt | SUBJECT TEST DAY 6 AND 7 SURFACE FORECAST PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29 2000 |
scn00-78cor.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 |
scn00-796and7cancel.txt | CANCELLATION OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-78 ISSUED SEPTEMBER 11 2000 |
scn00-79boxmarine.txt | MODIFICATION OF BASIC MARINE AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2000 |
scn00-80corboxmarine.txt | MODIFICATION OF BASIC MARINE AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2000 |
scn00-81rdfilm.txt | NEW DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NC...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000 ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2000...AT 400 PM EDT... THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEW PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMATOF THIS PRODUCT WILL FACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BYCOMPUTERS. |
scn00-82rdfbox.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA....EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 2000 |
scn00-83rdfphi.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MT. HOLLY NJ...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16 2000 ON MONDAY OCTOBER 16 2000...AT 400 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN MT HOLLY NEW JERSEY WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPANDEDVERSION OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST AND A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THEDIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THESE PRODUCTS WILLFACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-84sfplwx.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR THE MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16 2000 |
scn00-85rdfakq.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2000 ON MONDAY OCTOBER 2 2000...AT 400 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPANDEDVERSION OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST AND A PRODUCT CALLED THEDIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THESE PRODUCTS WILLFACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-86ZFP7-DAY.cor.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-86ZFP7-DAY.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-86amdzfp7-day.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-86zfp7-day.cor.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-86zfp7-day.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-87rdfgyx.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND ME... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 23 2000 ON MONDAY OCTOBER 23 2000...AT 300 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN GRAY MAINE WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPANDED VERSION OFTHE CODED CITIES FORECAST AND A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITALZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THESE PRODUCTS WILLFACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. |
scn00-88sfpakq.txt | NEW FORMAT AND WMO HEADER FOR VIRGINIA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16 2000 |
scn00-89sfpctp.txt | NEW FORMAT...WMO HEADER...AND NINE CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER FOR PENNSYLVANIA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16 2000 |
scn00-90alysfpterm.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2000 |
scn00-91caesfpterm2.txt | SUBJECT DISCONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2000 |
scn00-92rdfbuf.txt | EXPANDED CODED CITIES FORECAST AND NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO NY...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 30 2000 |
scn00-93sfpgyx.txt | NEW FORMAT AND NEW PIL IDENTIFIER FOR MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 |
scn00-94sfpoh.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR OHIO STATE FORECAST PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 |
scn00-95ice.txt | CHANGE TO GREAT LAKES ICE PROGRAM...EFFECTIVE BEGINNING OF THE 2000-2001 ICE SEASON |
scn00-96stfanc.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-97zfpanc.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-97zfpanccor.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-98zfpfai.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-98zfpfaicor.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn00-99zfpjnu.txt | CHANGE TO ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS IN JUNEAU ALASKA... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD TIME/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEFORECAST OFFICE IN JUNEAU WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE TO THEIRPUBLIC ZONE FORECAST PROGRAM /WMO HEADER FPAK57 PAJK...NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER JNUZFPJNU/. |
scn00-99zfpjnucor.txt | CHANGE TO ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS IN JUNEAU ALASKA... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 |
scn0069cor.txt | CHANGING SOME PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN MONTANA... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2000 |
scn01-01cwf.txt | COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ OUTLOOK UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ NO LONGER IN USE FOR FLORIDA...THE GULF COAST...AND PUERTO RICO |
scn01-02vtecshv.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE SHREVEPORT LA FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 2001 |
scn01-03vtecmrx.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE MORRISTOWN TN FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2001 |
scn01-04zonesmlb.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR BREVARD... VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2001 |
scn01-05cor.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...CORRECTION |
scn01-05zonefai.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001 |
scn01-06akpns.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001 |
scn01-06cor.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001... CORRECTION |
scn01-07Tsufmt.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2001 |
scn01-07Tsufmtcor.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2001 |
scn01-07tsufmt.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2001 |
scn01-07tsufmtcor.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2001 |
scn01-08tcm.txt | FORMAT CHANGE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2001 |
scn01-08tcmCOR.txt | FORMAT CHANGE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2001 |
scn01-09bouzone.txt | REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO...EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2001 |
scn01-09bouzonecor.txt | REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO...EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2001 |
scn01-10stmsum.txt | CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIMES OF STORM SUMMARIES FOR LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONES...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2001 |
scn01-11erwmochg.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS GO INTO EFFECT FOR 302 HIGH PRIORITY EASTERN REGION PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MAY 8 2001 ON TUESDAY MAY 8 2001...AT NOON EDT OR 1600 UTC...23 NWS WEATHERFORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN THE EASTERN U.S. WILL COMPLETE THEIRTRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/COMMUNICATION HEADINGS FOR 302 HIGH PRIORITY PRODUCTS. THESECOND LINE OF THE COMMUNICATION HEADING...KNOWN AS THE AWIPSIDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE FINALIZED TO REFLECT MODERN SITELOCATION IDENTIFIERS. |
scn01-12clirel.txt | SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK ISSUANCES ON THE INTERNET FOR THE REST OF 2001 |
scn01-13mawoml.txt | NEW MARINE ALERT MESSAGE FOR THE GREAT LAKES |
scn01-14amd.txt | BASE PERIOD MEANS /BPM/ FOR CLIMATE OUTLOOKS TO BE UPDATED FROM 1961-1990 MEANS TO 1971-2000 MEANS... EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 17 2001...NEW EFFECTIVE DATE... |
scn01-14cpc.txt | BASE PERIOD MEANS FOR CLIMATE OUTLOOKS TO BE UPDATED FROM 1961-1990 MEANS TO 1971-2000 MEANS...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY APRIL 12 2001 |
scn01-15vtecabr.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE ABERDEEN SD FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 22 2001 |
scn01-16d4defn.txt | CHANGE IN DEFINITION OF D4 DROUGHT CATEGORY IN THE WEEKLY DROUGHT MONITOR...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 3 2001 |
scn01-17ancstpak.txt | CHANGE IN FORMAT TO THE ALASKA TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION BULLETIN...EFFECTIVE MAY 21 2001 |
scn01-18wcntest.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 24 2001 AT THE GLASGOW MT...BILLINGS MT...MISSOULA MT...GRAND RAPIDS MI...NASHVILLE TN...BUFFALO NY...AND CARIBOU ME FORECAST OFFICES |
scn01-18wcntest2.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 24 2001 AT THE GLASGOW MT...BILLINGS MT...MISSOULA MT...GRAND RAPIDS MI...NASHVILLE TN...BUFFALO NY...AND CARIBOU ME FORECAST OFFICES |
scn01-18wcntestcor.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 24 2001 AT THE GLASGOW MT...BILLINGS MT...MISSOULA MT...GRAND RAPIDS MI...NASHVILLE TN...BUFFALO NY...AND CARIBOU ME FORECAST OFFICES |
scn01-19heat.txt | RESUMPTION OF NATIONAL EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOK PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2001 |
scn01-20jnunow.txt | CHANGES SHORT TERM FORECAST PRODUCTS IN JUNEAU ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 20 2001 |
scn01-21jnuzfp.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS IN JUNEAU ALASKA... EFFECTIVE JUNE 20 2001 |
scn01-22rvdpt1.txt | NEW PRODUCT...A DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2001 |
scn01-22rvdpt1cca.txt | NEW PRODUCT...A DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2001... CORRECTED |
scn01-22rvdpt2.txt | NEW PRODUCT... A DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2001 |
scn01-22rvdpt2cca.txt | CORRECTED: NEW PRODUCT... A DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2001 |
scn01-23fairec.txt | CHANGE TO THE SEASONAL DENALI PARK FORECAST ISSUED BY FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE MAY 7 2001 |
scn01-24catalina.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATALINA ISLAND ZONE FORECAST /CAZ087/...EFFECTIVE JUNE 20 2001 EFFECTIVE JUNE 20 2001 AT 330 AM PDT /1130 UNIVERSAL COORDINATEDTIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL IMPLEMENT A NEWZONE FORECAST FOR CATALINA ISLAND IN CALIFORNIA. THE CATALINAISLAND ZONE FORECAST WILL COVER THE ENTIRE ISLAND...INCLUDING THEHEAVY TOURIST AREA OF AVALON CALIFORNIA. THE NEW UNIVERSALGEOGRAPHIC CODE FOR THE NEW ZONE IS CAZ087. CATALINA ISLAND ISCURRENTLY INCLUDED IN ZONE 041 /CAZ041/. |
scn01-25wcntestmore.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 24 2001 AT THE BINGHAMTON NY AND AMARILLO TX FORECAST OFFICES |
scn01-26marinezone.txt | RENUMBERING AND RECONFIGURATION OF SOME MARINE FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AUGUST 10 2001 |
scn01-27marengoxfer.txt | SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE ALABAMA COUNTY TO THE BIRMINGHAM WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE JULY 31 2001 |
scn01-28wcncancel.txt | TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AT THE MISSOULA MT FORECAST OFFICE FROM JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 24 2001 CANCELLED |
scn01-29climate.txt | ISSUANCE OF EXPERIMENTAL SITE SPECIFIC CITY TEMPERATURE AND DEGREE DAY LONG LEAD CLIMATE OUTLOOKS...EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2001 |
scn01-29climateamd.txt | ISSUANCE OF EXPERIMENTAL SITE SPECIFIC CITY TEMPERATURE AND DEGREE DAY LONG LEAD CLIMATE OUTLOOKS...EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2001 |
scn01-30c11.txt | NEW ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WEATHER SERVICE OPERATION MANUAL...CHAPTER C-11...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2001 ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 2001...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEFORECAST OFFICES WILL IMPLEMENT A MODIFIED WEATHER SERVICEOPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER C-11...ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT/ZFP/. THE NEW MANUAL SETS POLICY FOR AN IMPROVED ZFP IN AMODIFIED FORMAT. |
scn01-31twd.txt | TRANSMISSION TIME CHANGES FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION /TWD/...EFFECTIVE MONDAY JULY 30 2001 |
scn01-32rdfsgf.txt | NEW DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2001 ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2001...AT 400 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN ISSUING APRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OFTHIS PRODUCT WILL FACILITATE USE WITH COMPUTERS AND THE ISSUANCEOF TIMELY UPDATES. THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECASTEDWEATHER PARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR INTERVALS. THIS PROVIDES A MOREDETAILED FORECAST AND ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE USER TO OBTAINTHE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A DIGITALDISPLAY OF THE ZONE FORECAST IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL. THENARRATIVE VERSION OF THE ZONE FORECAST WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE. THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KSGF. THE PILIDENTIFIER WILL BE STLRDFSGF...AND THE AWIP IDENTIFIER RDFSGF. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIRCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO RECEIVE THE DIGITALFORECAST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST... FOUS53 KEAX 210910RDFMCI |
scn01-33hfozfp.txt | ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST... EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 2001 |
scn01-34Firewxjan.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS JACKSON MISSISSIPPI...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-34firewxjancca.txt | CORRECTED: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS JACKSON MISSISSIPPI...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-35firewxmeg.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS MEMPHIS TENNESSEE...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSALCOORDINATED TIME /500 AM CDT/...SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEPREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...INCLUDINGFIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS...FOR LAND MANAGEMENTAGENCIES IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTHERNMISSISSIPPI AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROMTHE NWS OFFICES IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS AND JACKSON MISSISSIPPITO THE NWS OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. ON THE EFFECTIVEDATE...WFO MEMPHIS WILL ISSUE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THEFOLLOWING COUNTIES: |
scn01-35firewxmegcca.txt | CORRECTED: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS MEMPHIS TENNESSEE... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-36firewxshv.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-36firewxshvcca.txt | CORRECTED: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-37firewxtsa.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS TULSA OKLAHOMA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-37firewxtsacca.txt | CORRECTED: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS TULSA OKLAHOMA... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 |
scn01-38ncepurl.txt | NEW INTERNET WEB SITE FOR NCEP MODEL GRAPHICS |
scn01-39marine.txt | FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 14 2001 |
scn01-40flood.txt | NEW FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK PRODUCT ...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2001 AT 1630 UTC |
scn01-41wizfp.txt | REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2001 |
scn01-42amd.txt | CHANGE TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGY PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2001 |
scn01-42e-22.txt | CHANGES TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGY PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 2001 ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 2001... ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEFORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW SUITE OF HYDROLOGICPRODUCTS. THE NEW PRODUCT SUITE REFLECTS SUGGESTED CHANGES BYLOCAL AND NATIONAL CUSTOMERS. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN NWSHYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS IN THE PAST WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEWPRODUCT SUITE. SOME PRODUCT TITLES...FORMAT...CONTENT ANDGENERAL APPEARANCE MAY HAVE CHANGED. THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADEBASED ON CUSTOMER REQUESTS FOR A SMALLER NUMBER OF PRODUCTTYPES...INCLUSION OF NEW INFORMATION...AND SIMPLIFICATION ANDSTANDARDIZATION OF PRODUCT INFORMATION. THE PRODUCTS WILLCONTINUE TO BE BOTH TEXT AND TABLES OF DATA WHEN NEEDED. THEUNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ SHALL BE USED ALONG WITHSTANDARDIZED MASS NEWS DISSEMINATION /MND/ AND WORLDMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS AND NINE-CHARACTER PILIDENTIFIERS ON ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS. |
scn01-43amd.txt | POSTPONEMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVER FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT...RETRANSMITTED |
scn01-43amd083101.txt | POSTPONEMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVER FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT |
scn01-43floodgph.txt | NEW RIVER FLOOD WATCH NARRATIVE PRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED WEB-BASED GRAPHICS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2001 |
scn01-44spcwmo.txt | WMO HEADING...AWIPS ID...AND SITE ID CHANGES FOR STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 7 2001 |
scn01-44spcwmoccb.txt | CORRECTED: WMO HEADING...AWIPS ID...AND SITE ID CHANGES FOR STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 7 2001 |
scn01-44spcwmocor.txt | CORRECTION: WMO HEADING...AWIPS ID...AND SITE ID CHANGES FOR STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 7 2001 |
scn01-45.txt | CORRECTION: TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AT THE AMARILLO TX FORECAST OFFICE TO BE CONTINUED BEYOND AUGUST 24 2001 |
scn01-45wcnama.txt | TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AT THE AMARILLO TX FORECAST OFFICE TO BE CONTINUED BEYOND AUGUST 24 2001 |
scn01-45wcnamacor.txt | CORRECTION: TESTING OF THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AT THE AMARILLO TX FORECAST OFFICE TO BE CONTINUED BEYOND AUGUST 24 2001 |
scn01-46firewxhfo.txt | NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCT TO BE ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HONOLULU ...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 4 2001 |
scn01-47firewxmob.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA ...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-48firewxlix.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-49.txt | NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-49chill.txt | NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-49chillamd.txt | NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-49chillresend.txt | NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-50disclfpvct.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED FORECASTS FOR VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA IN SOUTH TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-51.txt | FORECAST ZONE CONFIGURATION IN EASTERN MAINE... CREATION OF TWO NEW FORECAST ZONES AND RECONFIGURATION OF TWO FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2001 |
scn01-51mainezfp.txt | FORECAST ZONE CONFIGURATION IN EASTERN MAINE... CREATION OF TWO NEW FORECAST ZONES AND RECONFIGURATION OF TWO FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2001 |
scn01-52fldoutlook.txt | REVISED: NEW RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK NARRATIVE PRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED WEB-BASED GRAPHICS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2001 |
scn01-53hpcchg.txt | PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER'S ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE PRODUCTS...COMMENTS ACCEPTED VIA HPC WEB SITE THROUGH DECEMBER 12 2001 |
scn01-54nebzone.txt | REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN CHERRY COUNTY NEBRASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 20 2001 |
scn01-55fldout2nd.txt | RETRANSMITTED - NEW FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT...SECOND STAGE OF TESTING BEGINS OCTOBER 1 2001 |
scn01-55fldoutlook.txt | NEW FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT...SECOND STAGE OF TESTING BEGINS OCTOBER 1 2001 |
scn01-56fipschg.txt | IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SEVERE WEATHER WARNING CODING FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 9 2002 |
scn01-56fipschgcca.txt | CORRECTION: IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SEVERE WEATHER WARNING CODING FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 9 2002 |
scn01-57floodoutlk.txt | NEW SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-58.txt | REMINDER: NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-58chillfinal.txt | REMINDER: NEW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE INDEX...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-59climatenorms.txt | CLIMATE STATION NORMALS FOR DAILY AND MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORTS TO BE UPDATED FROM 1961-1990 NORMALS TO 1971-2000 NORMALS...EFFECTIVE WITH JANUARY 1 2002 DAILY REPORTS AND JANUARY 2002 MONTHLY REPORTS |
scn01-60cor.txt | NEW EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL 6- TO 10-DAY COLD TEMPERATURE AND WIND CHILL PROBABILITY OUTLOOKS FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...AVAILABLE AS OF NOV 1 2001 |
scn01-60cpcchill.txt | NEW EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL 6- TO 10-DAY COLD TEMPERATURE AND WIND CHILL PROBABILITY OUTLOOKS FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...AVAILABLE AS OF NOVEMBER 1 2001 |
scn01-61hydro.txt | CORRECTED REMINDER: ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2001 |
scn01-61hydrocca.txt | CORRECTED REMINDER: ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2001 |
scn01-62rdfdmx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES IOWA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2002...AT 400 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN DES MOINES IOWA /DMX/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT. THE DIGITAL FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECAST WEATHERPARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR AND 12-HOUR INTERVALS. THE DIGITAL FORMATOF THIS PRODUCT PROMOTES QUICK VISUAL SCANNING OF SELECTEDWEATHER ELEMENTS AND FACILITATES EASE OF USE WITH COMPUTERS. ITALLOWS THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE. THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KDMX. THE AWIPSIDENTIFIER WILL BE RDFDMX. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESEIDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TORECEIVE THE DIGITAL FORECAST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL FORECAST...ISSUED BYTHE NWS OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MISSOURI: FOUS53 KEAX 210910RDFMCI |
scn01-63rdfdtx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 |
scn01-64rdfdvn.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN QUAD CITIES IOWA/ILLINOIS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 |
scn01-65scschg.txt | SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECASTS BULLETIN MODIFICATIONS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11 2001 |
scn01-66rdfind.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS IN...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2002...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA /IND/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT. |
scn01-67rdflmk.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2002...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY /LMK/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT. THE DIGITAL FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECAST WEATHERPARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR AND 12-HOUR INTERVALS. THE DIGITAL FORMATOF THIS PRODUCT PROMOTES QUICK VISUAL SCANNING OF SELECTEDWEATHER ELEMENTS AND FACILITATES EASE OF USE WITH COMPUTERS. ITALLOWS THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE. THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KLMK. THE AWIPSIDENTIFIER WILL BE RDFLMK. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESEIDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TORECEIVE THE DIGITAL FORECAST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT...ISSUED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MISSOURI: FOUS53 KEAX 210910RDFMCI |
scn01-68rdftop.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TOPEKA KS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2002...AT 400 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN TOPEKA KANSAS /TOP/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPERIMENTALPRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT. |
scn01-69rdfgld.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND KS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2002 ON MONDAY JANUARY 14 2002...AT 300 PM MST...THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE IN GOODLAND KANSAS /GLD/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECAST WEATHERPARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR AND 12-HOUR INTERVALS. THE DIGITAL FORMATOF THIS PRODUCT PROMOTES QUICK VISUAL SCANNING OF SELECTEDWEATHER ELEMENTS AND FACILITATES EASE OF USE WITH COMPUTERS. ITALLOWS THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE. |
scn01-70spc3day.txt | NEW STORM PREDICTION CENTER DAY THREE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOKS |
scn01-71digital.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 28 2002 |
scn01-71rdfpah.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 28 2002 |
scn01-72wmo.txt | END-STATE WMO/PIL PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS GO INTO EFFECT FOR WESTERN REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 |
scn01-72wrhydrowmo.txt | END-STATE WMO/PIL PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS GO INTO EFFECT FOR WESTERN REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 2002 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2002...AT 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/...24 NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN THE WESTERN U.S. WILL COMPLETETRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR THEIR HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...SEE TABLE 1. THE SECOND LINE OF THE PRODUCT HEADER...KNOWN AS THEAWIPS IDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE FINALIZED TO REFLECT MODERN SITELOCATION IDENTIFIERS /E.G... GTF WILL BECOME TFX... ETC./. THISWILL AFFECT HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OFFICES IN THEFOLLOWING STATES: OREGON...WASHINGTON...CALIFORNIA...ARIZONA...NEVADA...UTAH...IDAHO...AND MONTANA. |
scn01-73surf.txt | STANDARDIZATION OF SURF ZONE FORECAST AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2 2002 |
scn01-74outlooks.txt | YEAR 2002 ISSUANCE DATES FOR MONTHLY AND SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS |
scn01-75broomfield.txt | NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO RECOGNIZE NEW COUNTY IN COLORADO IN NWS WARNINGS AND FORECASTS...IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SEVERE WEATHER CODING AND CHANGES TO THREE COLORADO FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE MARCH 12 2002 |
scn0101.txt | COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ OUTLOOK UNIVERSAL |
scn0102.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE |
scn0103.txt | INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE |
scn0104.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR BREVARD... |
scn0105.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN |
scn0105c.txt | CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN |
scn0106.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN |
scn0106c.txt | CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN |
scn0107.txt | NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2001 |
scn02-01rdfabr.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2002 |
scn02-02rdfddc.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DODGE CITY KANSAS...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2002 |
scn02-03rdfgrb.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GREEN BAY WISCONSIN...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 26 2002 |
scn02-04rdfiwx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2002 |
scn02-05rdflsx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ST. LOUIS MISSOURI...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2002 |
scn02-06rdfoax.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN OMAHA NEBRASKA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2002 |
scn02-07olympic.txt | HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL PRODUCT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TO OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC VENUES IN AND AROUND SALT LAKE CITY UTAH...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3 2002 |
scn02-08hawaiizone.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF HAWAII MARINE ZONES...EFFECTIVE MARCH 28 2002 |
scn02-09rdfgrr.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE MARCH 21 2002 |
scn02-10tav.txt | TRAVELERS FORECAST BULLETINS MODIFICATIONS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 12 2002 |
scn02-11wrfirewx.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS GO INTO EFFECT FOR WESTERN REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE APRIL 2 2002 |
scn02-12drought.txt | NEW RELEASE DATE FOR DROUGHT OUTLOOK...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MARCH 14 2002 |
scn02-13azcounty.txt | RENAMING OF ARIZONA ZONE IN PINAL COUNTY... EFFECTIVE APRIL 8 2002 |
scn02-14akcombo.txt | PROPOSAL FOR A COMBINED PUBLIC/MARINE PRODUCT FOR SELECTED PUBLIC AND MARINE ZONES IN ALASKA...A 60-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS MARCH 26 2002 |
scn02-15rdfapx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GAYLORD MICHIGAN... EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2002 |
scn02-16rdffgf.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS... EFFECTIVE APRIL 23 2002 |
scn02-17rdfgid.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HASTINGS NEBRASKA... EFFECTIVE MAY 8 2002 |
scn02-18rdflbf.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA... EFFECTIVE MAY 8 2002 |
scn02-19rdflot.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS... EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2002 |
scn02-20rdfmkx.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NEAR SULLIVAN WISCONSIN... EFFECTIVE MAY 6 2002 |
scn02-21marinedir.txt | UPDATED MARINE PROGRAM DIRECTIVES...EFFECTIVE MAY 21 2002 |
scn02-22offshoreHI.txt | OFFSHORE FORECAST FOR HAWAII WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE COASTAL FORECAST FOR HAWAII...EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2002 |
scn02-23tpcproduct.txt | SUBJECT NEW HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2002 |
scn02-24-hazardprod.txt | RENAMING OF U.S. THREATS ASSESSMENT PRODUCT TO HAZARDS ASSESSMENT PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE APRIL 16 2002 |
scn02-24hazardprod.txt | RENAMING OF U.S. THREATS ASSESSMENT PRODUCT TO HAZARDS ASSESSMENT PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE APRIL 16 2002 |
scn02-25heat.txt | NEW NWS PROBABILISTIC HEAT INDEX PRODUCT SUITE... EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2002 |
scn02-25heatcca.txt | CORRECTION - NEW NWS PROBABILISTIC HEAT INDEX PRODUCT SUITE...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2002 |
scn02-26akmarine.txt | MARINE PROGRAM IN ALASKA |
scn02-27cca.txt | CORRECTION: END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WESTERN REGION PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2002 |
scn02-27wrwmo.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WESTERN REGION PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2002 |
scn02-28digitlfrcst-mqt.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MARQUETTE MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002 |
scn02-28rdfmqt.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MARQUETTE MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002 |
scn02-29phizone.txt | FORECAST ZONE CONFIGURATION IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... RECONFIGURATION OF BURLINGTON COUNTY INTO TWO SEPARATE FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE JUNE 5 2002 |
scn02-29zonenj.txt | FORECAST ZONE CONFIGURATION IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... RECONFIGURATION OF BURLINGTON COUNTY INTO TWO SEPARATE FORECAST ZONES...EFFECTIVE JUNE 5 2002 |
scn02-30cpcheat.txt | RESUMPTION OF NATIONAL EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOK PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2002 |
scn02-31wrmarine.txt | WESTERN REGION MARINE WEATHER RELATED PRODUCTS CHANGE TO END-STATE WMO/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2002 |
scn02-31wrwmomarine.txt | WESTERN REGION MARINE WEATHER RELATED PRODUCTS CHANGE TO END-STATE WMO/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2002 |
scn02-32unrzone.txt | REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002 |
scn02-32unrzoneupd.txt | CORRECTED AND UPDATED - REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002 |
scn02-33spcwou.txt | NEW WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2002 |
scn02-33spcwoucca.txt | CORRECTION: NEW WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2002 |
scn02-34wcn.txt | NEW WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FOR SELECTED WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2002 |
scn02-35_ugcformchg.txt | UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE FORM CHANGE IN THE CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2002 |
scn02-36tsu.txt | CHANGE TO PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS OF TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE PRODUCTS...AND NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS TO BE ISSUED... EFFECTIVE JULY 31 |
scn02-37lfpbro.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST SERVICE CHANGES FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 6 2002 |
scn02-38climate.txt | SUBJECTS: REVISED 1971-2000 CLIMATE STATION NORMALS FOR ALL ELEMENTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2002 |
scn02-39wouwcndelay.txt | DELAYED START DATE FOR WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION AND WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE OPERATIONAL EVALUATION |
scn02-40svr-ffw.txt | COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FLASH FLOOD WARNING TEST AUGUST 12 TO OCTOBER 1 2002 |
scn02-41pubzone.txt | REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 13 2002 |
scn02-41pubzonecca.txt | CORRECTED: REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 13 2002 |
scn02-42wwcb.txt | TRANSFER OF SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FOR WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP REPORT...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2002 HARD COPY PRINTING AND CUSTOMER MAILING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEWEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN /WWCB/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROMNOAA/NWS/S AND USDA/S JOINT AGRICULTURAL WEATHER FACILITY TO THENOAA/NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/S /NCDC/ SUBSCRIPTION SERVICESCENTER AS A RENEWABLE 1-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION. THE ELECTRONIC WWCBVERSION REMAINS FREE AND IS PRINT-AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT/USE LOWER CASE/ |
scn02-43hwo.txt | NEW DAILY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2002 ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 2002 AT 0400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES LISTED BELOW WILL BEGINISSUING AN OPERATIONAL DAILY TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /HWO/. |
scn02-43hwocca.txt | DAILY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2002 |
scn02-44srrdf.txt | DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM SOUTHERN REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES |
scn02-45michiganzone.txt | CREATION OF NEW ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN UPPER MICHIGAN FOR HOUGHTON AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2002 |
scn02-46wyomingzone.txt | CREATION OF NEW ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2002 |
scn02-47climate_outlook.txt | REVISION TO REMAINING YEAR 2002 ISSUANCE DATES FOR ONE-MONTH AND THREE-MONTH CLIMATE OUTLOOKS THE FOLLOWING IS THE REVISED SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE DATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2002 FOR THE ONE-MONTH AND THREE-MONTH CLIMATE OUTLOOKS. |
scn02-47climate_outlookcca.txt | REVISION TO REMAINING YEAR 2002 ISSUANCE DATES FOR ONE- MONTH AND THREE-MONTH CLIMATE OUTLOOKS |
scn02-48s_america.txt | LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE OCT 31 2002 |
scn02-48s_america3.txt | LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE OCT 31 2002 |
scn02-49greatlakes.txt | CHANGES TO GREAT LAKES LAKESHORE FLOOD PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2002 |
scn02-50sst.txt | ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL PACIFIC MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE /SST/ OUTLOOK ON NOAAPORT...FOS...NWWS...AND EMWIN... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 2002 EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 2002...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/WILL ISSUE A MONTHLY TROPICAL PACIFIC SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE /SST/OUTLOOK ON NOAAPORT...FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...NOAA WEATHERWIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATIONNETWORK /EMWIN/. CPC WILL ISSUE THE SST OUTLOOK AT 300 PM EASTERNLOCAL TIME ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF THEIR ONE-MONTH ANDTHREE-MONTH TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS SINCE CLIMATEOUTLOOK TECHNIQUES RELY SIGNIFICANTLY UPON SST FIELDS. THE REST OFTHE 2002 DATES FOR SST OUTLOOKS ARE NOVEMBER 15 AND DECEMBER 13.CPC WILL TRANSMIT THE OUTLOOK...IN TABULAR TEXT FORMAT...WITH THEFOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS. |
scn02-51enso.txt | ISSUANCE OF EL NINO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION /ENSO/ DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION ON NOAAPORT...FOS...NWWS...AND EMWIN...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 10 2002 |
scn02-52dro.txt | ISSUANCE OF U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK ON NOAAPORT AND FAMILY OF SERVICES... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 17 2002 |
scn02-53poe.txt | NEW PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDENCE CLIMATE OUTLOOKS... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 17 2002 |
scn02-54svs_ugc_chg.txt | SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHANGE FROM ZONE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE TO COUNTY UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 18 2002 ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18 2002 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN THECONTINENTAL UNITED STATES WILL CHANGE THEIR SEVERE WEATHERSTATEMENTS /SVS/ FROM THE ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSALGEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TO THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN ALASKA...HAWAII...ANDGUAM WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UGC INSEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS. |
scn02-55akcwf.txt | CHANGES TO ALASKA REGION COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2003 |
scn02-56wfohun.txt | NEW WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA BEGINS ISSUING PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY WFO BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2003 |
scn02-56wfohun_cca.txt | CORRECTED: NEW WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA BEGINS ISSUING PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY WFO BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2003 |
scn02-57lfphun.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED FORECASTS FOR HUNTSVILLE AREA IN ALABAMA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2003 |
scn02-58hpcwinter.txt | CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE 0615 UTC DAY 1 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS FROM NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/... EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 12 2002 |
scn02-59_text_formats.txt | STANDARDIZED NWS FORMATS AND CODES FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 12 2002 |
scn02-59_text_formats_cca.txt | CORRECTION: STANDARDIZED NWS FORMATS AND CODES FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 12 2003 |
scn02-59textformat_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATE...IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZED NWS FORMATS AND CODES FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS |
scn03-01ncepformatchg.txt | MODIFICATIONS TO SELECTED NCEP TEXT PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 12 2003 |
scn03-02ilxendstate.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WFO CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 4 2003 |
scn03-03crhydro.txt | CONSISTENT UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TYPES FOR HYDROLOGY PRODUCT SUITE IN CENTRAL REGION...EFFECTIVE MARCH 25 2003 |
scn03-04dmcats.txt | CHANGE TO U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IMPACT CATEGORIES... EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20 2003. |
scn03-04scndmcats.txt | CHANGE TO U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IMPACT CATEGORIES... EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20 2003. |
scn03-05cr-endstate.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR EIGHT CENTRAL REGION WARNING PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 25 2003 |
scn03-05cr-endstate_webcca.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR EIGHT CENTRAL REGION WARNING PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 25 2003 |
scn03-06slsakq.txt | VIRGINIA AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT /SLS/ FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES WILL ORIGINATE FROM NWS WFO WAKEFIELD VA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003. |
scn03-07chszones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-07chszones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-07chszones_cca.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-07chszonescca.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-08bufzones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN WESTERN NEW YORK... EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-08bufzones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN WESTERN NEW YORK... EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-09btvzones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN WESTERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-09btvzones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN WESTERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-10boxzones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-10boxzones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-11bgmzones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-11bgmzones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-12alyzones.txt | FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003 |
scn03-12alyzones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-13wou.txt | SUBJECT WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2003 ON TUESDAY...APRIL 15 2003 AT 1200 UTC /COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANEXPERIMENTAL TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE/WOU/ FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THE WOU MESSAGE DEPICTSALL COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES WITHIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMOR TORNADO WATCH AT THE TIME OF INITIAL ISSUANCE. UPDATED WOU/SISSUED AT THE TOP OF EACH HOUR...DEPICT THE COUNTIES ANDINDEPENDENT CITIES REMAINING IN THE WATCH AREA. |
scn03-14wcn.txt | SUBJECT WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FOR SELECTED WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2003 |
scn03-15ctpzones.txt | SUBJECT FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 |
scn03-16tropical_5day.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2003 |
scn03-17HPC_Analysis.txt | SUBJECT PROPOSED CHANGES TO HPC/S NORTH AMERICAN SURFACE ANALYSIS PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2003. RESPONSES REQUESTED BY MAY 9 2003 |
scn03-18loxccf.txt | SUBJECT CHANGE OF CODED CITIES FORECAST /CCF/ SITE IDENTIFIER ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2003 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...MAY 1 2003 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME /UTC/...500 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME...NOAA/S NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA /LOX/ WILL CHANGETHE CODED CITIES FORECAST /CCF/ SITE IDENTIFIER FROM THE CURRENTLOS ANGELES AIRPORT SITE /LAX/ TO THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SITE/CQT/. THE CQT IDENTIFIER REPRESENTS THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELESAUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SITE /ASOS/...LOCATED AT THEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA /USC/. |
scn03-19_10-1701_tpt.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED: MODIFICATIONS TO SELECTED NWS TEXT PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2003 AT 10 AM EDT |
scn03-19_10-1701_tpt_cca.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED: MODIFICATIONS TO SELECTED NWS TEXT PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2003 AT 10 AM EDT |
scn03-20marinezone.txt | SUBJECT MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION IN LAKE ONTARIO... EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 3 2003 |
scn03-21heatindex.txt | SUBJECT ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROBABILISTIC HEAT INDEX PRODUCT SUITE...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2003 |
scn03-22ak_wmo.txt | SUBJECT END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR ALASKA REGION SEVERE WEATHER WARNING PRODUCTS AND ONE RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE MAY 5 2003 |
scn03-23ak_zones.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO ALASKA REGION PUBLIC ZONE NAMES... EFFECTIVE JUNE 16 2003 |
scn03-23ak_zones_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED - CHANGES TO ALASKA REGION PUBLIC ZONE NAMES... EFFECTIVE JUNE 16 2003 |
scn03-24surf.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO SURF ZONE FORECAST AND RIP CURRENT PROGRAM...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2003 |
scn03-25sft.txt | SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2003 |
scn03-25sft_cca.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED...TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS TO BE ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S... EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2003 |
scn03-26neversent.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2003 |
scn03-26tcm_chg.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2003 |
scn03-26tropicaladvsry.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2003 |
scn03-27atl_hurcn.txt | SUBJECT ATLANTIC HURRICANE OUTLOOK TO BE ISSUED MAY 19 2003 |
scn03-28ep_hurcn.txt | SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE OUTLOOK TO BE ISSUED JUNE 11 2003 |
scn03-29cp_hurcn.txt | SUBJECT CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE OUTLOOK TO BE ISSUED MAY 19 2003 |
scn03-30sr_hydro_gph.txt | SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION GRAPHICS...FEEDBACK ACCEPTED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2003 |
scn03-31vtec-test_paya.txt | SUBJECT INTRODUCTION AND TESTING OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE AT THE YAKUTAT ALASKA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE... EFFECTIVE AUGUST 19 2003 |
scn03-32mlb_climate.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR DAYTONA BEACH...VERO BEACH...AND ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2003 |
scn03-33srhsaxfer.txt | SUBJECT SERVICE TRANSFER OF NINE RIVER FORECAST POINTS TO THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 2 2003 |
scn03-34_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED...RESTRUCTURING OF COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AND MODERNIZATION OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9 2003 AT 4 PM ADT |
scn03-34akmarine.txt | SUBJECT RESTRUCTURING OF COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AND MODERNIZATION OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2003 AT 4 PM ADT |
scn03-35guam_marine.txt | SUBJECT ADDITION OF NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC UGC CODES FOR GUAM GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2003. |
scn03-35guam_marine_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED...POSTPONEMENT OF NEW MARINE UGC CODES FOR GUAM GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY |
scn03-35guam_marine_resent.txt | SUBJECT ADDITION OF NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC UGC CODES FOR GUAM GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2003. |
scn03-36mem_aqi.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE OZONE ADVISORY AND FORECAST...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2003 |
scn03-36mem_aqi_cca.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE OZONE ADVISORY AND FORECAST...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2003 |
scn03-37_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED...RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AND MODERNIZING OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS IN ALASKA... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9 2003 |
scn03-37ar_pub_fire.txt | SUBJECT RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AND MODERNIZING OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS...EFFECTIVE SEP 3 2003 |
scn03-37ar_pub_fire_rev.txt | SUBJECT RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AND MODERNIZING OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS...EFFECTIVE SEPtEMBER 3 2003 |
scn03-38afm_pfm.txt | SUBJECT NEW AREA AND POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCTS FROM WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2003 BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY...OCTOBER 1 2003...AT 1800 UTC/COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILL BEGIN A PHASED IMPLEMENTATIONOF TWO NEW PRODUCTS...POINT AND AREA FORECAST MATRICES. THEPERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 312003...AT WHICH TIME ALL WFOS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES/CONUS/ WILL BE ISSUING THE POINT FORECAST MATRICES /PFM/. THEAREA FORECAST MATRICES /AFM/ WILL BE AN OPTIONAL PRODUCT. ASSOFTWARE BECOMES AVAILABLE...OFF CONUS /OCONUS/ WFOS WILL ALSOBEGIN ISSUING THESE NEW PRODUCTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS CONUSWFOS. |
scn03-39zfp_format.txt | SUBJECT ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT MODIFIED FORMAT AND PHASED IMPLEMENTATION...EFFECTIVE BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 2003 ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 2003...AT 1800 UTC /COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILLIMPLEMENT A NEW DIRECTIVE...NWS INSTRUCTION 10-503...WFO PUBLICWEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION. THIS NEW DIRECTIVE SETSPOLICY FOR AN IMPROVED ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /ZFP/ IN A MODIFIEDFORMAT. THE NEW ZFP FORMAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT MOST CONTIGUOUS UNITEDSTATES /CONUS/ WFOS ON OCTOBER 1 2003. THE MODIFIED ZFP FORMATWILL BE PHASED IN AT THE REMAINDER OF CONUS WFOS THROUGH DECEMBER 31 2003...AS NEW SOFTWARE BECOMES AVAILABLE AT THOSELOCATIONS. OFF CONUS /OCONUS/ WFOS WILL ALSO BEGIN ISSUING THEZFP IN THIS MODIFIED FORMAT AS SOFTWARE BECOMES AVAILABLE DURING2004. THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF THE NEW ZFP FORMAT ATOCONUS WFOS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A FUTURE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE. |
scn03-40hydro_ak.txt | SUBJECT CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF SELECTED ALASKA REGION HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20 2003 |
scn03-41sfpmqt.txt | SUBJECT NEW STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2003 |
scn03-42winter_gph.txt | SUBJECT CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS ISSUED BY NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2003 |
scn03-43nv_zone_xfer.txt | SUBJECT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE TRANSFER IN CENTRAL NEVADA... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2003 |
scn03-43nv_zone_xfer_cca.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED...PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE TRANSFER IN CENTRAL NEVADA...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2003 |
scn03-44cpc_outlook.txt | SUBJECT PROBABILITY FORMAT CHANGES TO ONE-MONTH AND THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 2003 |
scn03-45cli_rer_mem.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR JACKSON TENNESSEE...JONESBORO ARKANSAS AND TUPELO MISSISSIPPI...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-46cli_rer_tx1.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR CLARKSVILLE AND CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-47cli_rer_tx2.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR COLLEGE STATION AND GALVESTON TEXAS... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-48cli_rer_tx3.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR CHILDRESS TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-49cli_ar_tx.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR DE QUEEN ARKANSAS...EL DORADO ARKANSAS...LONGVIEW TEXAS...LUFKIN TEXAS... MONROE LOUISIANA...TEXARKANA TEXAS...AND TYLER TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-50cli_rer_hrl_mfe.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION PRODUCT FOR HARLINGEN AND MCALLEN TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-51cli_rer_nm.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR CLAYTON AND ROSWELL NEW MEXICO...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-52cli_rer_att.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR CLIMATE NFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR AUSTIN CAMP MABRY TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-53cli_rer_vct.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR VICTORIA TEXAS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-54xfer_to_hun.txt | SUBJECT WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR LINCOLN...MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-55cli_rer_ga.txt | SUBJECT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR ALMA AND SAINT SIMONS ISLAND GEORGIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-56rer_ar_ok.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR RECORD REPORTS FOR BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA...FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS...MCALESTER OKLAHOMA AND MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-57rer_pns.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR RECORD REPORTS FOR PENSACOLA FLORIDA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2003 |
scn03-58hwo.txt | SUBJECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK CHANGE FROM NON- SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 2003 ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIRHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /HWO/ FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TOSEGMENTED FORMAT. |
scn03-59lsr_format.txt | SUBJECT NEW PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT... EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16 2003 ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT /LSR/ TO A NEW FORMAT. THISNEW FORMAT PROVIDES EVENT SPECIFIC LATITUDE AND LONGITUDEINFORMATION AND PRESENTS EVENT INFORMATION IN A USERFRIENDLY MANNER. |
scn03-60sps_format.txt | SUBJECT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHANGE FROM NON- SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 2003 ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSALTIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS /SPS/ FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TOSEGMENTED FORMAT. |
scn03-60sps_format_cca.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHANGE FROM NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 2003 |
scn03-61ak_marine.txt | SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN ALASKA AND FORMAT AND COMMUNICATIONS HEADING CHANGES TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2003 AND DECEMBER 16 2003 AT 4 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME /AST/ |
scn03-61ak_marine_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED...MODIFICATIONS TO MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN ALASKA AND FORMAT AND COMMUNICATIONS HEADING CHANGES TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2003 AND JANUARY 13 2004 AT 4 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME /AST/ |
scn03-62ak_restructure.txt | SUBJECT RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC...HYDRO...AND MARINE WEATHER FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AT WFO ANCHORAGE AND MODERNIZING OF COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AT ALASKA WFOS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2003 AND DECEMBER 16 2003 |
scn03-62ak_restructure_aaa.txt | SUBJECT UPDATED...RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC...HYDRO...AND MARINE WEATHER FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCT COLLECTIVES AT WFO ANCHORAGE AND MODERNIZING OF COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS AT ALASKA WFOS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2003 AND JANUARY 13 2004 |
scn03-63ak_zfp.txt | SUBJECT ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT MODIFIED FORMAT...CHANGES TO PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES...AND PHASED IMPLEMENTATION... EFFECTIVE BEGINNING NOVEMBER 19 2003 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 2003 AT 400 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME /AST/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN JUNEAU ALASKA WILL IMPLEMENT CHANGES CALLED FOR IN A NEW DIRECTIVE...NWS INSTRUCTION 10-503...WFO PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION. THIS NEW DIRECTIVE SETS POLICY FOR AN IMPROVED ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /ZFP/ IN A MODIFIED FORMAT. THE REMAINING ALASKAN WFOS...WFO ANCHORAGE AND WFO FAIRBANKS...WILL IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES ON TUESDAY...DECEMBER 16 2003. |
scn03-64cli_aaf.txt | SUBJECT COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR APALACHICOLA /AAF/ FLORIDA...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15 2003 |
scn03-65cli_dfw.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE...NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORT FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS AND NEW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PRODUCTS FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH AND WACO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 2003 |
scn03-66wou.txt | SUBJECT WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6 2004 ON TUESDAY...JANUARY 6 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING ANOPERATIONAL TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE/WOU/ FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THE WOU MESSAGE DEPICTSALL COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES WITHIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMOR TORNADO WATCH AT THE TIME OF INITIAL ISSUANCE. |
scn03-67hydro.txt | SUBJECT CHANGES TO NWS HYDROLOGY PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9 2004 |
scn03-68sft_texas.txt | SUBJECT WEST TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15 2003 |
scn03-69eqr.txt | SUBJECT STANDARDIZATION OF WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS FOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTS /EQR/...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 7 2004 BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATEDUNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...ALL NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL BESTANDARDIZING THE AWIPS IDS FOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTS TOEQRXXX...WHERE XXX REPRESENTS THE 3-LETTER ISSUING OFFICE ID. CURRENTLY EARTHQUAKE REPORTS ARE SENT AS EITHER EQREQI OR EQRXXX. IN ADDITION TO STANDARDIZING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AWIPS IDSTHERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS /SEE TABLE 1 FOR DETAILS/. |
scn03-70bs_windchill.txt | SUBJECT PRODUCT CATEGORY CHANGE FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 23 2003 |
scn03-71sft_tn.txt | SUBJECT TENNESSEE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2004 |
scn03-72notification.txt | SUBJECT NEW NWS PROCEDURES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2004 |
scn03-73agonew.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL OBSERVATIONS PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4 2003 |
scn03-74ARoffshoretimechg.txt | SUBJECT CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF ALASKA REGION OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004 |
scn03-75cligfk.txt | SUBJECT IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR GRAND FORKS AIRPORT NORTH DAKOTA CLIMATE INFORMATION...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 2004 |
scn03-76fire_zones.txt | SUBJECT FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS TO REPLACE PUBLIC ZONE NUMBERS IN FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 26 2004 ON FEBRUARY 26 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUINGTHE FIRE WEATHER PRE-SUPPRESSION FORECAST /FWF/ AND RED FLAGWARNING /RFW/ WITH FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS INSTEAD OF PUBLICWEATHER ZONE NUMBERS IN THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/. |
scn04-01sft_la.txt | LOUISIANA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 |
scn04-02sft_nm.txt | NEW MEXICO STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 |
scn04-02sft_nm_cca.txt | CORRECTED...NEW MEXICO STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 |
scn04-03cpc_timechg.txt | CHANGE IN RELEASE TIME /TO 830 AM EASTERN TIME/ FOR THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/S ONE- AND THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND U.S.DROUGHT OUTLOOK...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2004 ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2004...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/CPC/ WILL CHANGE THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE OFFICIAL ONE- ANDTHREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK TO 830 AM EASTERNTIME INSTEAD OF 300 PM EASTERN TIME. THESE PRODUCTS WILLCONTINUE TO BE ISSUED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. |
scn04-04sls.txt | WMO HEADING CHANGES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH AREA OUTLINE STATEMENT PRODUCTS FOR MAINE AND VERMONT TO REFLECT ORIGINATING OFFICE...EFFECTIVE APRIL 6 2004 |
scn04-05watch_status.txt | ENHANCEMENTS TO THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGES FROM THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE APRIL 20 2004
ON TUESDAY...APRIL 20 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN ADDING
ENHANCED INFORMATION TO THE SPC WATCH STATUS MESSAGE /WWA/. THE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT
PRODUCT...FOLLOWING A DOUBLE AMPERSAND //. THE ADDED
INFORMATION CONSISTS OF UGC AND COUNTY...PARISH...AND
INDEPENDENT-CITY NAMES FOR AREAS WHERE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
CONTINUES. THE FORMAT OF THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS SIMILAR
TO THE FORMAT OF THE SPC WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE /WOU/ MESSAGE.
THE ENHANCED INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WATCH STATUS
MESSAGE IS A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
TO THE RIGHT OF THE STATUS LINE LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PRODUCT.
FOR REFERENCE...THE WMO HEADER OF THE STATUS PRODUCT IS WOUS20
KWNS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHANGES TO THIS PRODUCT
PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD OKULSKI
NWS/FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
301-713-1867x114
DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER
NWS/STORM PREDICTION CENTER
405-579-0704
TWO EXAMPLES OF AN OPERATIONAL WATCH STATUS WITH THE ADDITIONAL
UGC AND COUNTY INFORMATION MAY BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE
(USE LOWER CASE LETTERS). THE FIRST IS A WATCH STATUS MESSAGE
AND THE SECOND IS A FINAL/CLOSEOUT WATCH STATUS MESSAGE FOR A
PARTICULAR WATCH.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OS/WATCH/WATCHSTATUSSCN04EXAMPLES.PDF
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn04-06wind_adv.txt | WIND ADVISORY PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION AT WFO PENDLETON OREGON ON MARCH 15 2004 |
scn04-07TX_hydro_xfer.txt | SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE RIVER FORECAST POINT TO THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2004 |
scn04-07TX_hydro_xfer_cca.txt | CORRECTED...SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE RIVER FORECAST POINT TO THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 11 2004 |
scn04-08uvi_chg.txt | ULTRAVIOLET INDEX PRODUCT CHANGES...EFFECTIVE MAY 18 2004 |
scn04-09firewx_xfer.txt | FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 609...610...AND 611 TRANSFERRING TO WFO PENDLETON FROM WFO PORTLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 |
scn04-09firewx_xfer_cca.txt | CORRECTED: FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 609...610...AND 611 TRANSFERRING TO WFO PENDLETON FROM WFO PORTLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 |
scn04-10eas_event_nwr.txt | NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ EVENT CODES AND SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING /SAME/ CODES ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM...EFFECTIVE JUNE 30 2004 |
scn04-11firewx_xfer_calif.txt | FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211 TRANSFERRED TO WFO SACRAMENTO FROM WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MAY 17 2004 |
scn04-12wr_climate.txt | NEW CLIMATE REPORTS FOR WESTERN UNITED STATES SITES... EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 1 2004 AT 200 A.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME /MST/...0900 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NEW DAILYAND MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORTS FROM VARIOUS WESTERN UNITED STATESSITES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. |
scn04-13hfo_awips_pub.txt | WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS - CHANGING OF AWIPS IDENTIFICATION CODES... EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-13hfo_awips_pub_cca.txt | CORRECTED...WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS - CHANGING OF AWIPS IDENTIFICATION CODES... EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-14hfo_pub_zones.txt | WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS - RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC ZONES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-15hfo_ugc.txt | WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS - TRANSITIONING OF WARNING PRODUCTS TO COUNTY-BASED CODES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-16hfo_marine_awips.txt | COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO HONOLULU MARINE PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-17hfo_marine_zones.txt | CHANGES TO HAWAII COASTAL MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES... INCREASE HAWAII COASTAL MARINE ZONES FROM TWO TO TO FIFTEEN...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 |
scn04-18firewx_ddc.txt | NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS IN THE DODGE CITY KANSAS COUNTY WARNING AREA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004 |
scn04-19opc_analysis.txt | MODIFICATION OF NORTHERN ATLANTIC HEMISPHERIC ANALYSIS AND THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HEMISPHERIC ANALYSIS... EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2004 |
scn04-19opc_analysis_cca.txt | CORRECTED: MODIFICATION OF NORTHERN ATLANTIC HEMISPHERIC ANALYSIS AND THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HEMISPHERIC ANALYSIS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2004 |
scn04-20firewx_lbf.txt | NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCT FOR USERS IN THE NORTH PLATTE COUNTY WARNING AREA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004 |
scn04-21complan2.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION PHASE ONE IMPLEMENTATION...EFFECTIVE JUNE 8 2004 |
scn04-21updateaaa.txt | SUBJECT:COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER /CID/ TRANSITION PHASE ONE IMPLEMENTATION...EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2004 |
scn04-22coms12.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION PLAN THE NWS HAS BEEN REVIEWING ALL COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS/CID/ FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NWS AND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ CID POLICIES. NWS CIDS CONSIST OF THE WMO HEADING ON ONE LINE FOLLOWED BY THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER ON A SECOND LINE. NOTE: NOT ALL NWS PRODUCTS REQUIRE AN AWIPS IDENTIFIER. PRESENTLY MANY NWS OFFICES ISSUE PRODUCTS WITH A MIX OF CIDS.SOME ARE COMPLIANT WITH CURRENT NWS AND WMO POLICIES WHILE OTHERSARE NOT. EXAMPLE: MANY NWS OFFICES ISSUE SOME PRODUCTS USINGTHEIR OLD SITE IDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS WITH THEIR NEWER SITE ID.HOWEVER...OVER THE NEXT YEAR...NWS WILL BE WORKING TO CONVERT ALLCIDS SO THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH NWS AND WMO POLICIES. CID CHANGES ARE PLANNED FOR SIX PHASES BASED PRIMARILY ON RELATEDPRODUCT CATEGORIES. THE FIRST PHASE IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 2004WITH SUBSEQUENT PHASES FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS APART.CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NUMBER OF CHANGES IN EACHPHASE AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES MAY BE MOVED TO BETTER BALANCE THEPHASES OR FOR OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS. FUTURE DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICES WILL BE ISSUED 75 DAYS BEFORE THEEFFECTIVE DATE OF EACH OF THE SIX PHASES OF CID CHANGES. EACHNOTICE WILL REFERENCE AN EXPLICIT LIST OF ALL AFFECTED CIDS IN THAT PHASE AND THE SPECIFIC CID CHANGES TO BE MADE. SIMILARNOTICES SUCH AS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND LOCAL OR REGIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL ALSO BEDISSEMINATED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE IMPENDING CHANGES WILL BE POSTED ON THE DATA MANAGEMENT /DM/ WEB PAGE AND ON A CID TRANSITION WEB PAGE. THE URL FOR THE DM WEB PAGE AND THE CID TRANSITION WEB PAGE IS POSTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/INDEX.HTML THE URL FOR THE CID TRANSITION WEB PAGE IS /USE LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/CID.HTML DATA MANAGEMENT IS THE PRIMARY LEAD FOR CID TRANSITION IMPLEMENTATION. EACH NWS REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS OFFICE THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ AND MANY LOCAL NWS OFFICES ALSO HAVE A CID TRANSITION POINT OF CONTACT /POC/. BEFORE EACH PHASE NWS OFFICES MAY ELECT TO TEST PRODUCTS AS PART OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CID CHANGES. ALL TEST PRODUCTS WILLFOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT FOR TEST MESSAGES DOCUMENTED IN NWSINSTRUCTION 10-1701. ALL TESTS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH DATA MANAGEMENT. |
scn04-23vtec.txt | SUBJECT ADD MARINE ZONES AND VALID TIME EVENT CODE TO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES...EFFECTIVE JULY 7 2004 ON WEDNESDAY...JULY 7 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL ADD ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES AND VALID TIME EVENTCODE TO AN OPERATIONAL TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE /WOU/. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS MARINEZONES REFER TO A WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE/S NEAR SHORE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES FOR THE PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC OCEANS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. ALL GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES WILL BE INCLUDED IN WOU/S. |
scn04-24vtecmr.txt | WATCH STATUS MESSAGES WITH ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES...EFFECTIVE
JULY 7 2004
ON WEDNESDAY...JULY 7 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN
ADDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES TO THE SPC
WATCH STATUS MESSAGE /AWIPS ID WWASPC/. THE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT PRODUCT...
FOLLOWING A DOUBLE AMPERSAND /.
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES REFER TO A WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE/S NEAR SHORE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS
RESPONSIBILITY IS OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES FOR THE PACIFIC
AND ATLANTIC OCEANS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. ALL GREAT LAKES
MARINE ZONES WILL BE INCLUDED IN WATCH STATUS MESSAGES.
FOR REFERENCE...THE WMO HEADER OF THE STATUS PRODUCT IS
WOUS20 KWNS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHANGES TO THIS
PRODUCT PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD OKULSKI
NWS/FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
PHONE: 301.713.1867x114
DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER
NWS/STORM PREDICTION CENTER
PHONE: 405.579.0704
AN EXAMPLE OF AN OPERATIONAL WATCH STATUS MESSAGE WITH THE
ADDITIONAL MARINE ZONES UGC INFORMATION MAY BE ACCESSED AT
THE FOLLOWING SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://weather.gov/os/watch/wsm_add.pdf
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn04-25rtp.txt | CHANGE IN AWIPS IDS AND WMO IDS FOR TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION...WEATHER SUMMARY...AND WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 01 2004 |
scn04-25rtpcca.txt | CHANGE IN AWIPS IDS AND WMO IDS FOR TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION...WEATHER SUMMARY...AND WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 01 2004 |
scn04-26atl.txt | ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FORMAT CHANGES |
scn04-27cmbn-wrn.txt | COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THIS MONSOON SEASON: EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2004 |
scn04-28firewx_zone_slc.txt | EXISTING WFO SALT LAKE CITY FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR ZONES 427...428...429...431...432... 436...437 AND 438...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2004 |
scn04-29nhc_splash.txt | SPLASH TIME ADDED TO THE REMARKS SECTION OF TEMP DROP MESSAGE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004 |
scn04-30sfp_texas.txt | SOUTH TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2004 |
scn04-31marinezone_jax.txt | MARINE ZONE COVERAGE CHANGE FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...EFFECTIVE JULY 27 2004. |
scn04-32usvirginislands.txt | NEW WEATHER SUMMARY PRODUCTS FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES...EFFECTIVE JULY 27 2004 |
scn04-33cancelfirezone.txt | CANCELLATION OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-11: SCHEDULED TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211 |
scn04-34cancel04-27.txt | CANCELLATION OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-27... COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES |
scn04-34cancel04-27combined_warnings.txt | CANCELLATION OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-27... COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES |
scn04-35exces_precip.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGE TO FORMAT OF EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION GRAPHIC...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5 2004 |
scn04-36_7-day-river.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES IN ITS CENTRAL REGION...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 24 2004 |
scn04-37_7-day-rvd.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES IN ITS CENTRAL REGION...EFFECTIVE JULY 14 2004 |
scn04-38one-month_outlook.txt | SUBJECT: UPDATE TO ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA ON THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH AT 300 PM EASTERN TIME...EFFECTIVE JULY 31 2004 |
scn04-39EAScodes.txt | SUBJECT: NEW COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS TRANSMITTED ON NOAAPORT... NWWS... EMWIN... AND FAMILY OF SERVICES... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 8 2004. |
scn04-40segment-format.txt | CHANGE TO SEGMENTED FORMAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...AND COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCT EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 2004 |
scn04-40segment-formataaa.txt | AMENDED...CHANGE TO SEGMENTED FORMAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...AND COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 2004 |
scn04-41cid_plan.txt | SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION /CID/ PLAN UPDATE |
scn04-42hpc-winter.txt | REPLACEMENT OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 22 2004 |
scn04-43_modify_clm.txt | MODIFIED CONTENT OF CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /LONGER TERM/...PRODUCT CATEGORY CLM |
scn04-44_so_ca_boundchg.txt | SUBJECT: PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2004 |
scn04-45_vtec.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN MOST NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-45_vtecaaa.txt | AMENDED...OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN MOST NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-45aab_vtec.txt | AMENDED...OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN MOST NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005...EXCEPT EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2005 FOR WFO ANCHORAGE |
scn04-46navtex_ak.txt | SUBJECT:CHANGE IN COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS FOR ALASKA REGION NAVTEX PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2004 |
scn04-47_LegacyDisc.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-47_LegacyDisc_aaa.txt | AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-47_LegacyDisc_aaacca.txt | CORRECTED: AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-47_LegacyDiscontinue.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-47_LegacyDiscontinue_aaa.txt | AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-47_LegacyDiscontinue_aaacca.txt | CORRECTED: AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005 |
scn04-48_wbc_ops.txt | OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-48_wbc_opsaaa.txt | AMENDED...CHANGE TO OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-48_wbc_opsaaacca.txt | CORRECTED...AMENDED...CHANGE TO OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-49_montana_zone_changecca.txt | CORRECTED...PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION IN SOUTHERN MONTANA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 30 2004 |
scn04-49_mt_zone_change.txt | PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION IN SOUTHERN MONTANA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 30 2004 |
scn04-50_ak_zone_change.txt | SUBJECT MARINE AND PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 30 2004 AT 4 PM AKST |
scn04-51_vtec format_hydro.txt | CHANGE TO STANDARDIZED...VTEC-ENCODED FORMAT FOR HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2004 |
scn04-51vtec format_hydrocca.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE TO STANDARDIZED...VTEC-ENCODED FORMAT FOR HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2005 |
scn04-52_cid_impl.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION OF COMBINED PHASE IMPLEMENTATION...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2004 |
scn04-53CliftonForgeFIPS.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGE OF CLIFTON FORGE... VA FROM INDEPENDENT CITY TO TOWN STATUS IN PUBLIC PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2005 |
scn04-53CliftonForgeFIPScca.txt | CORRECTED...CHANGE OF CLIFTON FORGE...VA FROM INDEPENDENT CITY TO TOWN STATUS IN PUBLIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2005 |
scn04-54_CIDFinalReminder.txt | REMINDER OF COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION COMBINED PHASE IMPLEMENTATION... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2004 |
scn04-55_wr_ffs.txt | CHANGE IN WESTERN REGION FOLLOW UP STATEMENT TO FLASH FLOOD WARNING /FFW/ FROM FLOOD STATEMENT /FLS/ TO FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT /FFS/...EFFECTIVE MARCH 17 2005 |
scn04-56vtec_hydro_delay.txt | FOLLOW UP TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-51... DELAY IN VTEC FOR HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS |
scn04-57bear_lake_zn_chg.txt | COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA CHANGE FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES SALT LAKE CITY... UT AND POCATELLO... ID...EFFECTIVE MAY 2 2005 |
scn04-58ak_restructure.txt | RESTRUCTURING OF SELECT ANCHORAGE ALASKA PUBLIC... HYDROLOGICAL...AND MARINE PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2005 AT 4 PM AST |
scn05-01rva_kansas_city.txt | HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT FOR RESERVOIR INFORMATION ISSUED BY NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE KANSAS CITY /PLEASANT HILL/ IN CENTRAL REGION...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2005 |
scn05-02marine_zone_chg_ak.txt | SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 00 UTC |
scn05-03cca_mi_marine_trnsfr.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF MARINE SERVICE IN SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN...AND NEW MARINE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS ON TUESDAY MAY 24 2005. |
scn05-03marine_resp_iwx.txt | CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF MARINE SERVICE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN...AND NEW MARINE PRODUCT IDS: EFFECTIVE AT 1200 UTC ON TUESDAY APRIL 5 2005 |
scn05-04marine_zonechg_seattle.txt | SUBJECT:MARINE ZONE NAME CHANGES FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 23 2005. |
scn05-05inland_rename.txt | RENAMING OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT FOR INLAND AREAS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 5 AM EDT |
scn05-06_id_chng_tce_tcu.txt | CHANGES IN PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE AND TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 5 AM EDT |
scn05-07fire_zone_change.txt | SUBJECT:FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2005 |
scn05-08GrandRapidsFireZoneChg.txt | SUBJECT:ASSUMPTION OF FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM AT WFO GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN AND ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 2005 |
scn05-09GaylordFireZoneChg.txt | SUBJECT:CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES AT WFO GAYLORD MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 2005 |
scn05-10_NM_firewx_zone_chg.txt | SUBJECT:CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN NEW MEXICO: EFFECTIVE APRIL 28 2005 |
scn05-11_firewx_guam.txt | SUBJECT:IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM AT WFO GUAM AND ASSOCIATED SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 |
scn05-12FireWxDetroit.txt | SUBJECT:ASSUMPTION OF FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM AT WFO DETROIT MICHIGAN AND ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE APRIL 19 2005 |
scn05-13albemarle_marine_zonechg.txt | SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE ALBEMARLE SOUND: EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY... JULY 13 2005 AT 00 UTC |
scn05-14_CFWproducts.txt | |
scn05-15hazardous_seas.txt | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...A NEW HEADLINE...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...AUGUST 2 2005... AT 00 UTC |
scn05-16_tsunami_change.txt | SUBJECT:NEW TSUNAMI PROGRAM AND WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR GULF AND EASTERN COAST UNITED STATES ...EFFECTIVE APRIL 20 2005 |
scn05-17gaylord_fire_zones.txt | CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO GAYLORD MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005 |
scn05-18detroit_fire_zones.txt | CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO DETROIT MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JULY 5 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...1901 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME /CDT/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN DETROIT... MICHIGAN /DTX/ WILL RECONFIGURE ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO USE THE ONE COUNTY...ONE ZONE CONCEPT. |
scn05-18detroit_fire_zones_cca.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO DETROIT MICHIGAN: EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005 |
scn05-19grandrapids_fire_zones.txt | CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN: EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005 |
scn05-20_Montana.txt | SUBJECT:PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN MISSOULA MONTANA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2005 |
scn05-21_hurr_local_stmnt.txt | ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ |
scn05-21_hurr_local_stmntcca.txt | ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ |
scn05-21_hurr_local_stmntcca_cca.txt | ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ |
scn05-22zone_change_ca.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2005 |
scn05-23_small-craft_adv.txt | NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WITH MARINE AND COASTAL RESPONSIBILITIES MAY ISSUE UP TO FOUR TYPES OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINES IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ BEGINNING ON TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 1 2005 ...AT 00 UTC |
scn05-24aaa-vtec-update.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN SEVEN NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS AND TWO ROUTINE MARINE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005: REMINDER AND UPDATE |
scn05-24ghg_vtec.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN SEVEN NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS AND TWO ROUTINE MARINE PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005 |
scn05-25oper_wbc.txt | OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005 |
scn05-26discontinue.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005 |
scn05-27air_stagntn.txt | PRODUCT CATEGORY CHANGE FOR AIR STAGNATION ADVISORIES ...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005 |
scn05-28hydro_vtec.txt | FOLLOW UP TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-56... IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC IN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS |
scn05-29pndletn_ zone_chg.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF SOME PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ISSUED BY WFO PENDLETON OREGON: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2005 |
scn05-30_hrcn_rpt.txt | ISSUANCE OF POST STORM HURRICANE REPORTS /PSH/ BY INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 10 2005 |
scn05-31_lch_marine_zns.txt | SUBJECT IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE ACROSS COASTAL WATERS FROM THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER... LA TO CAMERON... LA OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 2005 |
scn05-32sid_tstm_chg.txt | SUBJECT CHANGE IN SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 25 2005 |
scn05-33medford_zone_chg.txt | CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES BETWEEN FLORENCE AND CAPE BLANCO... OREGON: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 10 2006 |
scn05-34qpf_day2_3.txt | CHANGE TO DAY 2 AND DAY 3 QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST /QPF/ AND DISCUSSION TIMES: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 2005 |
scn05-35aaa_keywest.txt | SUBJECT: AMENDED: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST...EFFECTIVE DATE RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY MAY 2 2006 |
scn05-35aab_keywest_id_chg.txt | AMENDED: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST: EFFECTIVE DATE CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY MAY 17 2006 |
scn05-35aac_keywest_id_chg.txt | AMENDED: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST: EFFECTIVE DATE CHANGED TO THURSDAY MAY 18 2006 |
scn05-35keywest_id_chg.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 18 2006 |
scn05-36brownsville_zn_chg.txt | SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE ACROSS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY...TX TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE...TX: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 2006 |
scn05-37modified_lsr_format.txt | MODIFIED PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2006 |
scn05-38watch_saw_chg.txt | REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE INFORMATION FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER PUBLIC WATCH PRODUCT /SEL/ AND ADDITION OF ENHANCED LATITUDE/LONGITUDE INFORMATION IN THE AVIATION WATCH PRODUCT /SAW/: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2006 |
scn05-39outlook_points_chg.txt | REMOVAL OF THE AREAL DESCRIPTION RELATIVE TO ANCHOR POINTS IN STORM PREDICTION CENTER SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS FOR DAYS 1 AND 2: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2006 |
scn05-40hydro_xfer_meg.txt | TRANSFER OF HYDROLOGIC SERVICES FROM MEMPHIS WFO TO JACKSON WFO...EFFECTIVE NOV 30 2005 |
scn05-41seattle_zn_chg.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2006 |
scn05-42aaa_ridge_radar_display.txt | AMENDED: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RIDGE RADAR DISPLAYS AND DISCONTINUANCE OF CURRENT NWS RADAR IMAGERY: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21, 2006 |
scn05-42ridge_radar.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RIDGE RADAR DISPLAYS AND DISCONTINUANCE OF CURRENT NWS RADAR IMAGERY... EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31 2006 |
scn05-43hfo_ghg_vtec.txt | HONOLULU WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN SIX NWS EVENT-DRIVEN PRODUCTS AND ONE ROUTINE MARINE PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE JANUARY 17 2006 |
scn06-01ZoneChg_gsp.txt | ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS: EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006. |
scn06-01cca_ZoneChg_gsp.txt | ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006. |
scn06-02cca_hydro_chg_vtec.txt | CORRECTED: UPDATE ON UPCOMING CHANGES IN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT FORMATS...DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC FOR CERTAIN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS |
scn06-02ccb_hydro_chg_vtec.txt | UPDATE ON UPCOMING CHANGES IN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT FORMATS...DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC FOR CERTAIN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS |
scn06-02hydro_chg_vtec.txt | UPDATE ON UPCOMING CHANGES IN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT FORMATS...DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC FOR CERTAIN HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS |
scn06-03aaa_usaf_hdob.txt | AMENDED...NEW PRODUCTS FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION DATA FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn06-03usaf_hdob.txt | NEW PRODUCTS FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION DATA FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006 |
scn06-04public_tsunami.txt | NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27 2006 EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 27 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/... WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW SUITE OF EVENT-DRIVEN TSUNAMI TEXT PRODUCTS FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND THE UNITED STATES /US/ WEST COAST THE US GULF OF MEXICO COAST...THE US EAST COAST...AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES |
scn06-05tpc_hpc.txt | CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 |
scn06-06trop_ExpToOper.txt | CHANGES IN TROPICAL CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 |
scn06-07cwd_operational.txt | NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCT EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 |
scn06-08cca_mass_news_blk_chg.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE TO MASS NEWS MEDIA DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK FOR 6 TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 |
scn06-08mass_news_blk_chg.txt | CHANGE TO MASS NEWS MEDIA DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK FOR 6 TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 |
scn06-09cca_sd_fire_zones.txt | CORRECTED: ADDITION OF THREE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2006 CORRECTED TO RESTRUCTURE NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES INTO A SEPARATE ZONE. AS A RESULT THE SUBJECT LINE AND PARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH THREE OF THE ORIGINAL SCN06-09 HAVE BEEN MODIFIED... INCLUDING DELETION OF THE FIRST TABLE. |
scn06-09fire_zone_chg.txt | CHANGE OF ONE FIRE WEATHER ZONE AND ADDITION OF TWO NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2006 |
scn06-10hydro_vtec_update.txt | RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY FOR INCLUSION OF VTEC IN FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES FOR FORECAST POINTS: BEGINNING APRIL 4 2006 |
scn06-11aaa_backup_usaf_hdob.txt | AMENDED...NEW BACKUP PRODUCTS FOR DISSEMINATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION DATA FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn06-11backup_usaf_hdob.txt | NEW BACKUP PRODUCTS FOR DISSEMINATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION DATA FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006 |
scn06-12aberdeen_fire_zone.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO ABERDEEN... SD: EFFECTIVE MARCH 30 2006 |
scn06-13calif_fire_zone_chg.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2006 EFFECTIVE FRIDAY MAY 12 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN EUREKA CALIFORNIA /EKA/...MEDFORD OREGON /MFR/ AND SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA /STO/ WILL IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES. |
scn06-13cca_calif_fire_zone_chg.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2006 |
scn06-14nev_fire_zone_chg.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN NEVADA: EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2006 EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 1 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO SOUTHERN NEVADA FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES. |
scn06-15_ca_public_zone_change.txt | PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE JUNE 30 2006 |
scn06-16cca_vortex_messages.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE TO VORTEX DATA MESSAGE PRODUCT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006 CORRECTED TO CHANGE DOD WMO HEADING IN TABLE 2 FROM UPPN12 KNHC TO URPN12 KNHC. |
scn06-16vortex_messages.txt | CHANGE TO VORTEX DATA MESSAGE PRODUCT FORMAT... EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006 |
scn06-17san_diego_firezone_name_chg.txt | CHANGES TO THE NAMES OF SOME FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2006 EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA /SGX/ WILL IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAMES. PLEASE NOTE...ONLY THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAMES ARE CHANGING. THE ACTUAL ZONE BOUNDARIES AND GEOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES REMAIN THE SAME. |
scn06-18cca_spc_watch_prob.txt | CORRECTED: NEW CONVECTIVE WATCH HAZARD PROBABILITIES PRODUCT FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER TO BE ADDED TO THE SUITE OF NWS WATCH PRODUCTS FOR CONUS USE ONLY: EFFECTIVE APRIL 25 2006 |
scn06-18spc_watch_prob.txt | NEW CONVECTIVE WATCH HAZARD PROBABILITIES PRODUCT FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ TO BE ADDED TO THE SUITE OF NWS WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE APRIL 25 2006 |
scn06-19cca_spc_firewx_areal_outline.txt | CORRECTED: NEW FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCTS FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR CONUS USE ONLY: EFFECTIVE MAY 2 2006 |
scn06-19spc_firewx_areal_outline.txt | NEW FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCTS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/: EFFECTIVE MAY 2 2006 |
scn06-20no_cal_fire_zonechg.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF SOME NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2006 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 1 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NWS SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA /STO/ WILL CHANGE SOME NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES. |
scn06-21tpc_time_format_chg.txt | CHANGE IN TIME FORMAT USED IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY /TCM/ AND THE AVIATION TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY /TCA/ PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JUNE 29 2006 |
scn06-22ccf_cities.txt | ADDITION OF SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA /SPG/ TO THE CODED CITIES FORECAST /CCF/ AND TO THE SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN /SCS/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8 2006 |
scn06-23hydro_vtec_operational.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC IN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR FORECAST POINTS: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 18 2006 |
scn06-24cca_exp_3month_temp.txt | EXPERIMENTAL NWS LOCAL THREE-MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS TO BE ISSUED ON THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH...EFFECTIVE JULY 20 2006 |
scn06-24exp_3month_temp.txt | EXPERIMENTAL NWS LOCAL THREE-MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS TO BE ISSUED ON THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: EFFECTIVE JULY 20 2006 |
scn06-25non-tech_winter_lowtrack_graphic.txt | CHANGES IN HPC NON-TECHNICAL WINTER LOW TRACK WEB GRAPHIC: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15 2006 |
scn06-26keywest_upperair_id_chg.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST /KEY/ UPPER-AIR PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 26 2006 |
scn06-27full_firewx_ks_ne_ia.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM FOR MOST OF KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA...AND WESTERN IOWA: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 2006 |
scn06-28firewx_stlouis_mo.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT WFO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2006 |
scn06-29hurr_local_stmt_shrvprt.txt | ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY THE SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER AUGUST 22 2006 |
scn06-30_3aaa_mon_temp_outlook.txt | AMENDED: THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE LOCAL THREE- MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS BECOMING OFFICIAL HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL THURSDAY JANUARY 18 2007. |
scn06-30_3mon_temp_outlook.txt | NWS LOCAL 3-MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS TO BECOME OFFICIAL ON THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 21 2006 |
scn06-31aaa_guam_timezone_chg.txt | AMENDED: TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR WFO GUAM: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 7 2007 |
scn06-31ccaguam_timezone_chg.txt | TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR WFO GUAM: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 28 2006 |
scn06-31guam_timezone_chg.txt | TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR WFO GUAM: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 28 2006 |
scn06-32tsunami_mnd_hdr.txt | MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR SEVERAL TSUNAMI PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2006 |
scn06-33aval_slc_comms_id.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT /SLC/ AVALANCHE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2006 |
scn06-34_zone_chg_wvandva.txt | ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2006 |
scn06-35selected_cities_nyc.txt | CHANGE OF SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS IN THE SELECTED CITIES SUMMARY FOR NEW YORK CITY NY: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2007 |
scn06-36aaa_slc_zone_chg_amd.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT /SLC/ PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH: EFFECTIVE MAY 31 2007 |
scn06-36slc_zone_chg.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT /SLC/ PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2007 |
scn06-37aaa_wx_safety_planner.txt | AMENDED: EXPERIMENTAL WEB-BASED WEATHER ACTIVITY PLANNER: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 7 2006 |
scn06-37wx_safety_planner.txt | EXPERIMENTAL WEB-BASED WEATHER SAFETY PLANNER: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 7 2006 |
scn06-38long_island_marine_zonechg.txt | CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007 |
scn06-39climate_info_ms.txt | NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 5 2007: GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD... VICKSBURG... AND HATTIESBURG. EFFECTIVE MONDAY FEBRUARY 5 2007 AT 300 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME /CST/...0900 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NWS WILL TRANSMIT NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR GREENVILLE /GLH/...GREENWOOD /GWO/...VICKSBURG /TVR/...AND HATTIESBURG /HBG/ IN MISSISSIPPI UNDER NEW COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS. |
scn06-40guam_coastal_hazard.txt | CHANGES TO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE PRODUCTS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 2007...AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ OR 1000 AM GUAM LOCAL STANDARD TIME /LST/...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE /CFW/ PRODUCTS. THESE CHANGES ARE IN RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER FEEDBACK GAINED FROM THE MARINE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY WFO GUAM. |
scn06-41guam_smallcraft_adv.txt | CHANGES TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 |
scn06-42_guam_surf_zone_forecast.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND TIDE DATA PRODUCTS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 |
scn06-42cca_guam_surf_zone_forecast.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND TIDE DATA PRODUCTS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 |
scn06-43_id_chg_lasvegas_avalanche.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES OF WFO LAS VEGAS NV /VEF/ AVALANCHE PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21 2007 |
scn06-44marine_zonechange_fla.txt | SUBJECT:IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007 |
scn06-45_hydro_summ_terminate.txt | TERMINATION OF NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31 2007 |
scn06-46ugc_chg_avalanche.txt | UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ CHANGE FOR AVALANCHE WATCHES/WARNINGS IN CERTAIN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY |
scn07-01extr_wind_warning.txt | NEW PRODUCT TYPE LINE AND PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR EXTREME WIND WARNING (EWW) PRODUCT EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn07-02cca_miami_zone_chg.txt | CORRECTED: IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR PALM BEACH... BROWARD... MIAMI-DADE AND COLLIER COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE MAY 31 2007 |
scn07-02miami_zone_chng.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR PALM BEACH... BROWARD... MIAMI-DADE AND COLLIER COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE MAY 31 2007 |
scn07-03trop_cycl_guidance_msg.txt | CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE /WHXX01/: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007 |
scn07-04nha_sched_mod.txt | MODIFICATION TO ISSUANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT: EFFECTIVE MARCH 9 2007 |
scn07-05day4-8_severe_outlook.txt | NEW DAY 4-8 SEVERE OUTLOOK FOR CONUS FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/: EFFECTIVE MARCH 22 2007 |
scn07-06awips_build_changes.txt | CHANGES IN AREA FORECAST MATRICES...POINT FORECAST MATRICES...STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS AND ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE WITH AWIPS BUILD 7.2 |
scn07-07aviation_trop_cycl_adv.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO AVIATION TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007 |
scn07-08cca_vortex_data_msg.txt | CORRECTED: ENHANCEMENT TO THE VORTEX DATA MESSAGE PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007 |
scn07-08vortex_data_msg.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO THE VORTEX DATA MESSAGE PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007 |
scn07-09high_density_obsv_data.txt | NEW PRODUCTS AND NEW FORMAT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION DATA FROM NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION /NOAA/ P-3 AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 1 2007 |
scn07-10_DoD_hdob.txt | DATA AND PRODUCT CHANGES FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE /DOD/ WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn07-11fire_public_realign_gsp_and_lox.txt | REALIGNMENT OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO CORRESPOND TO EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR WFO GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG /GSP/ NC AND WFO LOS ANGELES/OXNARD /LOX/ CA EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2007 |
scn07-12hydro_vtec_risk-reductn.txt | INCLUSION OF EXPERIMENTAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY SELECTED WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES: EFFECTIVE APRIL 2 2007 |
scn07-13exprmentl.hydro_vtec.txt | NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR FORECAST POINTS EFFECTIVE JUNE 5 2007 |
scn07-14fire_wx_far_west_texas.txt | ADDITION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND FIRE WEATHER WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE FAR WEST TEXAS COUNTIES OF EL PASO AND HUDSPETH: EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2007 |
scn07-15zone_chg_OR_WA.txt | BOUNDARY CHANGES OF PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 2007 |
scn07-16post_trop_cycl_report.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO THE POST STORM TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT /PSH/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn07-17trop_cycl_watch-warning.txt | TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ TO BECOME OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 BEGINNING JUNE 1 2007 THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL. THE TCV IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND SUMMARIZES ALL NEW...CONTINUED AND CANCELLED TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE UNITED STATES /US/ ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS...PUERTO RICO AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE TCV IS ISSUED AT APPROXIMATELY 03...09...15 AND 21 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...FOR SPECIAL ADVISORIES IF WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE POSTED...CHANGED OR CANCELLED AND FOR IMMEDIATE ADVISORIES IF WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CANCELLED. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE FORMAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: |
scn07-18_AHPS_enhance.txt | ENHANCEMENTS TO ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGES EFFECTIVE ON OR ABOUT MAY 9 2007 |
scn07-18aaa_AHPS_enhance.txt | AMENDED: ENHANCEMENTS TO ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGES: EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY 9 2007 POSTPONED: NEW DATE JULY 18 2007 |
scn07-18aab_AHPS_enhance.txt | AMENDED: ENHANCEMENTS TO ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGES: EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 18 2007 POSTPONED: NEW DATE JULY 25 2007 |
scn07-19_vtec_hard_freeze_awips7-2.txt | ADDITION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODES FOR HARD FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNING EFFECTIVE WITH AWIPS BUILD 7.2 |
scn07-19cca_vtec_hard_freeze_awips7-2.txt | CORRECTION: ADDITION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODES FOR HARD FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNING EFFECTIVE WITH AWIPS BUILD 7.2 |
scn07-20upper_air_comms_id_tucson.txt | COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR UPPER-AIR PRODUCTS FROM WFO TUCSON /TWC/ EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2007 |
scn07-21haz_assmnt_sched.txt | CHANGE IN SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE FOR THE U.S. HAZARDS ASSESSMENT: EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 21 2007 |
scn07-22cca_drought_outlook_sched.txt | CORRECTED: INCREASED FREQUENCY OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES OF U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 7 2007 |
scn07-22drought_outlook_sched.txt | INCREASED FREQUENCY OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES OF U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 7 2007 |
scn07-23trckg_wrng.txt | NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRACKING LINE ON SHORT DURATION WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS BEGINNING JULY 16 2007 |
scn07-24_fire_wx_indianapolis.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT INDIANAPOLIS IN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 2007 EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ...THE WFO AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO INDIANAPOLIS...SOME ON A DAILY BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. |
scn07-24cca_fire_wx_indianapolis.txt | CORRECTED: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT INDIANAPOLIS IN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 2007 CORRECTED TO CHANGE AWIPS ID FOR FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS PRODUCT FROM INDFWOIND TO INDFWOIN |
scn07-25firewx_sheridan_wy.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHERIDAN COUNTY WY FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT RIVERTON WY TO WFO BILLINGS MT...EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2007 |
scn07-26_day3-8_fire_wx_outlook.txt | NEW DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CONUS FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/: EFFECTIVE JUN 12 2007 |
scn07-27pr_vi_tsunami_prod.txt | PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS TO BE ADDED TO EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007 |
scn07-28fire_zone_split_wa_and_or.txt | CHANGES TO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 |
scn07-29air_quality_alert.txt | NEW PRODUCT TYPE LINE AND PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE /AQA/ PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2007 |
scn07-30alaska_marine_zone_chg.txt | MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-31me_and_nh_marine_zone_chg.txt | CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-32calif_marine_zone_chg.txt | MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION: CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-33florida_marine_zone_change.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ MELBOURNE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND JUPITER INLET: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 4 2007 |
scn07-34cca_downeast_me_marine_zone_chg.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-34downeast_me_marine_zone_chg.txt | CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-35tsunami_south_china_sea.txt | TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007 |
scn07-36tsunami_indian_ocean.txt | SUBJECT: NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN: EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007 |
scn07-37tsunami_caribbean.txt | SUBJECT: NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CARIBBEAN: ...EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007 |
scn07-38aaagreat_lakes_marine_zonechg.txt | AMENDED: CHANGES IN GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES AND UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-38great_lakes_marine_zonechg.txt | CHANGES IN GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES AND UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-39segmented_great_lakes.txt | THE GREAT LAKES OPEN LAKE FORECAST /GLF/ CHANGES FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 |
scn07-40tab_state_forecast_atlanta.txt | CHANGES TO WFO ATLANTA TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2007 |
scn07-41aviation_area_forecast_chg.txt | CHANGES TO DOMESTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO AVIATION AREA FORECASTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2007 |
scn07-41cca_aviation_area_forecast_chg.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO DOMESTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO AVIATION AREA FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2007: CORRECTED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: |
scn07-42winter_wx_juneau.txt | CHANGES TO WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO JUNEAU AK...WSO YAKUTAT AK AND WSO ANNETTE AK EFFECTIVE.. SEPTEMBER 5 2007 |
scn07-43cca_missoula_addtn_select_cities.txt | CORRECTED - ADDITION OF MISSOULA MONTANA /MSO/ TO THE SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2007 |
scn07-43missoula_addtn_select_cities.txt | ADDITION OF MISSOULA MONTANA /MSO/ TO THE SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2007 |
scn07-44tweb_termination.txt | TERMINATION OF CONUS TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCAST /TWEB/ FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2007. |
scn07-45exp_graph_airmet.txt | AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL AIRMET WEB INTERFACE: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THROUGH AUGUST 31 2007 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS |
scn07-46north_tx_forecast_prod.txt | NORTH TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 2007 |
scn07-47aviation_area_forecast_gulfmex.txt | CHANGES TO DOMESTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO AVIATION AREA FORECASTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 17 2008 |
scn07-48sigmet_format_chg.txt | FORMAT CHANGE FOR OCEANIC SIGMETS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 7 2007 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS |
scn07-49wind_chill_outlook.txt | NEW 6- TO 10-DAY AND 8- TO 14-DAY MINIMUM WIND CHILL INDEX OUTLOOKS: BEGINNING DECEMBER 28 2007 |
scn07-50_floodmap-nc.txt | NEW ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS: EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 22 2007 |
scn07-50aaa_floodmap-nc.txt | AMENDED: NEW ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS: EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 22 2007 |
scn07-51ccatsunami.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGE TO TSUNAMI WARNING...WATCH...ADVISORY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT DEFINITIONS FOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 12 2008 |
scn07-51tsunami.txt | CHANGE TO TSUNAMI WARNING...WATCH...ADVISORY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT DEFINITIONS FOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 12 2008 |
scn07-52wap.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONAL WEB-BASED WEATHER ACTIVITY PLANNER: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2007 |
scn07-53aaa_marine_zones_change.txt | AMENDED: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON: EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2008 IS POSTPONED JUNE 2 2008 |
scn07-53cca_marine_zones_change.txt | CORRECTED TO AMENDED: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 IS POSTPONED TO JUNE 2 2008 |
scn07-53marine_zones_change.txt | CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn07-54colorado_hydro.txt | ADJUSTMENTS TO SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE DENVER/BOULDER HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA |
scn07-55adds_medford.txt | MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ADDS TWO NEW MARINE ZONES: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...OR 1700 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...THE MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WILL ADD TWO ADDITIONAL MARINE ZONES: THE COOS BAY BAR AND THE CHETCO RIVER BAR. |
scn07-56hnx_rec_frct.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECREATIONAL FORECAST AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT HANFORD CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 2008 |
scn07-57_calif_zone_change.txt | SUBJECT RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn07-58trop_haz.txt | EXPERIMENTAL GLOBAL TROPICS BENEFITS/HAZARDS ASSESSMENT TO BE ISSUED ON MONDAYS: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 17 2007 |
scn07-59littlerock_climate.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR HARRISON ARKANSAS: EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2008 |
scn08-01aviation_tropical.txt | CHANGES TO THE AVIATION TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-01cca_aviation_tropical.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE AVIATION TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-02highseas_headers.txt | HEADERS FOR THREE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS TO BE MODIFIED EFFECTIVE JULY 01 2008 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 01 2008 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...THE HEADERS FOR THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST PRODUCTS LISTEDIN TABLE 1 WILL BE MODIFIED TO CONFORM WITH THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK FORMAT. |
scn08-03cca_trop_cyc_sum.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY- FIXES /TCS/ PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 |
scn08-03trop_cyc_sum.txt | CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY TO FIX /TCS/ PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 |
scn08-04hls.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 |
scn08-05npw.txt | SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN THE NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING /NPW/ PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 |
scn08-06firewx_dmx.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE NWS DES MOINES IA FORECAST OFFICE: EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008 |
scn08-07firewx_gid.txt | CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT /RFD/ FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ AT OMAHA AND HASTINGS NEBRASKA AND TOPEKA KANSAS: EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008 |
scn08-08spc4-8.txt | DISSEMINATION OF AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT FOR STORM PREDICTION CENTER DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK: EFFECTIVE MARCH 25 2008 |
scn08-09_opc_offshore.txt | CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/ TO 250 NM OFFSHORE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn08-10fire-ilx.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT CENTRAL ILLINOIS: EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 |
scn08-11fire-iwx.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE NORTHERN INDIANA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT NORTH WEBSTER: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn08-12fire-fgf.txt | ADDITION OF TWO NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM /NFDRS/ SITES BY THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT FARGO: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn08-13trop_cyc-epac.txt | CHANGE TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-14hydro_vtec_oper.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2008 |
scn08-15_30hr_taf.txt | FORMAT CHANGE FOR TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS /TAFS/ FROM 24-HOUR FORMAT TO 30-HOUR FORMAT: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2008 |
scn08-16ak_time_zone.txt | TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR ALASKA OFFICES: EFFECTIVE JUNE 18 2008 |
scn08-17firewx_calif.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS...NUMBERS AND NAMES FOR THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2008 |
scn08-18_tempdrop.txt | ENHANCEMENT TO THE TEMPDROP MESSAGE: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-19windprob08.txt | CHANGES TO THE MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE WIND SPEED PROBABILITY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-20textprob08.txt | CHANGES TO TROPICAL CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC WIND SPEED TEXT PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-21text_two.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGE TO THE ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC TEXT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /TWO/ PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 AND JUNE 1 2008... RESPECTIVELY |
scn08-22cca_tcv.txt | CORRECTED: NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008: NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ ...AND ENHANCED GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE POINTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS |
scn08-22tcv.txt | SUBJECT: NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008: NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ ...AND ENHANCED GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE POINTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS 1. NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ WILL ISSUE THE /TCV/ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ARE COUNTY-BASED AS FOLLOWS: |
scn08-23_firewx_nfdrs_bis.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM /NFDRS/ SERVICE BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008 |
scn08-24hydro_vtec.txt | ADJUSTMENTS TO PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES |
scn08-25drought_statements.txt | NEW DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES: BEGINNING JUNE 10 2008. |
scn08-26vtec_cwf.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008 |
scn08-27mww.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008 |
scn08-28tcv_calif.txt | TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT /TCV/ TO BE ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2008 |
scn08-29spc3-8fire.txt | DISSEMINATION OF AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT FOR STORM PREDICTION CENTER DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK EFFECTIVE MAY 20 2008 |
scn08-30tml_removal.txt | REMOVAL OF TRACKING INFORMATION LINE /TIME...MOT...LOC/ FROM FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2008 |
scn08-31firewx_idaho.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO EFFECTIVE MAY 8 2008 |
scn08-32vtec_cwf.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 |
scn08-33stormsurge.txt | STORM SURGE PROBABILITY GREATER THAN FIVE FEET TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 BEGINNING JUNE 1 2008 A PORTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC HURRICANE STORM SURGE PRODUCTS WILL BECOME AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT. A PRODUCT PROVIDING STORM SURGE PROBABILITY OF GREATER THAN FIVE FEET WILL BE OFFICIAL AND POSTED TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/NHC/ WEB SITE AT: /USER LOWER CASE/: |
scn08-34matagorda_zone.txt | IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY TEXAS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2008 |
scn08-35aaa_ffw_svr.txt | AMENDED: TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY THE ISSUANCE OF COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
scn08-35ffw_svr.txt | COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2008 |
scn08-36mww_cta_marker.txt | NEW CALL TO ACTION /CTA/ MARKERS IN THE OPERATIONAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008 REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-27: TRANSMITTED APR 7 2008 |
scn08-37hls_vtec.txt | ADDITION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ /S/ SIGNIFICANCE CODE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2008 |
scn08-38wr_marine_zones.txt | MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION FOR WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS AND FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS TO EVALUATE USE OF SMALLER NEARSHORE ZONES: EFFECTIVE JULY 8 2008 |
scn08-39_aaa_lox_zones.txt | AMENDED: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF SOME OF THE FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY CA: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 16 2008 |
scn08-39_lox_zones.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF SOME OF THE FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY CA: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9 2008 |
scn08-40winterwx_simplification.txt | RESTRUCTURING OF SOME NWS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WARNING PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9 2008 |
scn08-41flagstaff_zones.txt | REALIGNMENT OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO CORRESPOND TO EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ /FGZ/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 25 2008 |
scn08-42_flood_maps_tx.txt | NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR FIVE LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS: EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 30 2008 |
scn08-42aaa_flood_maps_tx.txt | AMENDED: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS REDUCED FROM FIVE TO FOUR: EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 30 2008 |
scn08-43sju_marine_zone.txt | IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2008 |
scn08-44lch_marine_zones.txt | SUBJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE ZONE COVERAGE FOR INLAND SABINE LAKE...CALCASIEU LAKE...AND VERMILION BAY: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2008. |
scn08-45_for_wsomcd.txt | FORMAT CHANGE TO THE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE INFORMATION IN STORM PREDICTION CENTER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS EFFECTIVE OCT 21 2008 |
scn08-46_30hr_taf.txt | REMINDER: FORMAT CHANGE FOR TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS /TAFS/ FROM 24-HOUR FORMAT TO 30-HOUR FORMAT: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 2008 |
scn08-47maf_rec.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECREATIONAL FORECAST AT WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA TEXAS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 2008 |
scn08-48duluth_surf.txt | NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN DULUTH MINNESOTA WILL BEGIN ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AUGUST 1 2008 |
scn08-49mww.txt | DELAY IN SIMULTANEOUS DISCONTINUATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE IN COASTAL WATERS AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECASTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT |
scn08-50ctamarkers.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CALL-TO-ACTION MARKERS IN WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY/ AND FOLLOW-UP STATEMENTS: BEGINNING FEBRUARY 11 2009 |
scn08-51vtec_phenomena_codes.txt | CHANGES TO THREE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ PHENOMENA CODES. PHASE-IN BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND ENDS ON NOVEMBER 4 2008 |
scn08-52greatlakes.txt | THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2008 |
scn08-53fire_xtr_florida.txt | TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR FLORIDA FIRE ZONE 008 /COASTAL WALTON/ TO WFO TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2008 |
scn08-54_floodmaps3.txt | NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA: EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008 |
scn08-55_30hr_taf_test_sep.txt | REMINDER: FORMAT CHANGE FOR TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS /TAFS/ FROM 24-HOUR FORMAT TO 30-HOUR FORMAT: EFFECTIVE 0000 UTC NOVEMBER 5 2008 |
scn08-56enso_alerts.txt | NEW EL NIÑO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION /ENSO/ ALERTS TO BE INCLUDED AS NEEDED IN THE ENSO DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11 2008. |
scn08-57_oper_tpex.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/ PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9 2008 |
scn08-58_firewx_gfdi.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX PRODUCT/SERVICE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT WICHITA KANSAS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9 2008 |
scn08-59_oprl_tpex.txt | CHANGES TO THE SELECTED CITIES FORECAST PRODUCTS /SCS/ EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2009 |
scn08-60_ewx_rtp.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF A MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE PRODUCT AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS: EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 2009 |
scn08-61w_coast_marine_zones.txt | MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM WASHINGTON TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO EVALUATE USE OF SMALLER NEARSHORE ZONES: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009 |
scn08-62global_tropics_forecast.txt | GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT TO BECOME OFFICIAL ON MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008 |
scn08-63ccamob_pfm_art.txt | CORRECTED: REVISED POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCT FOR MOBILE ALABAMA EFFECTIVE MARCH 4 2009 |
scn08-63mob_pfm_art.txt | REVISED POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCT FOR MOBILE ALABAMA EFFECTIVE MARCH 4 2009 |
scn08-64rfw_change_ob9.txt | CHANGE IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR PRODUCT TYPE FOR FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE WITH AWIPS SOFTWARE OPERATIONAL BUILD 9 |
scn08-65arx_fire.txt | EXPANSION OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE LA CROSSE WISCONSIN TO INCLUDE EIGHT COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3 2009 |
scn09-01surf-zone_barrow_ak.txt | NWS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BARROW ALASKA WILL BEGIN ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 1 2009 |
scn09-02afg_arctic1.txt | CREATION OF THREE NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES...AN EXPERIMENTAL SEASONAL MARINE SYNOPSIS AND AN EXPERIMENTAL SEASONAL OFFSHORE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR U.S. ARCTIC OCEAN WATERS NORTH OF ALASKA: EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2009 |
scn09-03aaa_ridge_radar.txt | AMENDED TO CHANGE DATE - ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 BETA DISPLAYS EFFECTIVE MARCH 04 2009 |
scn09-03aab_ridge_radar.txt | AMENDED TO EXTEND RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 EXPERIMENTAL
PERIOD TO OCTOBER 1 2009
NWS IS EXTENDING THE RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD
TO OCTOBER 1 2009. HIGH DEMAND DURING THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD OF
THE RIDGE 2 RADAR DISPLAYS HAS ALLOWED NWS TO TEST DIFFERENT
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS FOR PROVIDING THESE DISPLAYS DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH SYSTEM LOADS. NWS HAS ELECTED TO TEST ADDITIONAL
CONFIGURATIONS DURING THE REMAINER OF THE CONVECTIVE WEATHER
SEASON AND INTO THE HURRICANE SEASON BY EXTENDING THE
EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD TO OCTOBER 1 2009.
THE RIDGE VERSION 2 BETA DIFFERS FROM THE CURRENT RIDGE DISPLAYS
BY USING A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE PRIMARY PAGE WITH USER
SELECTABLE VIEWS/WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS. A THIRD PARTY PROVIDES
UNLYING MAPS. LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.
THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL OCTOBER 1 2009. NWS PROPOSES
REPLACING THE CURRENT PAGES IN OCTOBER. THE BETA PAGES WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV
IN NOVEMBER 2009 THESE PAGES WILL REPLACE THE FOLLOWING
OPERATIONAL WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV
AT THAT TIME THE BETA URL WILL BE DISCONTINUED. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON ARCHIVED DATA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA THE HELP LINK
ON THE RIDGE PAGES.
THE BETA PAGES WILL DISPLAY STORM BASED WARNINGS /IF THEY ARE
IN EFFECT/ AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL NWS WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS.
COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD TO ENSURE A
SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE CURRENT RADAR PAGES AND THE
PROPOSED NEW PAGES. CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THE BETA PAGES DURING
THIS PERIOD BASED ON USER COMMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHEIF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
817-978-1100 EXT 145
PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV
OR
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1381 EXT 140
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-03aac_ridge_radar.txt | AMENDED: RIDGE RADAR VERSION II COMMENT PERIOD
EXTENDED TO MARCH 1 2010
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS RECEIVED... NWS HAS EXTENDED THE
COMMENT PERIOD FOR RIDGE VERSION II TO MARCH 1 2010. THIS
EXTENSTION WILL ALLOW NWS TO MODIFTY FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON
COMMENTS AND ACCEPT ADDITIONAL INPUT.
THE RIDGE VERSION II BETA WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT
RADAR DISPLAY. VERSION II WILL USE A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE
PRIMARY PAGE WITH USER SELECTABLE VIEWS/WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS. A
THIRD PARTY WILL PROVIDE UNDERLYING MAPS. IN ADDITION NWS WILL
MAKE AVAILABLE LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES BETA PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM
THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV
IN MARCH 2010 THESE PAGES WILL REPLACE THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL
WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV
AT THAT TIME NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE BETA URL. A HELP LINK ON
THE RIDGE WEBPAGES WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
ARCHIVED DATA.
THE BETA PAGES WILL DISPLAY STORM BASED WARNINGS /IF THEY ARE IN
EFFECT/ AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL NWS WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS.
COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGHOUT THE REVIEW PERIOD TO ENSURE
A SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE CURRENT RADAR PAGES AND THE
PROPOSED NEW PAGES. CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THE BETA PAGES DURING
THIS PERIOD BASED ON USER COMMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHEIF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
817-978-1100 EXT 145
PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV
OR
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1381 EXT 140
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-03ridge_radar.txt | ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 BETA DISPLAYS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 18 2009 |
scn09-04firewx_e_nd.txt | ADDITION OF TWO NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM /NFDRS/ SITES BY THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT GRAND FORKS ND EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 10 2009 |
scn09-05gis.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF NWS WARNINGS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009 |
scn09-06kuskokwim_zones.txt | FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES FOR KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALASKA ZONE /AKZ151/ EFFECTIVE MAY 7 2009 |
scn09-07cca_kuskokwim_hsa.txt | CORRECTED: HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA /HSA/ BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IN ALASKA: EFFECTIVE MAY 7 2009 |
scn09-07kuskokwim_hsa.txt | HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA /HSA/ BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IN ALASKA: EFFECTIVE MAY 7 2009 |
scn09-08trop_field_graphics.txt | ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND FIELD GRAPHICS BECOME OPERATIONAL: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-08trop_sum.txt | SUBJECT: FORMAT CHANGE TO THE MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-09tcd.txt | CHANGE TO FORMAT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION FOR THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009 |
scn09-10monthly_tropical_sum.txt | SUBJECT: FORMAT CHANGE TO THE MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-10tropical_disturbance.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS AND BEGINNING OF SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-11psurge.txt | SERIES OF PROBABILISTIC HURRICANE STORM SURGE PRODUCTS BECOME OPERATIONAL AND EXPAND IN THRESHOLDS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009 |
scn09-12gtwoo.txt | ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC GRAPHICAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS BECOME OPERATIONAL FOR THE 2009 HURRICANE SEASON |
scn09-13tcwfg.txt | ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND FIELD GRAPHICS BECOME OPERATIONAL: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-14ccatcp_format_changes.txt | CORRECTED: FORMAT CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-14tcp_format_changes.txt | FORMAT CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009...THE FOLLOWING FORMAT CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY /TCP/ PRODUCT FOR EASIER DECODING BY AUTOMATED PROGRAMS: |
scn09-15tcp_storm_surge.txt | CHANGES TO STORM SURGE INFORMATION IN TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-16vtec_tsunami.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN NWS TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 30 2009 |
scn09-17aaasurf_great_lakes-1.txt | AMENDED: TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ DULUTH MINNESOTA TO START ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION UNTIL JUNE 15 2009...TO CHANGE ISSUANCE TIME AND TO ADD SEASONAL TERMINIATION DATES |
scn09-17surf_great_lakes-1.txt | NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN DULUTH MINNESOTA...CHICAGO ILLINOIS...GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 18 2009 |
scn09-18vtec_ashfall.txt | OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ASHFALL WARNING WITH VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCT EFFECTIVE JULY 6 2009 |
scn09-19hail_change.txt | EXPERIMENTAL CRITERION CHANGE FOR HAIL SIZE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING DETERMINATION AT ALL CENTRAL REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FROM THREE-QUARTER /0.75/ INCH TO ONE /1/ INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER EFFECTIVE BY OR BEFORE JULY 1 2009 |
scn09-20aswu_grap_conv.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2009 |
scn09-21tav_discontinued.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF THE TRAVELERS FORECAST PRODUCT EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2009 |
scn09-22box_marine_zones.txt | NEW MARINE ZONES FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 |
scn09-23aaa_lwx_marine_zones.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 |
scn09-23lwx_marine_zones.txt | CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 |
scn09-24cca_new_mexico_zones.txt | SUBJECT CORRECTED: NEW SHAPEFILE AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD AFTER JULY 20 2009. IMPLEMENTATION OF
IMPROVED PUBLIC ZONE COVERAGE FOR THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO EFFECTIVE
JULY 22 2009
ORIGINAL SHAPEFILE HAD INCORRECT ZONE NAME FOR NMZ519.
CORRECT ZONE NAME FOR NMZ519 IS ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA
INSTEAD OF MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PLEASE ENSURE YOU
HAVE CORRECT SHAPEFILE POSTED ON JULY 20 2009. THE ORIGINAL
NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE WERE NO OTHER
CHANGES.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 22 2009 AT 0300 PM MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2100 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO /ABQ/ WILL ISSUE PUBLIC FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS USING NEW PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES.
WFO ABQ PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES ARE BEING CHANGED TO BETTER
INCORPORATE LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY AND CLIMATOLOGY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SEVERAL EXISTING ZONES
HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN SIZE TO MITIGATE THE SIGNIFICANT
VARIANCES IN CLIMATE AND ELEVATION IN THE ZONES CURRENTLY
IN USE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANGES ARE REFLECTED WITHIN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO WHILE MINIMAL
ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE EASTERN PLAINS.
SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES TO THE CURRENT ZONE CONFIGURATION
INCLUDE
-DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
-SEPARATION OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
-REDUCTION IN SIZE OF THE ZONES THAT INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND THE ESTANCIA VALLEY.
-IMPROVED SEPARATION OF MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ALONG WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE
SANTA FE METRO AREA IN ITS OWN ZONE.
THE LINK BELOW OFFERS THE FOLLOWING:
-GREATER DETAIL REGARDING WHY THESE PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES ARE
BEING MADE
-GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE CURRENT AND NEW PUBLIC ZONES
-TEXT LISTINGS OF OLD AND NEW PUBLIC ZONE NAMES AND
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/S/
-A TABLE OF WFO ABQ PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE PUBLIC ZONE
CHANGES ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/ZONES/2009PUBLICZONES.PHP
PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING ALL WFO ABQ PRODUCTS AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE.
UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE MAP SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JESUS HARO MELINDA BAILEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS SOUTHERN REGION HQ
2341 CLARK CARR LOOP SE 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106 FORT WORTH TX 76102
505-243-0702 X223 817-978-1100 X107
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-24new_mexico_zones.txt | SUBJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED PUBLIC ZONE COVERAGE FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO EFFECTIVE JULY 22 2009 |
scn09-25nfdrs_north_dakota.txt | ADDITION OF ONE NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM SITE BY THE WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN BISMARCK ND EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 28 2009 |
scn09-26elko_nv_fire_zones.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN NORTHERN NEVADA EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009 |
scn09-27pinebluff_climate.txt | SUBJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS: EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009 |
scn09-28lwx-akq_zones.txt | REMINDER: CHANGES IN PUBLIC ZONES...COUNTY WARNING AREAS AND COUNTIES /AS USED IN AWIPS/ FOR NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES AT BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC... WAKEFIELD VA AND MOUNT HOLLY NJ: EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 |
scn09-29cphc_watch_warning.txt | SUBJECT: CHANGE TO ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009 |
scn09-30cphc_fix.txt | NEW TROPICAL CYCLONE FIX BULLETIN PRODUCTS AND NEW PRODUCT FORMAT FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 |
scn09-31gjt_lightning_indx.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE WFO GRAND JUNCTION LIGHTNING POTENTIAL INDEX
GRAPHIC: EFFECTIVE MAY 19 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 19 2009...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO /GJT/ WILL TRANSITION ITS GRAPHICAL
LIGHTNING POTENTIAL INDEX FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL.
THIS PRODUCT IS PRODUCED AND UPDATED VIA THE WFO GJT WEBSITE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GJT/?N=LIGHTNINGPOTENTIALINDEX
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WFO GJT GRAPHICAL LIGHTNING
POTENTIAL INDEX CAN BE FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT
/PDD/ AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
DOUG CROWLEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WFO GRAND JUNCTION
792 EAGLE DRIVE
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO 81506-8646
DOUG.CROWLEY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-32cr_weekend_graphic.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE WEEKEND WEATHER GRAPHIC FOR NWS CENTRAL REGION
WFO/S: EFFECTIVE MAY 19 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 19 2009...NWS CENTRAL REGION /CR/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE/S /WFO/S WILL TRANSITION THE WEEKEND WEATHER
GRAPHIC PRODUCT FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
THE WEEKEND WEATHER GRAPHIC CONTAINS MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP/. THE GRAPHIC
IS UPDATED UPON ANY REVISION TO THE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS
MENTIONED ABOVE. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR EACH CR WFO AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/WEEKEND_WEATHER.PHP?WFO=XXX
WHERE XXX IS THE NWS THREE-LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.
A MAP SHOWING ALL CR WFO/S IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CR_WFOS.PDF
AN EXAMPLE OF THE WEEKEND WEATHER GRAPHIC WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN
/IND/ IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/WEEKEND_WEATHER.PHP?WFO=IND
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WFO IND WEEKEND WEATHER
GRAPHIC PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT
/PDD/ AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
KIM RUNK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MO
PHONE: 816-268-3140
EMAIL: KIM.RUNK@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-33hls_changes.txt | CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/
FORMAT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
BEGINNING JUNE 1 2009 NWS FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL ISSUE THE
HLS USING AN OVERVIEW BLOCK IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TROPICAL
CYCLONE SEGMENTED VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ BLOCKS. THE
OVERVIEW BLOCK WILL PROVIDE STORM INFORMATION APPLICABLE
TO...AND OF INTEREST TO...THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA/MARINE
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH WFO.
THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO USER COMMENTS ABOUT
THE LENGTH OF THE PRODUCT. THE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN A SHORTER
OVERALL PRODUCT...WITH STANDARDIZED SECTION HEADERS PROVIDED IN
AN OPTIONAL OVERVIEW BLOCK AND IN THE VTEC SEGMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY THE NEW PRODUCT WILL BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO /NWR/ BROADCASTS AND TONE ALERT PROCEDURES.
A SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/PDFS/HLS.PDF
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT
HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-34ewx_bro.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
PRODUCT /RWSTX/ FOR WFOS AUSTIN/SAN
ANTONIO AND BROWNSVILLE TX EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 1 2009 THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES /WFOS/ IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS /EWX/ AND BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/.
THIS PRODUCT IS BEING DISCONTINUED IN RESPONSE TO USER FEEDBACK
AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRODUCT CONSOLIDATION.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT TO BE DISCONTINUED ON JUNE 1 2009
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY RWSTX AWUS84 KEWX
ENHANCED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING SIMILAR INFORMATION ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/BRO/GRAPHICAST.HTM
AND
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/EWX/HTML/GRAPHICAST.HTM
A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ REQUESTING COMMENTS REGARDING
DISCONTINUATION OF THE EWX AND BRO RWSTX PRODUCT WAS ISSUED IN
JANUARY 2009 AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS09-EWX-BRO_RWS.TXT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
JOE ARELLANO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
2090 AIRPORT ROAD
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130
830-629-0130 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: JOE.ARELLANO@NOAA.GOV
NEZETTE RYDELL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION ROAD
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521
956-504-1432 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: NEZETTE.RYDELL@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-35serfc_wro.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS
OF THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER /SERFC/ WATER
RESOURCE OUTLOOK /WRO/ MULTI-MEDIA BRIEFING:
EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2009
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 2009...THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST
CENTER WILL TRANSITION ITS WATER RESOURCE OUTLOOK MULTIMEDIA
BRIEFING FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
THE SERFC WATER RESOURCE OUTLOOK MULTIMEDIA BRIEFING IS INTENDED
TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO
RIVER SYSTEMS ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...NORTH AND SOUTH
CAROLINA...GEORGIA...ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND A PART OF
MISSISSIPPI. THE WRO IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN POWERPOINT FORMAT
AND USES BOTH AUDIO AND GRAPHICS. IT IS ISSUED EVERY TWO TO FOUR
WEEKS...DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER SITUATION. THE WRO WILL BE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ALR/WRO/DEFAULT.HTML
FROM THE WEBSITE ABOVE...STATE SPECIFIC OUTLOOKS CAN BE ACCESSED
BY CLICKING ON THE INTERACTIVE MAP.
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WRO CAN BE FOUND IN THE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN FELDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
4 FALCON DRIVE
PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
770-486-0020
JOHN.FELDT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-36wr_hail_exp.txt | EXPERIMENTAL CRITERION CHANGE FOR HAIL SIZE IN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING DETERMINATION AT ALL WESTERN
REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FROM THREE-QUARTER
/0.75/ INCH TO ONE /1/ INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
ON JUNE 1 2009...ALL WESTERN REGION /WR/ WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL BEGIN USING A NEW EXPERIMENTAL HAIL
CRITERION FOR DETERMINING WHEN TO ISSUE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNINGS /SVR/. IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER REPRESENT HAIL WHICH
PRODUCES DAMAGE AND TO REDUCE USER COMPLACENCY TO NUMEROUS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR THREE-QUARTER /0.75/ INCH
DIAMETER HAIL...THE WFOS IN WR WILL USE HAIL CRITERION OF ONE
/1/ INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER AS OPPOSED TO THE REFERENCED
/0.75/ INCH CRITERION. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN HAIL CRITERION FOR
AVIATION THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS /I.E. CONVECTIVE SIGMETS/ OR FOR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS /SMW/.
A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ ANNOUNCING THE NWS CENTRAL
REGION/S /CR/ SIMILAR EXPERIMENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-19HAIL_CHANGE.TXT
A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THIS WR EXPERIMENT IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/
THIS EXPERIMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR ALL AREAS IN EIGHT
WESTERN STATES: ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA...IDAHO...MONTANA...
NEVADA...OREGON...UTAH AND WASHINGTON.
NO CHANGE WILL OCCUR WITH RESPECT TO WIND SPEED IN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. WINDS EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS
/58 MPH/ WILL REMAIN THE CRITERION.
FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AROUND 3/4 INCH TO 7/8
INCH DIAMETER HAIL BUT REMAIN BELOW SEVERE WIND LIMITS...WR WFOS
ARE EXPECTED TO USE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT /SPS/...
HEADLINED AS A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY. WFOS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE HAIL REPORTS THAT ARE THREE-
QUARTERS /0.75/ INCH IN DIAMETER OR GREATER BY WAY OF THE LOCAL
STORM REPORT /LSR/ AS USUAL.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
CRAIG SCHMIDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WESTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
125 SOUTH STATE STREET
ROOM 1311
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84138
801-524-4000
CRAIG.SCHMIDT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-37wireless_op.txt | NWS SERVICES VIA WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES TO BE OFFICIAL
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009
NWS SERVICES VIA WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND
CELL PHONES WILL BECOME OFFICAL EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009 AFTER AN
EXTENDED EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD. THESE SERVICES ALLOW WIRELESS
ENABLED DEVICES TO BROWSE PAGES CONTAINING NWS INFORMATION
INCLUDING HOURLY OBSERVATIONS... FORECASTS... WATCHES...
WARNINGS AND RADAR IMAGERY.
ACCESS FOR DEVICES WITH WEB BROWSERS AND SMALL SCREENS CAN BE
FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV
ACCESS FOR DEVICES WITH WAP BROWSERS CAN BE FOUND AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://CELL.WEATHER.GOV
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1381 EXT 140
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-38ndfd_grib_op.txt | NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ USER DEFINED
GRIB2 FILES TO BE OFFICIAL EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009
NDFD USER DEFINED GRIB2 ENCODED DATA FILES WILL BE OFFICIAL
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS USERS OF NDFD GRIB2
DATA SETS TO DEFINE A CUSTOM AREA FOR WHICH TO RECEIVE NDFD DATA
AS A GRIB2 MESSAGE. THE REQUEST IS MADE IN THE FORM OF A HTTP
REQUEST OVER THE INTERNET THAT CONTAINS THE INFORMATION USED TO
CONSTRUCT THE GRIB2 MESSAGE.
A SAMPLE REQUEST CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT
NDFD_GRIB2D/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/NDFD_GRIB2DECODER/CUSTMGRD.PHP#INTRO
INFORMATION ON HOW TO DECODE AND SAMPLE COMPUTER CODE FOR
ACCESSING GRIB2 DATA IS AVIALABLE INCLUDING GRIB2 DECODER
PACKAGES /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT NDFD_GRIB2D/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/NDFD_GRIB2DECODER/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1381 EXT 140
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-39ak_mdm_rge_fcst.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION AND THE
ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRAPHIC
FORECASTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2009...THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN OPERATIONAL
PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST
DISCUSSION AND THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
/MSLP/ GRAPHIC FORECASTS. THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND
DISSEMINATED EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE JANUARY 2008. THE ONLY CHANGE
BEING MADE ON SEPTEMBER 1 2009 IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSITION
OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
MORE DETAIL REGARDING THESE NCEP/HPC ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE
FORECAST PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ALASKA/ABOUT_AKMEDR.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT KELLY
NOAA/NWS/NCEP
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
5200 AUTH RD
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
ROBERT.KELLY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-40aaa_boisezones.txt | AMENDED: IMPLEMENTATION TIME CHANGED TO 2 PM MDT.
CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE AND MINOR
RECONFIGURATIONS OF OTHER PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST OREGON
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
AMENDED EFFECTIVE TIME OF THIS CHANGE TO BE 200 PM MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME OR 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME. THE ORIGINAL
NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE WERE NO OTHER CHANGES.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 12 NOON MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/ OR 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BOISE ID /BOI/ WILL RECONFIGURE
SOME OF ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR AREAS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND
SOUTHEAST OREGON.
THIS CHANGE WILL ADD A NEW IDAHO ZONE...IDZ033 /UPPER WEISER
VALLEY/ FOR WFO BOI. THIS NEW ZONE WAS CREATED BY COMBINING
CLIMATOLOGICALLY SIMILAR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
IDZ011 /WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/ AND THE NORTH PORTION OF IDZ012
/LOWER TREASURE VALLEY/. THESE ZONE PORTIONS ARE NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THEIR PARENT ZONES AND THEY
DO NOT CONTAIN ANY CLIMATE VERIFICATION POINTS. THE CLIMATOLOGY
OF THEIR PARENT ZONES /IDZ011 AND IDZ012/ WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE.
NEW WFO BOISE ID PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE:
IDZ033 UPPER WEISER RIVER
DESCRIPTION: MID ELEVATIONS OF THE WEISER RIVER VALLEY ABOVE THE
TOWN OF WEISER NORTH TO INCLUDE THE AREA AROUND COUNCIL. IN THE
SOUTHEAST THIS ZONE IS ALONG THE WEISER/PAYETTE COUNTY BORDER. IN
THE SOUTHWEST THE ZONE BEGINS NEAR THE MANN CREEK RESERVOIR. THE
ZONE EXTENDS NORTH SURROUNDING THE UPPER WEISER RIVER VALLEY AT
ROUGHLY THE 4800 FOOT ELEVATION LEVEL.
REPRESENTATIVE CITES: MIDVALE...CAMBRIDGE...COUNCIL...FRUITVALE
...INDIAN VALLEY.
IN ADDITION THIS CHANGE WILL MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
FOLLOWING WFO BOI PUBLIC ZONES IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST
OREGON. THESE CHANGES ARE MINOR IN NATURE...DO NOT AFFECT ANY
CLIMATE VERIFICATION POINTS AND DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONES.
IDZ011 WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
DESCRIPTION: MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS OF WEST CENTRAL IDAHO.
THIS ZONE SITS BETWEEN THE SNAKE RIVER ON THE WEST AND THE MIDDLE
FORK OF THE SALMON RIVER ON THE EAST. THE NORTH END OF THE ZONE IS
THE NORTHERN BORDER OF VALLEY AND ADAMS COUNTIES WITH THE SOUTH
BORDER BOUNDED BY THE VALLEY/BOISE COUNTY BORDER ON THE EAST AND
ROUGHLY BY THE 4800 FOOT CONTOUR SURROUNDING THE WEISER RIVER
VALLEY IN THE SOUTHWEST.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: MCCALL...NEW MEADOWS...BEAR...CASCADE...
SMITHS FERRY...YELLOW PINE.
IDZ012 LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IN WESTERN
IDAHO INCLUDING THE BOISE...PAYETTE...AND WEISER RIVER VALLEYS.
THIS ZONE STRETCHES FROM THE OREGON BORDER ON THE WEST TO THE
CANYON/ADA COUNTY LINE ON THE EAST. THE NORTHERN AREA INCLUDES THE
TOWN OF WEISER WITH THE SOUTH END OF THE ZONE EXTENDING ABOUT 10
MILES SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER IN OWYHEE COUNTY.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES:
WEISER...PAYETTE...CALDWELL...NAMPA...HOMEDALE...MARSING...MURPHY.
IDZ013 BOISE MOUNTAINS
DESCRIPTION: MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF BOISE.
THIS INCLUDES ALL OF BOISE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
CAMAS COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATION.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: LOWMAN...IDAHO CITY...HORSESHOE BEND...
PINE...ATLANTA.
IDZ014 UPPER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IN WESTERN IDAHO. THIS AREA
STRETCHES FROM THE CANYON/ADA COUNTY BORDER IN THE WEST TO THE
ELMORE/GOODING COUNTY BORDER IN THE EAST. THE NORTH END RUNS
ROUGHLY ALONG THE 3000 FOOT ELEVATION WITH THE SOUTH END ROUGHLY
10 MILES SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: BOISE...EAGLE...MERIDIAN...MOUNTAIN HOME
...GLENNS FERRY...GRAND VIEW...BRUNEAU...HOT SPRINGS.
IDZ028 CAMAS PRAIRIE
DESCRIPTION: THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CAMAS COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CAMAS COUNTY FROM THE CAMAS/GOODING COUNTY
BORDER NORTH TO ROUGHLY THE 6000 FOOT ELEVATION CONTOUR. THIS
ZONE ALSO INCLUDES THE PORTION OF BOISE COUNTY FROM HILL CITY EAST
THAT SITS IN THE CAMAS PRAIRIE.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: FAIRVIEW...HILL CITY.
ORZ063 MALHEUR COUNTY
DESCRIPTION: ALL OF MALHEUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OREGON OUTSIDE OF
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR ONTARIO...VALE...AND JAMIESON.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: JORDAN VALLEY...ROME...HARPER...JUNTURA.
ORZ064 OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST MALHEUR COUNTY
ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER. THIS INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
OWYHEE AND MALHEUR RIVER VALLEYS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
WILLOW CREEK.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES:
ONTARIO...VALE...NYSSA...ADRIAN...JAMIESON...BROGAN.
A MAP DEPICTING THE RECONFIGURED PUBLIC ZONES IS ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/BOISEZONES.PNG
WFO BOISE PUBLIC WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS RECONFIGURATION
OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KBOI SPSBOI
ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KBOI ZFPBOI
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KBOI NOWBOI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KBOI HWOBOI
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS WWUS45 KBOI WSWBOI
NON PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS WWUS75 KBOI NPWBOI
PARTNERS AND USERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION.
UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS
POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL
ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE CHANGE TO BE
EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND USERS WILL
NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE
CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL FLATT
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO BOISE IDAHO
3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE
BOISE ID 83705
PAUL.FLATT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-40boisezones.txt | CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE AND MINOR
RECONFIGURATIONS OF OTHER PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST
OREGON EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 12 NOON MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/ OR 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BOISE ID /BOI/ WILL RECONFIGURE
SOME OF ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR AREAS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO
AND SOUTHEAST OREGON.
THIS CHANGE WILL ADD A NEW IDAHO ZONE...IDZ033 /UPPER WEISER
VALLEY/ FOR WFO BOI. THIS NEW ZONE WAS CREATED BY COMBINING
CLIMATOLOGICALLY SIMILAR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
IDZ011 /WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/ AND THE NORTH PORTION OF IDZ012
/LOWER TREASURE VALLEY/. THESE ZONE PORTIONS ARE NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THEIR PARENT ZONES AND THEY
DO NOT CONTAIN ANY CLIMATE VERIFICATION POINTS. THE CLIMATOLOGY
OF THEIR PARENT ZONES /IDZ011 AND IDZ012/ WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE.
NEW WFO BOISE ID PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE:
IDZ033 UPPER WEISER RIVER
DESCRIPTION: MID ELEVATIONS OF THE WEISER RIVER VALLEY ABOVE THE
TOWN OF WEISER NORTH TO INCLUDE THE AREA AROUND COUNCIL. IN THE
SOUTHEAST THIS ZONE IS ALONG THE WEISER/PAYETTE COUNTY BORDER.
IN THE SOUTHWEST THE ZONE BEGINS NEAR THE MANN CREEK RESERVOIR.
THE ZONE EXTENDS NORTH SURROUNDING THE UPPER WEISER RIVER VALLEY
AT ROUGHLY THE 4800 FOOT ELEVATION LEVEL.
REPRESENTATIVE CITES: MIDVALE...CAMBRIDGE...COUNCIL...
FRUITVALE...INDIAN VALLEY.
IN ADDITION THIS CHANGE WILL MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
FOLLOWING WFO BOI PUBLIC ZONES IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST
OREGON. THESE CHANGES ARE MINOR IN NATURE...DO NOT AFFECT ANY
CLIMATE VERIFICATION POINTS AND DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONES.
IDZ011 WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
DESCRIPTION: MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS OF WEST CENTRAL
IDAHO. THIS ZONE SITS BETWEEN THE SNAKE RIVER ON THE WEST AND
THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE SALMON RIVER ON THE EAST. THE NORTH END
OF THE ZONE IS THE NORTHERN BORDER OF VALLEY AND ADAMS COUNTIES
WITH THE SOUTH BORDER BOUNDED BY THE VALLEY/BOISE COUNTY BORDER
ON THE EAST AND ROUGHLY BY THE 4800 FOOT CONTOUR SURROUNDING THE
WEISER RIVER VALLEY IN THE SOUTHWEST.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: MCCALL...NEW MEADOWS...BEAR...CASCADE...
SMITHS FERRY...YELLOW PINE.
IDZ012 LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IN
WESTERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE BOISE...PAYETTE...AND WEISER RIVER
VALLEYS. THIS ZONE STRETCHES FROM THE OREGON BORDER ON THE WEST
TO THE CANYON/ADA COUNTY LINE ON THE EAST. THE NORTHERN AREA
INCLUDES THE TOWN OF WEISER WITH THE SOUTH END OF THE ZONE
EXTENDING ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER IN OWYHEE
COUNTY.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES:
WEISER...PAYETTE...CALDWELL...NAMPA...HOMEDALE...MARSING...
MURPHY.
IDZ013 BOISE MOUNTAINS
DESCRIPTION: MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF BOISE.
THIS INCLUDES ALL OF BOISE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
CAMAS COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATION.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: LOWMAN...IDAHO CITY...HORSESHOE BEND...
PINE...ATLANTA.
IDZ014 UPPER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IN WESTERN IDAHO. THIS AREA
STRETCHES FROM THE CANYON/ADA COUNTY BORDER IN THE WEST TO THE
ELMORE/GOODING COUNTY BORDER IN THE EAST. THE NORTH END RUNS
ROUGHLY ALONG THE 3000 FOOT ELEVATION WITH THE SOUTH END ROUGHLY
10 MILES SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: BOISE...EAGLE...MERIDIAN...MOUNTAIN HOME
...GLENNS FERRY...GRAND VIEW...BRUNEAU...HOT SPRINGS.
IDZ028 CAMAS PRAIRIE
DESCRIPTION: THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CAMAS COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CAMAS COUNTY FROM THE CAMAS/GOODING
COUNTY BORDER NORTH TO ROUGHLY THE 6000 FOOT ELEVATION CONTOUR.
THIS ZONE ALSO INCLUDES THE PORTION OF BOISE COUNTY FROM HILL
CITY EAST THAT SITS IN THE CAMAS PRAIRIE.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: FAIRVIEW...HILL CITY.
ORZ063 MALHEUR COUNTY
DESCRIPTION: ALL OF MALHEUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OREGON OUTSIDE
OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR ONTARIO...VALE...AND JAMIESON.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: JORDAN VALLEY...ROME...HARPER...
JUNTURA.
ORZ064 OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST MALHEUR COUNTY
ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER. THIS INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
THE OWYHEE AND MALHEUR RIVER VALLEYS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
WILLOW CREEK.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIES: ONTARIO...VALE...NYSSA...ADRIAN...
JAMIESON...BROGAN.
A MAP DEPICTING THE RECONFIGURED PUBLIC ZONES IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/BOISEZONES.PNG
WFO BOISE PUBLIC WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KBOI SPSBOI
ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KBOI ZFPBOI
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KBOI NOWBOI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KBOI HWOBOI
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS WWUS45 KBOI WSWBOI
NON PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS WWUS75 KBOI NPWBOI
PARTNERS AND USERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION.
UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE
NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE CHANGE
TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND
USERS WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL FLATT
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO BOISE IDAHO
3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE
BOISE ID 83705
PAUL.FLATT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-41rofor.txt | DISCONTINUATION OF INTERNATIONAL ROUTE FORECASTS:
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2 2009
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2 2009 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE ROUTE FORECASTS /ROFOR/ FOR
KWAJALEIN TO MAJURO /RFRKWA/ AND FOR MAJURO TO TARAWA /RFRFFN/.
AWIPS IDENTIFER WMO HEADING GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTOR
RFRKWA FROC32 PHFO KWAJALEIN TO MAJURO
RFRFFN FROC33 PHFO MAJURO TO TARAWA
THE FINAL RFRKWA WILL BE ISSUED AT 1900 UTC ON SEPTEMBER 1 2009.
THE FINAL RFRFFN WILL BE ISSUED AT 1730 UTC ON AUGUST 28 2009.
THE ROFOR FOR SAN FRANCISCO/SANTA BARBARA TO HONOLULU /RFRKSF/
IS UNAFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE AND WILL CONTINUE.
WFO HONOLULU...IN ITS CAPACITY AS A METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE
DESIGNATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
/ICAO/...ISSUES ROFORS DAILY FOR A ROUTE FROM KWAJALEIN TO
MAJURO AND WEEKLY FOR A ROUTE FROM MAJURO TO TARAWA. THESE
ROFORS PROVIDE FLIGHT LEVEL WIND AND TEMPERATURE INFORMATION.
WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ALOFT PRODUCTS
/FB BULLETINS/...IMPLEMENTED IN AWIPS CHANGE NOTICE #AB943 IN
SEPTEMBER 2004...THESE TWO ROFORS PROVIDE DUPLICATE INFORMATION
AND ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. IN ADDITION THE ICAO...IN AMENDMENT 74
TO ANNEX III...REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF
ROFORS.
FB BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/NWS/WINDS/
WFO HONOLULU SOLICITED COMMENTS OVER A TWO-MONTH PERIOD IN
2008...SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM ANYONE WHO MAY STILL USE THESE
ROFORS. ONLY ONE COMMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM AN AIRLINE STATING
THAT IT NO LONGER USES THE KWAJALEIN TO MAJURO ROFOR. NO
COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED REGARDING THE MAJURO TO TARAWA ROFOR.
COMMENTS WERE ALSO SOLICITED REGARDING THE SAN FRANCISCO/SANTA
BARBARA TO HONOLULU ROFOR. THERE WAS OVERWHELMING FEEDBACK THAT
THIS ROFOR WAS VITAL AND SHOULD CONTINUE. THEREFORE NO CHANGES
ARE BEING MADE TO RFRKSF.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-811 /ENROUTE FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES/ WILL
BE UPDATED TO REMOVE RFRKWA AND RFRFFN DURING THE NEXT ROUTINE
DIRECTIVE REVIEW CYCLE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN H. BRAVENDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2525 CORREA ROAD SUITE 250
HONOLULU HI 96822
808-973-5282
W-HFO.AVIATION@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-42aaa_riw_zones.txt | AMENDED EFFECTIVE DATE TO OCTOBER 5 2009. ADJUSTMENT OF
CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND
CENTRAL WYOMING FOR WFO RIVERTON WYOMING EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 5 2009
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY OCTOBER
5 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...DUE TO ONGOING WEATHER IN WFO RIVERTON WY
AREA OF FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO
OTHER CHANGES.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
/MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL RECONFIGURE SIX PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO PROPERLY ALIGN WFO RIW
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES WITH THOSE OF WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/. A
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO CYS CHANGES IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-43CYS_PUB_ZONES.TXT
IN ADDITION TWO MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR
TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES NEAR TOGWOTEE PASS AND SOUTH PASS.
THESE CHANGES ARE MINOR...DO NOT AFFECT ANY CLIMATE VERIFICATION
POINTS AND DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE
RECONFIGURED PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HEADINGS
OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM IDENTIFIERS WITH
THESE CHANGES. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM RIW.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE RECONFIGURED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
RECONFIGURED PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR WFO RIW PARTNERS AND USERS
AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ZONES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING:
ZONE NAME UGC/Z/ZONE CODE
TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES WYZ012
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WYZ014
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST WYZ015
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE WYZ019
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS WYZ020
CASPER MOUNTAIN WYZ022
A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE RECONFIGURED WFO RIW PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/RIW_ZONES.JPG
THE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO RIW
PARTNERS AND USERS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KRIW ZFPRIW
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS75 KRIW NPWRIW
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KRIW WSWRIW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KRIW SPSRIW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KRIW SVSRIW
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KRIW NOWRIW
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KRIW FLWRIW
FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KRIW FFARIW
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KRIW FLSRIW
WFO RIW PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC
CODE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRIS JONES
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
12744 WEST US HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898 X726
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-42riw_zones.txt | ADJUSTMENT OF CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING FOR WFO
RIVERTON WYOMING: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL RECONFIGURE
SIX PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO PROPERLY ALIGN WFO RIW
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES WITH THOSE OF WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/.
A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO CYS CHANGES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-43CYS_PUB_ZONES.TXT
IN ADDITION TWO MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR
TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES NEAR TOGWOTEE PASS AND SOUTH PASS.
THESE CHANGES ARE MINOR...DO NOT AFFECT ANY CLIMATE VERIFICATION
POINTS AND DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE
RECONFIGURED PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
HEADINGS OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM
IDENTIFIERS WITH THESE CHANGES. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM RIW.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE RECONFIGURED ZONES
IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
RECONFIGURED PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR WFO RIW PARTNERS AND
USERS AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ZONES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING:
ZONE NAME UGC/Z/ZONE CODE
TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES WYZ012
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WYZ014
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST WYZ015
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE WYZ019
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS WYZ020
CASPER MOUNTAIN WYZ022
A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE RECONFIGURED WFO RIW PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/RIW_ZONES.JPG
THE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO
RIW PARTNERS AND USERS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KRIW ZFPRIW
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS75 KRIW NPWRIW
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KRIW WSWRIW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KRIW SPSRIW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KRIW SVSRIW
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KRIW NOWRIW
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KRIW FLWRIW
FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KRIW FFARIW
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KRIW FLSRIW
WFO RIW PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE
UGC CODE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRIS JONES
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
12744 WEST US HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898 X726
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-43aaa_cys_zones.txt | AMENDED EFFECTIVE DATE TO OCTOBER 5 2009. ADJUSTMENT OF
CURRENT AND CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN MUCH OF WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA FOR
WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5 2009
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY OCTOBER
5 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...DUE TO ONGOING WEATHER IN WFO CHEYENNE WY
AREA OF FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO
OTHER CHANGES.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
/MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/ WILL RECONFIGURE SEVERAL OF
ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR NUMEROUS PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS A PORTION
OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY BETTER ACCOUNTING FOR
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
WFO RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL ALSO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO SIX
CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING... PRIMARILY TO ALIGN THOSE ZONES WITH THE NEW WFO CYS
ZONES. A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO RIW CHANGES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-42RIW_PUB_ZONES.TXT
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HEADINGS
OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM IDENTIFIERS WITH
THESE PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE CHANGES. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO CYS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
NEW ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
CONVERSE COUNTY
LOWER ELEVATIONS WYZ101 CONVERSE WYZ059
NIOBRARA COUNTY WYZ102 NIOBRARA WYZ060
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ103 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ064
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY
MOUNTAINS WYZ104 NORTH CARBON WYZ062
SHIRLEY BASIN WYZ105 N/A N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE
AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE
COUNTY WYZ106 N/A N/A
EAST PLATTE COUNTY WYZ107 PLATTE WYZ067
GOSHEN COUNTY WYZ108 GOSHEN WYZ068
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY WYZ109 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061
NORTH SNOWY RANGE
FOOTHILLS WYZ110 N/A N/A
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY WYZ111 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061
SIERRA MADRE RANGE WYZ112 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063
UPPER NORTH PLATTE
RIVER BASIN WYZ113 N/A N/A
SNOWY RANGE WYZ114 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063
LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ115 LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ065
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ116 LARAMIE RANGE WYZ066
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE
FOOTHILLS WYZ117 N/A N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ118 CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS WYZ069
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ119 PINE BLUFFS WYZ070
NORTH SIOUX NEZ095 SIOUX NEZ001
SOUTH SIOUX NEZ096 SIOUX NEZ001
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW WFO CYS
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/ZONE_DES.PDF
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CYS_ZONES.JPG
THE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO CYS
PARTNERS AND USERS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KCYS ZFPCYS
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS75 KCYS NPWCYS
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KCYS WSWCYS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KCYS SPSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KCYS SVSCYS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KCYS NOWCYS
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KCYS FLWCYS
FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KCYS FFACYS
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KCYS FLSCYS
WFO CYS PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES REMAIN
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC
CODE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS
POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL
ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CHANGE WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND USERS
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE
CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN GRIFFITH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
CHEYENNE WYOMING 82009
307-772-2468 X726
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEAHTER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn09-43cys_zones.txt | ADJUSTMENT OF CURRENT AND CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN MUCH OF WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA FOR WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING:
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/ WILL RECONFIGURE
SEVERAL OF ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR NUMEROUS
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS
WELL AS A PORTION OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY BETTER ACCOUNTING FOR
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
WFO RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL ALSO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO SIX
CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING... PRIMARILY TO ALIGN THOSE ZONES WITH THE NEW WFO CYS
ZONES. A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO RIW CHANGES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-42RIW_PUB_ZONES.TXT
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
HEADINGS OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM
IDENTIFIERS WITH THESE PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE CHANGES. NO ACTION
IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO CYS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
NEW ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
CONVERSE COUNTY
LOWER ELEVATIONS WYZ101 CONVERSE WYZ059
NIOBRARA COUNTY WYZ102 NIOBRARA WYZ060
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ103 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ064
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY
MOUNTAINS WYZ104 NORTH CARBON WYZ062
SHIRLEY BASIN WYZ105 N/A N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE
AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE
COUNTY WYZ106 N/A N/A
EAST PLATTE COUNTY WYZ107 PLATTE WYZ067
GOSHEN COUNTY WYZ108 GOSHEN WYZ068
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY WYZ109 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061
NORTH SNOWY RANGE
FOOTHILLS WYZ110 N/A N/A
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY WYZ111 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061
SIERRA MADRE RANGE WYZ112 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063
UPPER NORTH PLATTE
RIVER BASIN WYZ113 N/A N/A
SNOWY RANGE WYZ114 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063
LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ115 LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ065
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ116 LARAMIE RANGE WYZ066
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE
FOOTHILLS WYZ117 N/A N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ118 CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS WYZ069
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ119 PINE BLUFFS WYZ070
NORTH SIOUX NEZ095 SIOUX NEZ001
SOUTH SIOUX NEZ096 SIOUX NEZ001
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW WFO
CYS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/ZONE_DES.PDF
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CYS_ZONES.JPG
THE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO
CYS PARTNERS AND USERS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KCYS ZFPCYS
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS75 KCYS NPWCYS
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KCYS WSWCYS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KCYS SPSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KCYS SVSCYS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KCYS NOWCYS
FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KCYS FLWCYS
FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KCYS FFACYS
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KCYS FLSCYS
WFO CYS PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES REMAIN
UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE
UGC CODE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE
NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CHANGE
WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND
USERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN GRIFFITH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
CHEYENNE WYOMING 82009
307-772-2468 X726
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEAHTER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-44updated_fire_zones.txt | UPDATED NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE
AS OF AUGUST 5 2009
THE NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE HAS BEEN
UPDATED AS OF AUGUST 5 2009. PARTNERS AND USERS OF THE NATIONAL
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SHAPEFILE SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE LATEST
VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
THE UPDATED NATIONAL SHAPEFILE ALIGNS NWS WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ MIAMI FL /MFL/ FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES WITH
THEIR IDENTICAL PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST ZONES AS INTENDED BY
SCN07-02 / ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/SCN07-
02MIAMI_ZONE_CHNG.TXT
PARTNERS AND USERS OF WFO MFL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS DO
NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. WFO MFL HAS BEEN ISSUING CORRECT
FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS SINCE MAY 31 2007.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RUSTY PFOST
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
11691 SW 17 STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165
RUSTY.PFOST@NOAA.GOV
OR
HEATH HOCKENBERRY
NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM
3833 S. DEVELOPMENT AVE.
BUILDING 3807
BOISE ID 83705
HEATH.HOCKENBERRY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-45serfc_govdelivery.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER /SERFC/ GOV
DELIVERY SYSTEM: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 16 2009
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2009...THE SOUTHEAST RIVER
FORECAST CENTER WILL TRANSITION THEIR GOV DELIVERY PRODUCT
DELIVERY SYSTEM FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
THE GOV DELIVERY SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTE
SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER PRODUCTS TO THE PUBLIC. THIS
SYSTEM ALLOWS USERS TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE VARIOUS PRODUCTS FROM
THE SERFC. USERS HAVE THE OPTION OF CHOOSING FROM A VARIETY OF
PRODUCTS TO RECEIVE AND CAN EASILY SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE.
STATISTICS INVOLVING EACH OF THE DISTRIBUTION LISTS ARE EASILY
ACCESSED FOR USE IN EVALUATING THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF USERS.
TO WEBSITE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ALR/AUTOSUBSCRIBER.HTM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN FELDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
4 FALCON DRIVE
PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
770-486-0020
JOHN.FELDT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-46jackson_rec.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECREATIONAL FORECAST AT THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3 AT 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE JACKSON /JAN/ MISSISSIPPI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING A RECREATIONAL FORECAST /REC/ FOR THE
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCT WILL BE
ISSUED TWICE DAILY /MORE FREQUENTLY AS NEEDED/ BY WFO JACKSON.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
RECREATIONAL FORECAST SXUS44 KJAN RECJAN
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THIS
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO
RECEIVE THIS NWS PRODUCT.
THE RECREATIONAL FORECAST WILL PROVIDE WIND AND PRECIPITATION
FORECASTS FOR FOUR PERIODS. WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED
WHEN HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
STEPHEN WILKINSON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
234 WEATHER SERVICE DRIVE
JACKSON MS 39232
601-965-4639 X 223
STEPHEN.WILKINSON@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn09-47cr_multimedia-oper.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR
THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING AT NWS CENTRAL REGION
WFOS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
/WFOS/ IN THE NWS CENTRAL REGION /CR/ WILL TRANSITION THE
MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL
STATUS.
THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING IS AN EVENT DRIVEN INTERNET
ACCESSIBLE MULTIMEDIA SITE THAT PROVIDES CORE PARTNERS WITH
DECISION SUPPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS
WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA OF A CR WFO.
THE PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED PROVIDED AVAILABLE
PERSONNEL ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR HIGHER PRIORITY DUTIES. WHEN
AVAILABLE THE PRODUCT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE VIA a HYPERLINK IN THE
WEB PAGE HEADLINE OR DIRECTLY VIEWABLE BY TYPING IN THE
FOLLOWING URL IN YOUR BROWSER /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/XXX/?N=WEBBRIEFING
WHERE XXX IS THE NWS THREE-LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.
A MAP SHOWING ALL CR WFOS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CR_WFOS.PDF
AN EXAMPLE OF THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MKX/?N=WEBBRIEFING-EXAMPLE
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING
CAN BE FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
KIM RUNK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MO
816-268-3140
KIM.RUNK@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-48new_orleans_ccf.txt | ADDITION OF TWO LOCATIONS TO THE POINT FORECAST MATRIX
...CODED CITIES FORECAST AND TABULAR STATE FORECAST
PRODUCTS BY THE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE EFFECTIVE TUESDAY DECEMBER 15 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY DECEMBER 15 2009 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE POINT FORECAST MATRIX /PFM/...CODED CITIES
FORECAST /CCF/ AND TABULAR STATE FORECAST /SFT/ PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE
LA /LIX/ WILL INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS.
TABLE 1. NEW WFO LIX PFM...CCF AND SFT LOCATIONS IN LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI:
STATION NAME STATION ID COUNTY/PARISH STATE
SLIDELL ASD ST TAMMANY LA
PASCAGOULA PQL JACKSON MS
THESE TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
POINT FORECAST MATRIX FOUS54 KLIX PFMLIX
CODED CITIES FORECAST FPUS44 KLIX CCFLIX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST FPUS64 KLIX SFTLIX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS SLIDELL
62300 AIRPORT RD
SLIDELL LA 70460-5243
504-522-7330/985-649-0357
KENNETH.GRAHAM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-49wr_fire_wx_web_oper.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS
FOR WESTERN REGION FIRE WEATHER WEB PAGES EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 2 2009
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 2 2009 THE FIRE WEATHER WEB PAGES FOR
NWS WESTERN REGION /WR/ HEADQUARTERS AND ALL WR WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICES /WFO/ WILL TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL
STATUS.
THE REGIONAL LEVEL PAGE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FIREWX/MAIN.PHP
AND WFO LEVEL PAGES ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FIREWX/?WFO=XXX
WHERE XXX IS THE NWS THREE-LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WR FIRE WEATHER WEB PAGES CAN BE
FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROGER LAMONI
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
WESTERN REGION
125 SOUTH STATE STREET ROOM 1235
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84138
801-524-4000
ROGER.LAMONI@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-50lwx_zone_change.txt | A SPLIT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY VIRGINIA INTO NORTHERN
FAUQUIER AND SOUTHERN FAUQUIER FIRE AND PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JANUARY 11 2010 AT 100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME
/EST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO LWX/ WILL
SPLIT THE FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE FOR FAUQUIER COUNTY
VIRGINIA...CURRENTLY ZONE VAZ041...INTO TWO ZONES: NORTHERN
FAUQUIER /VAZ501/ AND SOUTHERN FAUQUIER /VAZ502/. THIS SPLIT IS
APPLIES TO BOTH THE FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONES FOR THE COUNTY.
TABLE 1. ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
AND FIRE/PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO LWX USERS:
NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/
------------- ----------- ------------- -----------
NORTHERN FAUQUIER VAZ501 FAUQUIER VAZ041
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER VAZ502 FAUQUIER VAZ041
CURRENTLY THE FORECAST ZONE FOR FAUQUIER COUNTY ENCOMPASSES THE
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH AS WELL
AS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTH ALONG THE SHORES OF THE
POTOMAC RIVER. TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE ROADS ALSO PASS THROUGH THE
COUNTY: INTERSTATE 66 IN THE NORTH AND INTERSTATE 95 IN THE
SOUTH.
BY SPLITTING THE COUNTY BASED ON TWO DISTINCT CLIMATE REGIMES
INTO A NORTHERN AND A SOUTHERN FORECAST ZONE...FORECAST AND
WARNING SERVICES WILL BE IMPROVED IN THIS POPULOUS AND HEAVILY
TRAVELED COUNTY. THE DIVIDE WILL FOLLOW A LINE THAT RUNS WEST TO
EAST THROUGH FAUQUIER COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 15/29 AND ROUTE 211.
THE TOWN OF WARRENTON...WHICH LIES ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE NORTHERN FAUQUIER ZONE.
GRAPHICAL IMAGES OF THE TWO NEW FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/LWX/FAUQUIER_CHANGE.PHP
TABLE 2. WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE
CHANGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 2010:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KLWX SPSLWX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KLWX HLSLWX
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FPUS51 KLWX ZFPLWX
ENHANCED LOCAL FORECAST FEUS71 KLWX EOLLWX
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KLWX NOWLWX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KLWX HWOLWX
NON-PRECIPITATION MESSAGE WWUS71 KLWX NPWLWX
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WWUS41 KLWX WSWLWX
AREA FORECAST MATRICES FOUS51 KLWX AFMLWX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KLWX FWFLWX
REGIONAL WEATHER STORY AWUS81 KLWX RWSLWX
FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KLWX FFALWX
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS71 KLWX ESFLWX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS81 KLWX RFWLWX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS81 KLWX RFWLWX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KLWX PNSLWX
IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN FAUQUIER VIRGINIA.
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE
NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CHANGE
WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE HEART OF THE WINTER WEATHER SEASON AT
THE REQUEST OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS. PARTNERS AND USERS
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE
THE CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRISTOPHER STRONG JOHN KOCH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
43858 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 630 JOHNSON AVENUE
STERLING VA 20166 BOHEMIA NY 11716
703-996-2223 631-244-0104
CHRISTOPHER.STRONG@NOAA.GOV JOHN.KOCH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-51wsr-88d_level2.txt | INITIATION OF NEW WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA STREAMS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY AND JUNE 2010
NWS PLANS TO INITIATE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION... DISTRIBUTION AND
ARCHIVE OF WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER /WSR-88D/
LEVEL II DATA AT THE FOLLOWING SITES IN JANUARY 2010.
ICAO SITE NAME STATE
---- --------- -----
PHKM KAMUELA HAWAII
PHMO MOLOKAI HAWAII
PHWA SOUTH SHORE HAWAII
PHKI SOUTH KAUAI HAWAII
NWS PLANS TO INITIATE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION...
DISTRIBUTION AND ARCHIVE OF WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA AT
THE FOLLOWING SITES WITH THE INSTALLATION OF WSR-88D RADAR
PRODUCT GENERATOR BUILD 12 BEGINNING IN JUNE 2010.
ICAO SITE NAME STATE
---- --------- -----
KMXX MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
KEOX FORT RUCKER ALABAMA
KEYX EDWARDS AFB CALIFORNIA
KVBX VANDENBERG AFB CALIFORNIA
KVAX MOODY AFB GEORGIA
KHPX FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY
KPOE FORT POLK LOUISIANA
KMBX MINOT AFB NORTH DAKOTA
THE ACTIVATION OF EACH SITE WILL DEPEND ON INSTALLATION OF
REQUIRED SOFTWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS. THUS...NO DEFINITIVE
DATES CAN BE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
THE LEVEL II DATA TRANSMITTED FROM THESE SITES WILL BE
LEGACY RESOLUTION. AT THIS TIME NWS DOES NOT PLAN TO
COLLECT SUPER RESOLUTION OR DUAL POLARIZATION LEVEL II
DATA FROM THESE SITES. THAT COULD CHANGE BASED ON FUNDING
AVAILABILITY.
FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES... CONTACT
TIM CRUM
WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE
NORMAN OK 73069
TIM.D.CRUM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-52_1inch_hail_oper.txt | NATIONAL CHANGE IN MINIMUM HAIL SIZE CRITERION
FOR ISSUING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING /SVR/
AND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SVS/ PRODUCTS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 5 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 5 2010 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...ALL NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL OPERATIONALLY
CHANGE THE MINIMUM HAIL SIZE CRITERION USED TO ISSUE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING /SVR/ AND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT /SVS/
PRODUCTS FROM 3/4 INCH /PENNY/ DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL TO 1 INCH
/QUARTER/ DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
NO CHANGE IS BEING MADE TO THE SVR AND SVS PRODUCT WIND CRITERION
OF WIND GUSTS EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS /58 MPH/.
A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ SOLICITING COMMENTS REGARDING
THIS CHANGE WAS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 23 2009 /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS09_1_INCH_HAIL.TXT
NWS RECEIVED 63 COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE PNS...54 OF WHICH /86
PERCENT/ SUPPORTED THIS CHANGE. A WEB PAGE WILL BE CREATED TO
ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS SINCE SOME COMMENTS INDICATED A NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH. THIS WEB PAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY DECEMBER 15
2009 AND WILL BE PUBLICIZED VIA ANOTHER PNS.
NWS REVIEWED ALL COMMENTS BEFORE DECIDING TO CHANGE MINIMUM HAIL
SIZE CRITERION FOR SVR AND SVS PRODUCTS.
CENTRAL AND WESTERN REGION WFOS CURRENTLY ISSUE SVR AND SVS
PRODUCTS EXPERIMENTALLY USING THE 1 INCH /QUARTER/ DIAMETER OR
LARGER HAIL SIZE CRITERION /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-19HAIL_CHANGE.TXT
AND
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-36WR_HAIL_EXP.TXT
THESE WFOS WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE 1 INCH /QUARTER/ HAIL SIZE
CRITERION PRODUCTS EXPERIMENTALLY THROUGH JANUARY 4 2010. ALL NWS
WFOS WILL ADOPT THE NEW CRITERION OPERATIONALLY ON JANUARY 5 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CHANGE PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN T FERREE
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD SUITE 2312
NORMAN OK 73072
405-325-2209
JOHN.T.FERREE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-53tae_zones.txt | IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER
ZONE COVERAGE FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
COUNTIES OF THE TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2010
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY APRIL 1 2010 AT 0400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
/EDT/...0800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...SEVERAL FIRE AND
PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST ZONES WITHIN THE NWS TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
/TAE/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL
BE CHANGED TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY.
INLAND WALTON /FLZ007/ BECOMES NORTH WALTON /FLZ007/. THIS IS A
NAME CHANGE ONLY. NO CHANGE IS BEING MADE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC
EXTENTS OF THE ZONE.
THE REMAINING CHANGES SPLIT COASTAL PORTIONS OF COUNTIES OUT
INTO SEPARATE ZONES BASED UPON CLIMATOLOGY. THESE NEW COASTAL
ZONES ARE ASSIGNED NEW ZONE NAMES AND NUMBERS. THE REMAINING
NON-COASTAL PORTIONS OF COUNTIES RETAIN THEIR CLIMATOLOGY AND
THEIR ZONE NUMBERS BUT ARE RENAMED TO BETTER IDENTIFY THEIR
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENTS.
COASTAL WALTON /FLZ008/ BECOMES CENTRAL WALTON /FLZ008/ AND
SOUTH WALTON /FLZ108/.
BAY /FLZ012/ BECOMES INLAND BAY /FLZ012/ AND COASTAL BAY
/FLZ112/.
GULF /FLZ014/ BECOMES INLAND GULF /FLZ014/ AND COASTAL GULF
FLZ114/.
FRANKLIN /FLZ015/ BECOMES INLAND FRANKLIN /FLZ015/ AND COASTAL
FRANKLIN /FLZ115/.
WAKULLA /FLZ027/ BECOMES INLAND WAKULLA /FLZ027/ AND COASTAL
WAKULLA /FLZ127/.
JEFFERSON /FLZ018/ BECOMES INLAND JEFFERSON /FLZ018/ AND COASTAL
JEFFERSON /FLZ118/.
TAYLOR /FLZ028/ BECOMES INLAND TAYLOR /FLZ028/ AND COASTAL
TAYLOR /FLZ128/.
DIXIE /FLZ034/ BECOMES INLAND DIXIE /FLZ034/ AND COASTAL DIXIE
/FLZ134/.
TABLE 1. NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES FOR WFO TAE USERS:
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC NEW OLD FIRE/PUBLIC OLD
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
NORTH WALTON FLZ007 INLAND WALTON FLZ007
CENTRAL WALTON FLZ008 COASTAL WALTON FLZ008
SOUTH WALTON FLZ108 N/A N/A
INLAND BAY FLZ012 BAY FLZ012
COASTAL BAY FLZ112 N/A N/A
INLAND GULF FLZ014 GULF FLZ014
COASTAL GULF FLZ114 N/A N/A
INLAND FRANKLIN FLZ015 FRANKLIN FLZ015
COASTAL FRANKLIN FLZ115 N/A N/A
INLAND WAKULLA FLZ027 WAKULLA FLZ027
COASTAL WAKULLA FLZ127 N/A N/A
INLAND JEFFERSON FLZ018 JEFFERSON FLZ018
COASTAL JEFFERSON FLZ118 N/A N/A
INLAND TAYLOR FLZ028 TAYLOR FLZ028
COASTAL TAYLOR FLZ128 N/A N/A
INLAND DIXIE FLZ034 DIXIE FLZ034
COASTAL DIXIE FLZ134 N/A N/A
UPDATED FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONE MAPS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF WFO TAE/S NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER
FORECAST ZONES IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FLZONES.JPG
ALL FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM WFO TAE THAT USE THE
ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ ARE AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES. PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO ENSURE SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND NEW ZONE
ALIGNMENTS. THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING COUNTY
/C/ UGC.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE SHORTER ADVANCE LEAD
TIME WAS NECESSITATED BY SOFTWARE ISSUES PREPARING THE
SHAPEFILES AND WAS APPROVED BECAUSE CURRENT USERS SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL DUVAL MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
LOVE BUILDING/FSU SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
TALLAHASSEE FL 32306-4509 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
850-942-8833 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-1100 X107
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-54wr_wx_story.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS
FOR WESTERN REGION GRAPHICAL WEATHER STORY OF THE DAY
WEB PAGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12 2010.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 12 2009 GRAPHICAL WEATHER STORY OF
THE DAY FOR WESTERN REGION WEATHER FOREAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILL
TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN REGION GRAPHICAL WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY CAN BE FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
DOCUMENT AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT PDD/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/GRAPHICALWXSTORYPDD_OP.PDF
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
CARL GORSKI
WESTERN REGION
125 SOUTH STATE STREET ROOM 1235
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84138
801-524-4000
W-NWS.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn09-55lsx_fire_zones.txt | CHANGE IN RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOME FIRE WEATHER
ZONES/AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 2010
THIS NOTICE IS BEING SENT WITH LESS THAT REQUIRED TIME TO A
SYSTEM FAILURE AND BECAUSE THIS CHANGES RESULTS IN MINIMAL
IMPACT TO USERS.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JANUARY 11 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAINT
LOUIS MISSOURI /LSX/ WILL ASSUME FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI.
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSOURI FIRE WEATHER
ZONES MOZ072...MOZ073...MOZ083...MOZ084 AND MOZ099 WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM WFO SPRINGFIELD MO /SGF/ TO WFO LSX.
ALSO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSOURI FIRE
WEATHER ZONES MO074...MOZ75 AND MOZ085 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM
WFO PADUCAH KY /PAH/ TO WFO LSX.
THIS CHANGE WILL IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES /INCLUDING
IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS/ BY MORE CLOSELY
ALIGNING NWS WFO FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY WITH U.S. FOREST
SERVICE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL
FOREST.
AREA FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS
REALIGNMENT OF THE FIRE WEATHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY /AORS/
AMONG WFO LSX...WFO /PAH/ AND WFO SGF. THIS REALIGNMENT WILL
ALSO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT POINTS OF ORIGIN FOR ALL NWS
PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY WFOS LSX...PAH...AND SGF.
TABLES 1 AND 2 BELOW LIST NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND
FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES.
TABLE 1: FIRE WEATHER ZONES MOZ072...MOZ073...MOZ083...MOZ084
AND MOZ099 IN MISSOURI TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO SGF TO WFO LSX
PRODUCT OLD WMO HEADING NEW/WMO HEADING
/AWIPS ID /AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER
WATCH/WARNING WWUS83 KSGF/RFWSGF WWUS83 KLSX/RFWLSX
FIRE WEATHER FNUS53 KSGF/FWFSGF FNUS53 KLSX/FWFLSX
PLANNING FORECAST
NATIONAL FIRE FNUS83 KSGF/FWMSGF FNUS83 KLSX/FWMLSX
DANGER RATING
SYSTEM FORECAST
SPOT FORECAST FNUS73 KSGF/FWSSGF FNUS73 KLSX/FWSLSX
SPOT FORECAST BMBB91 KSGF/STQSGF BMBB91 KLSX/STQLSX
REQUEST
TABLE 2: FIRE WEATHER ZONES MO074...MOZ75 AND MOZ085 IN MISSOURI
TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO PAH TO WFO LSX
PRODUCT OLD WMO HEADING NEW/WMO HEADING
/AWIPS ID /AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER
WATCH/WARNING WWUS83 KPAH/RFWPAH WWUS83 KLSX/RFWLSX
FIRE WEATHER FNUS53 KPAH/FWFPAH FNUS53 KLSX/FWFLSX
PLANNING FORECAST
NATIONAL FIRE FNUS83 KPAH/FWMPAH FNUS83 KLSX/FWMLSX
DANGER RATING
SYSTEM FORECAST
SPOT FORECAST FNUS73 KPAH/FWSPAH FNUS73 KLSX/FWSLSX
SPOT FORECAST BMBB91 KPAH/STQPAH BMBB91 KLSX/STQLSX
REQUEST
NWS PARTNERS AND USERS WILL NEED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES
TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CHANGES.
A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PLEASE CONTACT:
WES BROWNING
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
ST. CHARLES MO 63304
WES.BROWNING@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-01trop_warnings.txt | CHANGE TO ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER: EFFECTIVE FOR 2010 HURRICANE
SEASON
EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2010 HURRICANE SEASON... THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ WILL IMPLEMENT NEW ISSUANCE CRITERIA TO
INCREASE THE LEAD TIME ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS BY 12 HOURS. THIS INCREASE IN LEAD TIME HAS BEEN
MADE POSSIBLE BY IMPROVEMENTS IN TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACK
FORECASTING OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. THE CHANGE IS EFFECTIVE
ON MAY 15 2010 FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN AND ON
JUNE 1 2010 FOR THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN.
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES WILL GENERALLY BE ISSUED WHEN TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST WITHIN 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THESE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS.
SIMILAR INCREASES IN LEAD TIME WILL APPLY TO HURRICANE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS. THE HURRICANE WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL GENERALLY
BE TIMED TO PROVIDE 48 AND 36 HOURS OF NOTICE...RESPECTIVELY...
BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS. THIS THRESHOLD
FORCES A SUSPENSION OF MANY HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
DETAILED DEFINITIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS ARE POSTED ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/WATCHWARN_CHANGES.SHTML
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FROM NHC ARE CONVEYED
THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCTS:
ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN:
PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGS
TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY TCPAT1-5 WTNT31-35 KNHC
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY TCMAT1-5 WTNT21-25 KNHC
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING TCVAT1-5 WTNT81-85 KNHC
EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN:
PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGS
TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY TCPEP1-5 WTPZ31-35 KNHC
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY TCMEP1-5 WTPZ21-25 KNHC
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING TCVEP1-5 WTPZ81-85 KNHC
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT
HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE ABOVE PRODUCTS.
THE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JAMES FRANKLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 SW 17TH STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165
305-229-4475
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
$$
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scn10-02cca_chs_zone.txt | CORRECTED: 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
CORRECTED NAME OF SCZ052 FROM TIDAL WALTON TO TIDAL BERKELEY IN
TABLE 1.
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/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
INLAND BERKELEY SCZ045 BERKELEY SCZ045
TIDAL BERKELEY SCZ052 N/A N/A
TABLE 2 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
-------------- ----------- --------
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@NOAA.GOV
JOHN KOCH
PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVE
BOHEMIA NY 11716
631-244-0104
JOHN.KOCH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-02ccb_chs_zone.txt | CORRECTED: 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
CORRECTED TO ADD AIR QUALITY PRODUCT /AEUS72 KCHS – AQACHS/ TO
LIST OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS IN TABLE 2.
CORRECTED NAME OF SCZ052 FROM TIDAL WALTON TO TIDAL BERKELEY IN
TABLE 1.
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/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
INLAND BERKELEY SCZ045 BERKELEY SCZ045
TIDAL BERKELEY SCZ052 N/A N/A
TABLE 2 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
-------------- ----------- --------
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
AIR QUALITY PRODUCT AEUS72 KCHS AQACHS
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@NOAA.GOV
JOHN KOCH
PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVE
BOHEMIA NY 11716
631-244-0104
JOHN.KOCH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-02chs_zone.txt | 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/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
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
-------------- ----------- --------
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@NOAA.GOV
JOHN KOCH
PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVE
BOHEMIA NY 11716
631-244-0104
JOHN.KOCH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-03aaa_vef_fire_zones.txt | AMENDED: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE
WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE
MARCH 16 2010
AMENDED TO CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FROM TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 16 2010 TO TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA /SGX/ AND THE NWS WFO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL
CHANGE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR
NAMES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA /CAZ228 AND CAZ260/.
THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IDENTICAL IN
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT WITH THEIR PUBLIC ZONE COUNTERPARTS TO IMPROVE
FIRE WEATHER SERVICES FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND
ELIMINATE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO WFOS.
THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES...WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 16 2004...ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN04-4_SO_CA_BOUNDCHG.TXT
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA:
WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTOR
ZONE NUMBER
--- ------------- ---------------
VEF CAZ228 MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO
VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY
CAZ228 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY/S DESERT AREAS...EXCLUDING THE AREA ASSIGNED
TO WFO SAN DIEGO...EXCLUDING THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
ASSIGNED TO WFO PHOENIX...AND EXCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY /CAZ229/.
SGX CAZ260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE
VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY
CAZ260 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF KERN...LOS ANGELES...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...WEST OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA THEN
FOLLOWING ALONG MIKISKA BOULEVARD TO THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION
CONTOUR...AND THE AREA NORTH OF THE 4000 FOOT CONTOUR FROM THIS
POINT WESTWARD TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINE BUT NOT INCLUDING
ANY PORTION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.
A MAP OF THESE NEW ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CA_ZONES.GIF
NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
WFO VEF /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ228/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS56 KVEF FWFVEF
FORECAST
WFO SGX /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ260/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KSGX FWFSGX
FORECAST
USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
A SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THESE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
858-675-8700 EXT. 222
JIM.PURPURA@NOAA.GOV
MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER JR.
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
702-263-9744 EXT. 222
MICHAEL.STAUDENMAIER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-03caa_vef_fire_zones.txt | CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE
WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE
MARCH 16 2010. NEW SHAPEFILE AVAILABLE AS OF
11:15 AM EDT ON MARCH 16 2010
CORRECTED THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAME OF CAZ228 TO MOJAVE DESERT
INCLUDING MORONGO VALLEY/YUCCA VALLEY INSTEAD OF MOJAVE
DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY.
THE NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE WAS UPDATED AT
1115 AM EDT ON MARCH 16 2010. PARTNERS AND USERS OF THE NATIONAL
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SHAPEFILE SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA /SGX/ AND THE NWS WFO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL
CHANGE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES
IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA /CAZ228 AND CAZ260/. THIS
CHANGE WILL MAKE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IDENTICAL IN GEOGRAPHIC
EXTENT WITH THEIR PUBLIC ZONE COUNTERPARTS TO IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER
SERVICES FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND ELIMINATE
CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO WFOS.
THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES...WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 16 2004...ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN04-4_SO_CA_BOUNDCHG.TXT
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL
DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS
ISSUED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA:
WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTOR
ZONE NUMBER
--- ------------- ---------------
VEF CAZ228 MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO
VALLEY/YUCCA VALLEY
CAZ228 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY/S DESERT AREAS...EXCLUDING THE AREA ASSIGNED TO
WFO SAN DIEGO...EXCLUDING THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ASSIGNED
TO WFO PHOENIX AND EXCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY /CAZ229/
SGX CAZ260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE
VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY
CAZ260 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE INTERSECTION
OF KERN...LOS ANGELES...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES TO THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING
AREA...WEST OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING
AREA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA THEN FOLLOWING
ALONG MIKISKA BOULEVARD TO THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION CONTOUR...AND
THE AREA NORTH OF THE 4000 FOOT CONTOUR FROM THIS POINT WESTWARD
TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINE BUT NOT INCLUDING ANY PORTION OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.
A MAP OF THESE NEW ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CA_ZONES.GIF
NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THIS CHANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
WFO VEF /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ228/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS56 KVEF FWFVEF
FORECAST
WFO SGX /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ260/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KSGX FWFSGX
FORECAST
USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
858-675-8700 EXT. 222
JIM.PURPURA@NOAA.GOV
MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER JR.
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
702-263-9744 EXT. 222
MICHAEL.STAUDENMAIER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-03vef_fire_zones.txt | CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA /SGX/ AND THE NWS WFO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL
CHANGE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR
NAMES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA /CAZ228 AND CAZ260/.
THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IDENTICAL IN
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT WITH THEIR PUBLIC ZONE COUNTERPARTS TO IMPROVE
FIRE WEATHER SERVICES FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND
ELIMINATE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO WFOS.
THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES...WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 16 2004...ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN04-4_SO_CA_BOUNDCHG.TXT
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA:
WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTOR
ZONE NUMBER
--- ------------- ---------------
VEF CAZ228 MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO
VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY
CAZ228 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY/S DESERT AREAS...EXCLUDING THE AREA ASSIGNED
TO WFO SAN DIEGO...EXCLUDING THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
ASSIGNED TO WFO PHOENIX...AND EXCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY /CAZ229/.
SGX CAZ260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE
VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY
CAZ260 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF KERN...LOS ANGELES...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...WEST OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA THEN
FOLLOWING ALONG MIKISKA BOULEVARD TO THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION
CONTOUR...AND THE AREA NORTH OF THE 4000 FOOT CONTOUR FROM THIS
POINT WESTWARD TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINE BUT NOT INCLUDING
ANY PORTION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.
A MAP OF THESE NEW ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CA_ZONES.GIF
NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
WFO VEF /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ228/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS56 KVEF FWFVEF
FORECAST
WFO SGX /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ260/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KSGX FWFSGX
FORECAST
USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
A SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THESE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
858-675-8700 EXT. 222
JIM.PURPURA@NOAA.GOV
MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER JR.
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
702-263-9744 EXT. 222
MICHAEL.STAUDENMAIER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-04graphical_airmet.txt | AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ GRAPHICAL AIRMET
/G-AIRMET/ BECOMES AN OPERATIONAL PRODUCT:
EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2010
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 AT 1500 UTC THE NWS WILL
BEGIN ISSUING A GRAPHICAL AIRMANS METEOROLOGICAL ADVISORY
/G-AIRMET/ AS AN OPERATIONAL PRODUCT.
THE G-AIRMET IS PRODUCED IN BUFR-FORMAT. IT IS A TIME SERIES
DEPICTION OF AVIATION WEATHER HAZARDS AND ELEMENTS OCCURRING
WITH OCCASIONAL OR GREATER FREQUENCY THROUGHOUT THE CONTERMINOUS
U.S. AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THE AVIATION WEATHER HAZARDS
AND ELEMENTS DEPICTED ARE:
1. SURFACE VISIBILITY /IFR VIS/ BELOW THREE /3/ STATUTE
MILES...INCLUDING THE WEATHER RESTRICTING THE VISIBILITY.
2. CLOUD CEILINGS /IFR CIG/ WITH BASES LESS THAN 1000 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL /AGL/.
3. WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION /MTN OBSCN/ WHERE VISUAL
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS /VMC/ CANNOT BE MAINTAINED...
INCLUDING THE WEATHER CAUSING THE OBSCURATION.
4. MODERATE TURBULENCE /MOD TURB/...INCLUDING THE TOP AND
BOTTOM ALTITUDES OF THE TURBULENCE LAYER.
5. SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND GREATER THAN 30 KNOTS /STG SFC WND/.
6. NON-CONVECTIVE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR POTENTIAL BELOW 2000
FEET AGL /LLWS/.
7. MODERATE ICING /MOD ICE/...INCLUDING THE TOP AND BOTTOM
ALTITUDES OF THE ICING LAYER. WHEN THE BOTTOM ALTITUDE IS
GIVEN AS FREEZING LEVEL /FRZLVL/...THE RANGE OF FREEZING
LEVEL ALTITUDES IS ALSO PROVIDED.
8. FREEZING LEVEL /FRZLVL/ CONTOURS AT THE SURFACE AND AT
4000...8000...12000...AND 16000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.
9. MULTIPLE FREEZING LEVELS /M_FZLVL/...INCLUDING THE HEIGHT OF
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST FREEZING LEVELS.
THE G-AIRMET WILL BE ISSUED ROUTINELY AT 0255...0855...1455...
AND 2055 UTC AND AMENDED AS NECESSARY BETWEEN ROUTINE ISSUANCES.
EACH ROUTINE ISSUANCE IS VALID THROUGH 12 HOURS WITH A STANDARD
TIME RESOLUTION OF THREE /3/ HOURS.
G-AIRMET CONTAINS THREE /3/ BUFR MESSAGES FOR THE HAZARDS LISTED
ABOVE:
- /SIERRA/ FOR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3
- /TANGO/ FOR ITEMS 4 THROUGH 6
- /ZULU/ FOR ITEMS 7 THROUGH 9.
HEADER AND FTP INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLIST.PHP
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GRAPHICAL AIRMET AND THE BUFR
ENCODE/DECODE SCHEME IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/NOTICE/G-AIRMET
REAL-TIME EXAMPLES OF THE GRAPHICAL AIRMET ARE AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/GAIRMET/
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
MICHAEL PAT MURPHY
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
816-584-7239
MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-05fire_zone_tn.txt | CHANGES TO THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE FOR THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK IN TENNESSEE AND NORTH
CAROLINA EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ KNOXVILLE/TRI-
CITIES TN /MRX - MORRISTOWN TN/...WILL SPLIT ITS FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST ZONE FOR THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
/TNZ303/ INTO TWO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES...TENNESSEE
PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK /TNZ303/ AND
NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK /NCZ303/. THIS SPLIT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE TENNESSEE - NORTH
CAROLINA STATE LINE AND IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES...
INCLUDING WATCH... WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR THE GREAT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK IN EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
MRX/S GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE
TNZ303 WILL RETAIN ITS ZONE NUMBER BECAUSE THE CLIMATOLOGY OF
THE ZONE WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. IT WILL HOWEVER BE GIVEN
A NEW ZONE NAME /TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK/ TO BETTER IDENTIFY ITS GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT. THE
NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK /NCZ303/ IS BEING ASSIGNED A NEW ZONE NAME AND NUMBER TO
ACCOUNT FOR ITS DIFFERING CLIMATOLOGY. THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE
NCZ303 WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WFO GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG
/GSP/.
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK.
TABLE 1 - NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES:
NEW FIRE NEW OLD FIRE OLD
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
---------- ------- ---------- -------
TENNESSEE PORTION TNZ303 GREAT SMOKY TNZ303
OF THE GREAT MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
SMOKY MOUNTAINS PARK
NATIONAL PARK
NORTH CAROLINA NCZ303 N/A N/A
PORTION OF THE
GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF TNZ303: THIS INCLUDES THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK COMPLETELY IN
TENNESSEE AND COVERS PORTIONS OF BLOUNT...SEVIER AND COCKE
COUNTIES.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF NCZ303: THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK COMPLETELY IN
NORTH CAROLINA AND COVERS PORTIONS OF SWAIN AND HAYWOOD
COUNTIES.
TABLE 2 - NWS WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THESE CHANGES:
FOR WFO MRX/S FIRE WEATHER ZONE TNZ303
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS84 KMRX RFWMRX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS84 KMRX RFWMRX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS54 KMRX FWFMRX
FIRE WEATHER NFDRS FORECAST FNUS84 KMRX FWMMRX
FIRE WEATHER SPOT FORECAST FNUS74 KMRX FWSMRX
FOR WFO GSP/S FIRE WEATHER ZONE NCZ303
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS82 KGSP RFWGSP
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS82 KGSP RFWGSP
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS52 KGSP FWFGSP
FIRE WEATHER NFDRS FORECAST FNUS82 KGSP FWMGSP
FIRE WEATHER SPOT FORECAST FNUS72 KGSP FWSGSP
POINT FIRE WEATHER FOUS54 KGSP PFWGSP
FORECAST MATRIX
PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE
SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS.
IN ADDITION RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE WEATHER NATIONAL FIRE
DANGER RATING SYSTEM /NFDRS/ POINT FORECAST FOR THE CHEROKEE
RAWS SITE /ID 313902/ WILL TRANSFER FROM WFO MRX TO WFO GSP.
AN UPDATED FIRE WEATHER ZONE SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
LARRY GABRIC
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651
864-848-9970 EXT. 222
LARRY.GABRIC@NOAA.GOV
GEORGE MATHEWS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5974 COMMERCE BLVD
MORRISTOWN TN 37814
423-586-6429 EXT. 222
GEORGE.MATHEWS@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-06trop_cyclone_terms.txt | ADOPTION AND USE OF /POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE/
TERMINOLOGY BY NWS NATIONAL CENTERS AND FORECAST
OFFICES: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010
ON MAY 15 2010...THE NWS WILL BEGIN USING THE TERM /POST-
TROPICAL/ TO DESCRIBE WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE NO LONGER
TROPICAL CYCLONES. THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE NWS TERMINOLOGY
CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMINOLOGY USED BY OTHER WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION MEMBER STATES. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW
THE NWS TO MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THE METEOROLOGICAL STRUCTURE
OF FORMER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION FOR POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THIS SEASON/S UPDATE OF NWS INSTRUCTION
10-604: TROPICAL CYCLONE DEFINITIONS.
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...A FORMER TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS GENERIC
TERM DESCRIBES A CYCLONE THAT NO LONGER POSSESSES SUFFICIENT
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO BE CONSIDERED A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONES CAN CONTINUE CARRYING HEAVY RAINS AND
HIGH WINDS. FORMER TROPICAL CYCLONES THAT HAVE BECOME FULLY
EXTRATROPICAL...AS WELL AS REMNANT LOWS...ARE TWO SPECIFIC
CLASSES OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONES.
AS SUGGESTED BY THE ABOVE DEFINITION...THE NWS WILL CONTINUE TO
USE THE MORE SPECIFIC TERMS OF /REMNANT LOW/ AND /EXTRATROPICAL/
... WHEN APPLICABLE... TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
TYPE OF SYSTEM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS OR IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME. UPDATED DEFINITIONS OF REMNANT LOW AND EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE FOLLOW.
REMNANT LOW...A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT NO LONGER POSSESSES
THE CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION REQUIRED OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND
HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF LESS THAN 34 KNOTS. THE TERM IS
MOST COMMONLY APPLIED TO THE NEARLY DEEP-CONVECTION-FREE SWIRLS
OF STRATOCUMULUS IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE...A CYCLONE OF ANY INTENSITY FOR WHICH THE
PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE IS BAROCLINIC /THAT IS...RESULTS FROM THE
TEMPERATURE CONTRAST BETWEEN WARM AND COLD AIR MASSES/.
THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SHOWS HOW THE NEW TERMINOLOGY WOULD BE
USED IN THE TABLE SECTION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION
PRODUCT FOR THE LAST ADVISORY ON A DECAYING TROPICAL STORM.
IN THIS EXAMPLE...THE SYSTEM HAS LOST THE DEEP CONVECTION
REQUIRED OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE BUT IT DOES NOT YET HAVE ANY
FRONTAL CHARACTERISTICS. IN ADDITION THE SYSTEM CANNOT BE
DESIGNATED A REMNANT LOW BECAUSE ITS MAXIMUM WINDS EXCEED
34 KNOTS. THEREFORE THE SYSTEM IS MERELY DESCRIBED AS
POST-TROPICAL AT THE INITIAL TIME. IN 24 HOURS...HOWEVER...THE
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CHANGE STRUCTURE AND BECOME A FRONTAL LOW.
THE /EXTRATROPICAL/ DESIGNATION IS THEREFORE APPENDED IN THE
TABLE TO INDICATE THIS FORECAST CHANGE IN STRUCTURE.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 01/1500Z 46.5N 46.5W 40 KT...POST-TROPICAL
12HR VT 02/0000Z 48.9N 45.6W 40 KT...POST-TROPICAL
24HR VT 02/1200Z 52.2N 43.5W 40 KT...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36HR VT 03/0000Z 55.0N 39.8W 40 KT...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48HR VT 03/1200Z 56.0N 33.0W 40 KT...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
72HR VT 04/1200Z 56.5N 20.0W 40 KT...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
96HR VT 05/1200Z...ABSORBED
THE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
THE CPHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO
180 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 EXT 122
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
$$
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scn10-07tropcyc_pub.txt | FORMAT CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC
ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN
PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS:
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010...BASED ON USER INPUTS...FORMAT CHANGES
WILL BE MADE IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY /TCP/
PRODUCT. THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW USERS TO MORE EASILY FIND
INFORMATION WITHIN STANDARDIZED SECTIONS AND PROVIDE EASIER
DECODING WITH AUTOMATED PROGRAMS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE TCP WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO FIVE SECTIONS. EACH SECTION
WILL BE INTRODUCED USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION HEADERS:
-SUMMARY
-WATCHES AND WARNINGS
-DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
-HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
-NEXT ADVISORY.
2. THE SUMMARY /OR REPEAT/ SECTION OF THE ADVISORY MOVES TO THE
TOP OF THE PRODUCT...IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HEADLINE...AS THE
FIRST SECTION HEADER. THE SUMMARY SECTION EXPANDS TO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE LINES.
3. WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION WILL BE ORGANIZED DIFFERENTLY
AND ACTIVE WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL APPEAR AS A BULLETED LIST.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE CHANGES TO THE TCP
FORMAT...ALONG WITH EXAMPLES...IS PROVIDED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HELP/TCP.SHTML
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT
HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE TCP PRODUCTS.
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND
SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN
PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES
WEST LONGITUDE.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND
SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
$$
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scn10-08marine_click.txt | EXPERIMENTAL MARINE POINT FORECAST WEB PAGES WILL
BECOME OPERATIONAL ON MARCH 8 2010 FOR THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND HAWAII
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MARCH 8 2010...NWS MARINE POINT FORECAST
CAPABILITY FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WEB PAGES WILL
TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR MOST
COASTAL FORECAST OFFICES. MARINE POINT FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT
LAKES ARE ALREADY OPERATIONAL. MARINE POINT FORECASTS FOR
ALASKA...GUAM...AMERICAN SAMOA AND MICRONESIA WILL BE
DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.
LINKS TO MARINE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES MAY BE FOUND AT THE
LINK BELOW /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/MARINE_MAP.HTM
AT PRESENT THERE IS A MIX OF APPROACHES TO REACH THE
EXPERIMENTAL MARINE POINT FORECASTS. EFFECTIVE MARCH 8 2010...
CLICKING ON THE MAP FOR ALL COASTAL WFO/S/ WILL LINK TO THE
ZONE FORECAST FIRST THEN ALLOW FURTHER ZOOMING TO THE POINT OF
INTEREST. FOR WFO/S/ SERVING THE GREAT LAKES...MAPS FOR WEB
PAGES WILL CONTINUE TO LINK TO THE POINT FORECAST FIRST.
FORECAST INFORMATION FOR THESE MARINE POINT FORECAST PAGES IS
BASED ON DIGITAL DATA. MARINERS ARE CAUTIONED THESE FORECASTS
ARE VALID ONLY FOR THE SELECTED GRID POINT...NOT FOR THE
LARGER SURROUNDING AREAS. MARINERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO
ALSO CHECK ZONE MARINE FORECASTS FOR SURROUNDING AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO MARINERS... INCLUDING
CURRENT MARINE WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... NEARBY
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION IS
PROVIDED ON MARINE POINT FORECAST PAGES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID SOROKA
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 X 111
DAVID.SOROKA@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-09lix_marine_zone.txt | IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE
FOR MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COASTAL WATERS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 1 2010 AT 100 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
/CDT/ OR 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA WILL
RECONFIGURE ITS CURRENT COASTAL WATERS ZONES FOR MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL PROVIDE BETTER
FORECAST SERVICES BY REALIGNING THE COASTAL ZONES FOR
CLIMATOLOGICAL...GEOGRAPHICAL...AND BATHYMETRIC EFFECTS.
FOUR NEW INNER COASTAL MARINE ZONES WILL BE CREATED TO BETTER
ACCOUNT FOR DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL WIND FLUCTUATIONS FOUND IN THE
LARGE INNER COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS SHALLOW WATER WAVE
PROCESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFERING SEA STATES. NEW ZONES
WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING:
-GMZ532 WILL COVER THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AREA
-GMZ534 WILL COVER LAKE BORGNE
-GMZ536 WILL COVER THE CHANDELEUR SOUND AREA.
-GMZ538 WILL COVER THE BRETON SOUND AREA.
GMZ530 COVERING LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS WILL REMAIN
UNCHANGED. THE REMAINING ORIGINAL ZONES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AND
REALIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGHER RESOLUTION AND BETTER ACCURACY OF
FORECASTED METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
TABLE 1 LISTS ALL OF THE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO NEW
ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE MARINE ZONE
CHANGES.
TABLE 2 LISTS ALL THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/S/ FOR WFO NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE.
TABLE 3 LISTS ALL THE MARINE ZONES AND UGC/S/ FOR WHICH WFO NEW
ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE WILL ISSUE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS EFFECTIVE
JUNE 1 2010.
TABLE 1. WFO NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE
MARINE ZONE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2010.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS54 KLIX CWFLIX
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS74 KLIX MWWLIX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS54 KLIX SMWLIX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS74 KLIX MWSLIX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS84 KLIX HLSLIX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS44 KLIX HWOLIX
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS64 KLIX WCNLIX
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUS44 KLIX TIDLIX
MISSISSIPPI TIDE FORECAST
TABLE 2. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/S FOR WFO NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN/LAKE MAUREPAS GMZ530
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTWEST PASS OF GMZ550
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI GMZ555
TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF GMZ570
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI GMZ575
TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM
TABLE 3. MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC/S/ FOR WHICH WFO NEW
ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE WILL ISSUE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS EFFECTIVE
JUNE 1 2010.
NEW MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN/LAKE MAUREPAS GMZ530
MISSISSIPPI SOUND GMZ532
LAKE BORGNE GMZ534
CHANDELEUR SOUND GMZ536
BRETON SOUND GMZ538
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA GMZ557
MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA
OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND GMZ555
LOUISIANA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF GMZ552
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON
LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON GMZ550
LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA GMZ577
MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA
FROM 20 TO 60 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND GMZ575
LOUISIANA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF GMZ572
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON
LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON GMZ570
LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM
BECAUSE OF THESE RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES...NEW MARINE ZONE
NAMES AND NEW UGC/S/ IN TABLE 3...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM
AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE
PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARIES
FOR THESE MARINE ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
A MAP SHOWING THE EXISTING AND ADDITIONAL MARINE ZONES THAT
WILL BE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2010 IS POSTED ON THE WFO
NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE MARINE PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX/?N=MARINEZONECHANGES
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...CONTACT:
TIM ERICKSON MELINDA BAILEY
MARINE FOCAL POINT PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
62300 AIRPORT RD 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
SLIDELL, LA. 70460 FORT WORTH TX 76102
504-522-7330 817-978-1100 X107
TIM.ERICKSON@NOAA.GOV MELINDA.BAILEY@NOAA.GOV
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-10trop_cyc.txt | FORMAT CHANGE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE PRODUCTS
FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL
PACIFIC BASINS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010
REFERENCE: SCN 10-07...FORMAT CHANGE TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...
EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC BASINS:
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010...ISSUED ON JANUARY 27 2010
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010... BASED ON USER INPUTS...A FORMAT CHANGE
WILL BE MADE IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE /TCU/ PRODUCT. THIS
CHANGE WILL ALLOW EASIER PARSING AND DECODING OF INFORMATION BY
AUTOMATED GRAPHICS AND WEB APPLICATIONS.
WHEN A TCU IS ISSUED TO CHANGE THE STATUS OF A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...FOR EXAMPLE TROPICAL STORM TO A HURRICANE...OR TO
UPDATE STORM INTENSITY...LOCATION OR MOTION INFORMATION...THE
TCU WILL INCLUDE A STORM SUMMARY SECTION IDENTICAL TO THE STORM
SUMMARY SECTION FOUND IN THE TCP...AS DETAILED IN SCN 10-07.
A TCU MAY CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED WITHOUT A STORM SUMMARY SECTION
TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO STORM
INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED SHORTLY...EITHER THROUGH A
SUBSEQUENT TCU OR THROUGH A SPECIAL ADVISORY.
A TCU ISSUED TO CONVEY CHANGES TO WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL ALSO
NOT REQUIRE A STORM SUMMARY SECTION.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE TCU IS POSTED ONLINE AT:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tcu_example.shtml
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS AND WMO PRODUCT
HEADINGS FOR THE TCU PRODUCTS.
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND
SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN
PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES
WEST LONGITUDE.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL
AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN KUHN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
JOHN.F.KUHN@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif/htm
$$
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scn10-11spc_fire_wx.txt | INITIATION OF DAILY UPDATED ISSUANCES OF THE DAY 1 AND
DAY 2 STORM PREDICTION CENTER FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOKS
AND CHANGE IN ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE DAY 3 TO 8 FIRE
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CONUS ONLY
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 23 2010... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION
CENTER /SPC/ WILL MODIFY THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF FIRE WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. AN UPDATE TO THE DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS WILL BE
ISSUED BY 1700 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ DAILY. THESE
ARE NEW PRODUCTS THAT WILL UPDATE THE INITIAL DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCTS /CURRENTLY ISSUED BY 0900 UTC DAILY DURING
DAYLIGHT TIME...1000 UTC DURING STANDARD TIME/.
2. AN UPDATE TO THE DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS WILL BE
ISSUED BY 2000 UTC DAILY. THESE ARE NEW PRODUCTS WHICH WILL
UPDATE THE INITIAL DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS
/CURRENTLY ISSUED BY 1000 UTC DAILY/.
3. THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 3 TO 8 SPC FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
PRODUCTS WILL CHANGE TO 2200 UTC DAILY FROM THE CURRENT ISSUANCE
TIME OF 1100 UTC DAILY. THIS NEW ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW FOR
ENHANCED FORECAST COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPC AND OTHER FEDERAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
THESE CHANGES TO THE ISSUANCE TIMES APPLY TO THE FIRE WEATHER
OUTLOOK TEXT FORECAST PRODUCTS...POINTS PRODUCTS...GRIB2 AND
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE PRODUCTS.
THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS FOR THESE
PRODUCTS DO NOT CHANGE. PARTNERS AND USERS WILL BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE RECEIVING ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS
THEY DO NOW AT THE MODIFIED ISSUANCE TIMES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE OR SPC FIRE WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER GREGORY GROSSHANS
CHIEF SCIENCE SUPPORT BRANCH METEOROLOGIST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER STORM PREDICTION CENTER
NORMAN OKLAHOMA NORMAN OKLAHOMA
405-325-2066 405-325-2462
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@NOAA.GOV GREGORY.GROSSHANS@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-16pacific_marine_zones.txt | TEMPORARY MARINE ZONE CHANGES FOR COASTAL
WATERS FROM WASHINGTON TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO
BECOME PERMANENT APRIL 1 2010
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY APRIL 1 2010 AT 500 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
NWS WILL MAKE PERMANENT MARINE ZONE CHANGES FOR WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/S EUREKA AND MONTEREY CALIFORNIA...
SEATTLE WASHINGTON...PORTLAND AND MEDFORD OREGON.
THE MARINE ZONES CHANGES WERE TEMPORARY IN ORDER TO
EVALUATE THE USE OF SMALLER MARINE ZONES...SPECIFICALLY
NEAR THE COASTLINE. THE CHANGES WERE MADE BECAUSE USER
FEEDBACK HAS BEEN FAVORABLE. REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE
/SCN/ 08-38 AND SCN 08-61 WHICH CONTAIN DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
OLD AND NEW MARINE ZONES FOR MORE INFORMATION. BOTH SCN/S/
ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/LIST.PHP
CUSTOMERS WHO REPROGRAMMED THEIR AFFECTED HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF SCN/S/ 08-38 AND 08-61 DO
NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THE ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT /USE LOWERCASE/.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
MAPS SHOWING THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES THAT WILL BECOME
PERMANENT APRIL 1 2010 ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/ZONE/WEST/WESTMZ.HTM
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
RICHARD MAY
METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20906
301-713-1677 X 127
RICHARD.MAY@NOAA.GOV
JEFFREY LORENS
WESTERN REGION MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
125 S STATE STREET
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84138
801-524-4000 X 265
JEFFREY.LORENS@NOAA.GOV
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-17hdob.txt | CHANGE TO CODING OF HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATION /HDOB/
MESSAGE FOR MISSING DATA: EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2010
EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2010...THE CODING OF THE HDOB MESSAGE FOR
MISSING DATA TRANSMITTED FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WILL CHANGE FROM 999 TO ///. THIS CHANGE IS BEING MADE
FOR HDOBS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CODING OF MISSING DATA FOUND
IN OTHER METEOROLOGICAL DATA MESSAGES.
IN ADVANCE OF THIS CHANGE...USERS OF HDOB MESSAGES MAY NEED TO
MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR SOFTWARE TO CORRECTLY PROCESS THE NEW DATA
FORMAT.
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS IDS OF THE
HDOB MESSAGES.
IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE... AN
ADDITIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE TO NOTIFY USERS. FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE
TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE DAYS PRIOR TO JULY 15...OR TROPICAL
DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THIS DATE... A NEW
IMPLEMENTATION DATE WILL BE PROVIDED.
THE OLD AND NEW HDOB MESSAGE FORMATS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE
2010 NATIONAL HURRICANE OPERATIONS PLAN /NHOP/ APPENDIX G. THE
2010 NHOP WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 1 2010 AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.OFCM.GOV
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
JOHN KUHN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301 713 1677 EXTENSION 121
JOHN.F.KUHN@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-18vtec_rip_curr.txt | TEST OF OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ FOR
RIP CURRENTS IN COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE /CFW/ IN SELECT
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/: EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2010
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MAY 12 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ 7 SELECT NWS WFOS WILL BEGIN USING A NEW VTEC CODE
FOR RIP CURRENTS IN THEIR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGES /CFW/.
THESE WFOS WILL BEGIN USING THE NEW VTEC CODE /RP.S/ IN THE CFW.
THIS CFW WILL CONTAIN A RIP CURRENT VTEC CODE TO MORE
SPECIFICALLY TARGET RIP CURRENT THREAT. THIS VTEC WILL BE
CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL AND WILL HAVE THE /O/ IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR CFWS ISSUED BY 7 WFOS
THAT WILL USE THE NEW VTEC RP.S CODE EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2010.
ISSUING WFO WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
CHARLESTON SC WHUS42 KCHS CFWCHS
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC WHUS42 KMHX CFWMHX
WILMINGTON NC WHUS42 KILM CFWILM
JACKSONVILLE FL WHUS42 KJAX CFWJAX
TALLAHASSEE FL WHUS42 KTAE CFWTAE
CHICAGO IL WHUS43 KLOT CFWLOT
NORTHERN INDIANA IN WHUS43 KIWX CFWIWX
CUSTOMERS MUST CHANGE THEIR SYSTEMS TO PROCESS THE RP.S CODE
CARRIED IN CFW MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE WFOS LISTED IN TABLE 1.
THE REMAINING NWS COASTAL OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE
/CF.S/ OR /LS.S/ VTEC CODE FOR COASTAL/LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENT
FOR THE RIP CURRENT THREAT.
THIS TEST OF THE NEW RP.S CODE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...UNLESS NWS RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.
USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS MARINE ZONE
RECONFIGURATION BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT /RCVTEC//:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
GENERAL INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/VTEC
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE
LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL NEED TO PROVIDE
ENHANCED RIP CURRENT INFORMATION BY THE START OF THIS YEAR'S
SWIMMING SEASON.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID SOROKA
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1677 EXT. 111
DAVID.SOROKA@NOAA.GOV
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-19tsu_marine_zones.txt | REMOVAL OF MARINE ZONES FROM NWS WEST COAST ALASKA
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/ TSUNAMI
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS AND CHANGE OF
WC/ATWC BREAKPOINTS ALONG ALASKA AND THE WEST
COAST: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE NWS WC/ATWC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL REMOVE MOST MARINE ZONES FROM
ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI /TSU/ WATCH/WARNING/ ADVISORY W/W/A/
PRODUCT /WEPA41 PAAQ/.
ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE
WC/ATWC WILL CONVERT ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI W/W/A BREAKPOINTS
TO THE PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES TO ENSURE BREAKPOINTS
MATCH PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES ALONG ALASKA AND THE
WEST COAST.
THE ATLANTIC... GULF OF MEXICO... PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN
ISLANDS COASTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES.
AT PRESENT BOTH MARINE AND PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES ARE INCLUDED
IN THE WEPA41 SEGMENTED W/W/A PRODUCT. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3
THE WEPA41 PAAQ PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN ONLY THE PUBLIC /LAND/
ZONES BECAUSE THE MARINE ZONES DO NOT MATCH THE ADJACENT
COASTAL PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES.
THESE CHANGES WILL SIMPLIFY DISPLAY OF TSUNAMI W/W/A ON WEB
BASED DISPLAYS AND ELIMINATE ZONE BREAKPOINT OVERLAP
ISSUES.
SOME SPECIFIED MARINE ZONES... SUCH AS BAYS ENCLOSED WITHIN
PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES... MAY CONTINUE TO BE IN TSUNAMI W/W/A
PRODUCTS.
SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-302 MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL MARINE
ZONES. SEE NWSI INSTRUCTION 10-507 PUBLIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL PUBLIC
/LAND/ ZONES. SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-701... TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER OPERATIONS... FOR LISTINGS OF CURRENT TSUNAMI W/W/A/
BREAKPOINTS. ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/
A LIST OF THE NEW BREAKPOINTS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010 CAN
BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/2010BREAKPOINTS.DOC
TABLE 1 BELOW SHOWS THE TSUNAMI W/W/A PRODUCT THAT WILL NO
LONGER CARRY MARINE ZONES /EXCEPT FOR A FEW ENCLOSED MARINE
ZONES/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010.
TABLE 1.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUING CENTER
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA WC/ATWC
CUSTOMERS SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THEIR SYSTEMS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL WHITMORE
DIRECTOR WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER ALASKA 99645
907-745-4212
PAUL.WHITMORE@NOAA.GOV
JENIFER RHOADES
TSUNAMI PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 X 102
JENIFER.RHOADES@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
$$
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scn10-22goes-east.txt | GOES EAST EMWIN USERS MUST TAKE ACTION TO
CONTINUE RECEIVING EMWIN BROADCAST AFTER
APRIL 26 2010
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION
SERVICE RECENTLY SET THE DATE FOR GOES 13 SATELLITE TO
REPLACE GOES 12 /EAST/ SATELLITE AS ON OR ABOUT APRIL 26
2010. DUE TO CHANGES IN THE SATELLITE CONFIGURATION THAT
PROVIDE THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION
NETWORK /EMWIN/ BROADCAST... EMWIN USERS MUST TAKE ACTION
TO ENSURE CONTINUED RECEPTION OF THIS DATA SERVICE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN
SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE
REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED
BECAUSE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY USER
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF SATELLITE OPERATIONS PERMITS A
RELATIVE SHORT NOTIFICATION LEAD TIME OF THE OFFICIAL
DATE OF TRANSITION.
ON OR BEFORE APRIL 26 2010 USERS WITH LEGACY EMWIN
SYSTEMS WILL NEED TO REPOINT TO GOES WEST OR UPGRADE TO
AN EMWIN-N CAPABLE SYSTEM. LEGACY USERS SHOULD TRY
REPOINTING TO GOES WEST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE SIGNAL FROM THEIR
LOCATION. GOES EAST USERS WITH AN EMWIN-N CAPABLE SYSTEM
NEED ONLY TO CONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE DEMODULATOR AND
TOGGLE THE SWITCH ON THE INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY ADAPTER
TO THE QPSK SETTING. PROCESSING OF THE EMWIN-N BROADCAST
CAN THEN BEGIN.
BEFORE THE END OF 2011 THE GOES WEST SATELLITE WILL BE
REMOVED FROM OPERATION AND REPLACED BY THE NEW GOES
SERIES. THE TRANSITION COULD OCCUR EARLIER DUE TO
PREMATURE FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURRENT GOES
SATELLITES. ALL USERS SHOULD MIGRATE TO EMWIN-N CAPABLE
SYSTEMS. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE GOES EAST
TRANSITION... THE EMWIN-N TRANSITION AND FOR A LIST OF
VENDORS THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDE THESE SYSTEMS... PLEASE
VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/EMWIN/TRANSITION.HTM
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EMWIN/WINVEN.HTM
EMWIN IS A LOW COST SATELLITE WEATHER DATA BROADCAST
SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ONE OF THE MOST RESILIENT METHODS
OF RECEIVING NWS WEATHER INFORMATION. THE SERVICE
INCLUDES WARNINGS... FORECASTS... GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY.
THE GOAL OF EMWIN IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MANAGERS THE
CAPABILITY TO RESPOND FASTER TO SEVERE WEATHER...
TSUNAMIS AND OTHER HAZARDS.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE EMWIN SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT THE
EMWIN WEBSITE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EMWIN/INDEX.HTM
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
BILL JOHNSON
TEAM LEAD FOR EMWIN AND FACILITIES ENGINEERING
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
301-713-0864 X133
WILLIAM.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-23aaa_ny_zones.txt | NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY
CHANGES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 2010
AMENDED TO POSTPONE IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 2010
TO AVOID MAKING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES TO COASTAL ZONES DURING THE
HURRICANE SEASON /JUNE 1 2010 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2010/ AND TO ADD
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT TO THE LIST OF AFFECTED
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 2010 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...1 PM EST...FIVE EXISTING FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK WILL BE SPLIT
INTO TEN SEPARATE ZONES. THE NEW ZONES ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLE 1.
THESE FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE IDENTICAL IN ZONE
NAME...ZONE NUMBER AND GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT.
A MAP AND EXPLANATION OF THESE CHANGES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER
CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/NJ-NY.PDF
THESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO INCREASE FORECAST ACCURACY IN
HIGHLY URBAN VERSUS SUBURBAN CORRIDORS OF LONG FUSE PRODUCTS
INCLUDING WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR COASTAL SERVICES
/E.G...COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SURF/...TROPICAL WEATHER...
EXCESSIVE HEAT... FLASH FLOODING AND WINTER WEATHER. THESE
CHANGES WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CRITICAL
PRODUCTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE OUR WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL
PRODUCT CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE.
THE ZONE CHANGES REQUIRE PARTNERS AND USERS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE NEW ZONE PRODUCTS 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 FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/
-----------------------------------------------------------
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN NJZ003 EASTERN BERGEN NJZ104
WESTERN BERGEN NJZ103
ESSEX NJZ005 EASTERN ESSEX NJZ106
WESTERN ESSEX NJZ105
UNION NJZ011 EASTERN UNION NJZ108
WESTERN UNION NJZ107
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
NASSAU NYZ077 NORTHERN NASSAU NYZ177
SOUTHERN NASSAU NYZ179
QUEENS NYZ076 NORTHERN QUEENS NYZ176
SOUTHERN QUEENS NYZ178
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
-------------------------------------------------------------
AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEMOKX WOUS41 KOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWOKX WHUS41 KOKX
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY RVDOKX FGUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFOKX FNUS51 KOKX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFAOKX WGUS61 KOKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOOKX FLUS41 KOKX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSOKX WTUS81 KOKX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING NPWOKX WWUS71 KOKX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSOKX NOUS41 KOKX
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
RED FLAG WARNING RFWOKX WWUS81 KOKX
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY RWSOKX AWUS81 KOKX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWOKX FPUS71 KOKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSOKX WWUS81 KOKX
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFOKX FZUS51 KOKX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST SFTOKX FPUS61 KOKX
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING TCVAT/1-5/ WTNT/81-85/ KNHC
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWOKX WWUS41 KOKX
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
I ROSS DICKMAN...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
GARY CONTE...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
UPTON NY 11973
631-924-0037
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-23ny_zones.txt | NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY
CHANGES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK: EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 2 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 2 2010 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...2 PM EDT...FIVE EXISTING FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK WILL BE
SPLIT INTO TEN SEPARATE ZONES. THE NEW ZONES ARE SHOWN BELOW IN
TABLE 1. THESE FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE IDENTICAL IN
ZONE NAME...ZONE NUMBER AND GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT.
A MAP AND EXPLANATION OF THESE CHANGES IS AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/NJ-NY.PDF
THESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO INCREASE FORECAST ACCURACY IN
HIGHLY URBAN VERSUS SUBURBAN CORRIDORS OF LONG FUSE PRODUCTS
INCLUDING WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR COASTAL SERVICES
/E.G...COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SURF/...TROPICAL WEATHER...
EXCESSIVE HEAT... FLASH FLOODING AND WINTER WEATHER. THESE
CHANGES WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CRITICAL
PRODUCTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE OUR WEB-BASED
GRAPHICAL PRODUCT CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE.
THE ZONE CHANGES REQUIRE PARTNERS AND USERS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE NEW ZONE PRODUCTS 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 FIRE AND PUBLIC ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/
-----------------------------------------------------------
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN NJZ003 EASTERN BERGEN NJZ104
WESTERN BERGEN NJZ103
ESSEX NJZ005 EASTERN ESSEX NJZ106
WESTERN ESSEX NJZ105
UNION NJZ011 EASTERN UNION NJZ108
WESTERN UNION NJZ107
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
NASSAU NYZ077 NORTHERN NASSAU NYZ177
SOUTHERN NASSAU NYZ179
QUEENS NYZ076 NORTHERN QUEENS NYZ176
SOUTHERN QUEENS NYZ178
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
-----------------------------------------------------------
AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEMOKX WOUS41 KOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWOKX WHUS41 KOKX
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY RVDOKX FGUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFOKX FNUS51 KOKX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFAOKX WGUS61 KOKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOOKX FLUS41 KOKX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSOKX WTUS81 KOKX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING NPWOKX WWUS71 KOKX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSOKX NOUS41 KOKX
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
RED FLAG WARNING RFWOKX WWUS81 KOKX
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY RWSOKX AWUS81 KOKX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWOKX FPUS71 KOKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSOKX WWUS81 KOKX
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFOKX FZUS51 KOKX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST SFTOKX FPUS61 KOKX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWOKX WWUS41 KOKX
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE...PLEASE CONTACT:
I ROSS DICKMAN...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
GARY CONTE...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
UPTON NY 11973
631-924-0037
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-25ridge2.txt | RIDGE RADAR VERSION II IMPLEMENTATION DATE SET FOR
JULY 06 2010
RIDGE RADAR VERSION II WILL REPLACE RIDGE VERSION I ON JULY 06
2010. THE RIDGE VERSION II WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT
RADAR DISPLAY BY USING A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE PRIMARY PAGE
WITH USER SELECTABLE VIEWS/ WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS WITH A THIRD
PARTY PROVIDING UNDERLYING MAPS. LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES WITH FIXED
VIEWS AND LIMITED FEATURES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE
BANNER OF /LITE/ IMAGES.
FOR THE LIST OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RIDGE VERSION I AND RIDGE
VERSION II GO TO /USE LOWERCASE/
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RIDGEIIPNS.PHP
THE BETA PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV
THE FINAL VERSION FOR INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE ON JUNE 24 2010
ON JULY 06 2010 THESE PAGES WILL REPLACE THE FOLLOWING
OPERATIONAL WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV
AT THAT TIME THE BETA URL WILL BE DISCONTINUED. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON ARCHIVED DATA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA HELP LINK ON
THE RIDGE PAGES.
THE BETA PAGES WILL DISPLAY STORM BASED WARNINGS /IF THEY ARE
IN EFFECT/ AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL NWS WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS.
THE COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGH OUT THE PERIOD TO ENSURE A
SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE CURRENT RADAR PAGES AND THE
PROPOSED NEW PAGES. CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THE BETA PAGES
DURING THIS PERIOD BASED ON USER COMMENTS.
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHIEF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
817-978-1100 EXT 145
PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV
OR
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-0864 EXT 114
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NWS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-25ridge2aaa.txt | AMENDED: TO DELAY RIDGE RADAR VERSION II
IMPLEMENTATION DATE UNTIL MARCH 2011
DUE TO UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTIVE
HURRICANE SEASON THE RIDGE II IMPLEMENTATION DATE HAS BEEN MOVED
TO MARCH 2011. THIS ACTION IS TAKEN IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING
THE MOST STABLE SERVICES POSSIBLE DURING POSSIBLE TROPICAL
WEATHER. THE CURRENT RIDGE RADAR VERSION II PAGES WILL REMAIN
EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL THE IMPLEMENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHIEF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
PHONE: 817-978-1100 EXT 145
E-MAIL: PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV
OR
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-0864 EXT 114
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-26el_nino.txt | EARLY ISSUANCE OF THE JUNE 2010 EL NINO-SOUTHERN
OSCILLATION /ENSO/ DIAGNOSTICS DISCUSSION
THE JUNE 2010 EDITION OF THE MONTHLY EL NINO-SOUTHERN
OSCILLATION /ENSO/ DIAGNOSTICS DISCUSSION WILL BE ISSUED ON
JUNE 3 2010...ONE WEEK EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED.
THE CHANGE IS DUE TO THE ONGOING RAPID TRANSITION FROM EL NINO
TO NEUTRAL CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LA NINA CONDITIONS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THIS IS A ONE TIME
ONLY CHANGE. IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE ISSUANCE DATE FOR THE JULY
2010 OR SUBSEQUENT ENSO DISCUSSIONS.
THIS PRODUCT IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/ANALYSIS_MONITORING/ENSO_A
DVISORY/INDEX.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
MIKE HALPERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP
5200 AUTH RD. ROOM 800-B
CAMPS SPRINGS MD 20746
301-763-8000 EXT 7535
MIKE.HALPERT@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-27wmo_prod_header.txt | END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS
FOR THREE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER
PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 2010 AT 600 AM EDT /500 AM
CDT/...THE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER WILL COMPLETE
TRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR THREE OF THEIR PUBLIC PRODUCTS. SEE
TABLES BELOW.
TABLE 1 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
MAP MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
FFG COUNTY FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE
FF HEADWATER FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE
TABLE 2 – PRODUCT IDS TO BE DELETED
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
AGUS53 KMSR MAPAPN
AGUS53 KMSR MAPCHI
AGUS53 KMSR MAPDSM
AGUS53 KMSR MAPFAR
AGUS53 KMSR MAPFWA
AGUS53 KMSR MAPLSE
AGUS53 KMSR MAPMKE
AGUS53 KMSR MAPMLI
AGUS53 KMSR MAPMSP
AGUS53 KMSR MAPSPI
AGUS53 KMSR MAPSTL
FOUS63 KMSR FFGAPN
FOUS63 KMSR FFGCHI
FOUS63 KMSR FFGDSM
FOUS63 KMSR FFGFAR
FOUS63 KMSR FFGFWA
FOUS63 KMSR FFGLSE
FOUS63 KMSR FFGMCI
FOUS63 KMSR FFGMKE
FOUS63 KMSR FFGMSP
FOUS63 KMSR FFGSPI
FOUS63 KMSR FFGSTL
FOUS73 KMSR FFHAPN
FOUS73 KMSR FFHCHI
FOUS73 KMSR FFHDSM
FOUS73 KMSR FFHFAR
FOUS73 KMSR FFHLSE
FOUS73 KMSR FFHMKE
FOUS73 KMSR FFHMSP
FOUS73 KMSR FFHSPI
FOUS73 KMSR FFHSTL
FOUS73 KMSR FFHFWA
TABLE 3 – PRODUCT IDS TO BE ADDED
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
AGUS53 KMSR MAPAPX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPLOT
AGUS53 KMSR MAPDMX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPFGF
AGUS53 KMSR MAPIWX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPARX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPMKX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPDVN
AGUS53 KMSR MAPMPX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPILX
AGUS53 KMSR MAPLSX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGAPX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGLOT
FOUS63 KMSR FFGDMX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGFGF
FOUS63 KMSR FFGIWX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGARX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGEAX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGMKX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGMPX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGILX
FOUS63 KMSR FFGLSX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHAPX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHLOT
FOUS73 KMSR FFHDMX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHFGF
FOUS73 KMSR FFHARX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHMKX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHMPX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHILX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHLSX
FOUS73 KMSR FFHIWX
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT:
STEVE BUAN
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER
CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
952-368-2545
STEVE.BUAN@NOAA.GOV
NWS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-28mixed_case.txt | USE OF UPPER AND LOWERCASE LETTERS IN NATIONAL
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS...SERVICE CHANGE AND
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 16 2010
REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED MAY 28 2010
SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15 2010
ON CHANGE TO ALL NWS TEXT PRODUCTS TO USE MIXED CASE
AND EXPANDED CHARACTER SET
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 16 2010 NWS WILL BEGIN PROVIDING ALL NOTICES SUCH
AS THIS ONE IN UPPER AND LOWERCASE ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS RATHER
THAN ALL UPPERCASE AS IS PRESENTLY DONE. ADDITIONAL PUNCTUATION
AND OTHER CHARACTERS THAT ARE PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE
ALPHABET NO. 5 WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN NOTICES AS NEEDED. THIS
CHANGE WILL APPLY TO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS... SERVICE
CHANGE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES WITH THE WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING OF NOUS41 KWBC AND AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF PNSWSH. THIS CHANGE EXPANDS ON A SUCCESSFUL
EXPERIMENT IN WHICH JUST THE EMAIL ATTACHMENT OF NOTICES WAS SENT
IN MIXED CASE.
MANY NWS PARTNERS AND USERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR ALL NWS
TEXT PRODUCTS TO BE PROVIDED IN MIXED CASE AND TO INCLUDE AN
EXPANDED PUNCTUATION AND CHARACTER SET. INTRODUCTION OF MIXED
CASE AND EXPANDED PUNCTUATION CHARACTER SET IN NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CHANGE NOTICE MESSAGES ALLOWS FOR A RISK
REDUCTION EFFORT USING NON-OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS. USERS OF NWS
TEXT PRODUCTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT
ANY ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR OF THEIR SYSTEMS AND THEIR CUSTOMER/S
SYSTEMS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY MIXED CASE AND EXPANDED CHARACTER
SET. THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE TEXT PRODUCTS EASIER TO READ AND ALLOW
USERS TO CLICK ON INTERNET LINKS DIRECTLY RATHER THAN CONVERTING
THEM TO LOWERCASE OR MIXED CASE.
NWS IS SEEKING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE ALL NWS TEXT
PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE USE OF MIXED CASE AND EXPANDED CHARACTER SET.
PLEASE SEE THE REFERENCED PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SOLICITING
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CHANGE TO ALL NWS TEXT PRODUCTS TO USE MIXED
CASE AND EXPANDED CHARACTER SET.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
HERB WHITE
NWS DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
301-713-0090 EXT. 146
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS... SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES
AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-29iowa_aqa.txt | NEW STATEWIDE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT FOR IOWA
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES WILL BE
CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT:
AEUS73 KDMX/AQAIA.
NWS AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES /DNR/ PARTNER
IN DISSEMINATING AIR QUALITY ALERTS COMPOSED/ISSUED BY THE IOWA
DNR. CURRENTLY FIVE NWS OFFICES WITH COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA DISSEMINATE SEPARATE AIR
QUALITY ALERT PRODUCTS /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. AFFECTED AIR QUALITY ALERT WFOS AND PRODUCTS
WFO WMO ID AWIPS ID
--- ------ --------
DES MOINES IA AEUS73 KDMX AQADMX
QUAD CITIES IL AEUS73 KDVN AQADVN
LA CROSSE WI AEUS73 KARX AQAARX
SIOUX FALLS SD AEUS73 KFSD AQAFSD
OMAHA NE AEUS73 KOAX AQAOAX
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2010 WFO DES MOINES /DMX/ WILL DISSEMINATE
AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES. THE AQAIA PRODUCT
WILL REPLACE THE SEPARATE AQAXXX PRODUCTS FOR IOWA AIR QUALITY
ALERTS ONLY. AIR QUALITY ALERTS FROM THE FIVE AFFECTED WFOS
WILL STILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PORTIONS OF THEIR COUNTY
WARNING AREA /CWA/ OUTSIDE IOWA.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE AQAIA PRODUCT IS ONLINE AT:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/scn_dsmaqaia_sample.pdf
AIR QUALITY ALERTS WILL TYPICALLY BE VALID FOR 24 HOURS AND NOT
BE UPDATED. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT THE IOWA DNR WILL REISSUE THE
ALERT THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHOULD CONDITIONS IMPROVE WHILE THE
ALERT IS VALID...THE IOWA DNR WILL CANCEL THE ALERT USING THE
SAME PRODUCT CODE.
INTERESTED NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO ENSURE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZE THE NEW PRODUCT CODE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JEFF JOHNSON
WARNING AND COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES
9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON IOWA 50131
515-270-2614
JEFF.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV
KIM RUNK
CHIEF...INTEGRATED SERVICES DIVISION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
816-268-3140
KIM.RUNK@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-30can_tsunami_zones.txt | CANADIAN UGC CODES IN NWS TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 2010 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...OR 1000 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
/PST/ THE NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
/WC/ATWC/ IN PALMER ALASKA WILL OPERATIONALLY IMPLEMENT
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGCS/ IN CANADA FOR SEVERAL
DOMESTIC TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS. IF NOVEMBER 9 IS DECLARED
A NATIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY OR THERE IS AN ONGOING OR
POTENTIAL TSUNAMI EVENT AT THE SCHEDULED EFFECTIVE
TIME...IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR ON THE NEXT WEEKDAY NOT
DECLARED A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY.
UGCS DESCRIBE THE AFFECTED GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE EVENT AND
INCLUDES A PRODUCT EXPIRATION TIME. UGCS ARE PROVIDED FOR
UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. THE U.S. METHOD OF
ASSIGNING UGCS WILL EXTEND TO CANADIAN AREAS TO PROVIDE
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE FOR TSUNAMI WATCH... WARNING... AND
ADVISORY PRODUCTS...AND ALLOW MESSAGES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY
INGESTED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT CANADA WEATHER OFFICE
DISSEMINATION SYSTEM.
TABLE 1 BELOW DESCRIBES THE NWS TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS THAT
WILL CONTAIN THE CANADIAN UGCS.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUING CENTER
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA WC/ATWC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1 WC/ATWC
EXAMPLES OF CANADIAN UGCS IN TSUNAMI PRODUCTS ARE ONLINE AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/E_COAST.PDF
AND
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/W_COAST.PDF
THE CANADIAN UGCS ARE DERIVED FROM THE CANADIAN LOCATION
CODES /CLCS/ CURRENTLY USED FOR THE CANADIAN WEATHER RADIO
NETWORK.
CANADIAN TSUNAMI ZONE TO UGC CONVERSION TABLE IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/CNDN_TSU. PDF
CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1 SHOULD ADD
THE ZONES AND UGCS LISTED IN THE CANADIAN TSUNAMI ZONE TO
THEIR UGC TABLE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE
PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL WHITMORE
DIRECTOR WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER ALASKA 99645
907-745-4212
PAUL.WHITMORE@NOAA.GOV
JENIFER RHOADES
NATIONAL TSUNAMI PROGRAM MANAGER
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 X 102
JENIFER.RHOADES@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-31gag_vor.txt | CHANGE OF NAME AND IDENTIFIER FOR THE GAGE OK VHF
OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE /VOR/ AVIATION
RADIO NAVIGATION SITE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 31 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...100 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME...NWS WILL CHANGE THE VOR
NAME AND 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER AT GAGE OK FROM GAGE /GAG/ TO
MITBEE /MMB/. VORS ARE USED BY PILOTS FOR NAVIGATION AND ALSO
USED IN AVIATION WEATHER FORECASTS AND SIGMETS AS REFERENCE
POINTS DEFINING THE AREA OF A WEATHER HAZARDS.
ON JUNE 03 2010 THE FAA CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAGE OK VOR FROM
GAGE /GAG/ TO MITBEE /MMB/. SINCE NWS USES VOR LOCATIONS TO
DEFINE AREAL COVERAGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS IN ADDITION TO THEIR
USE AS NAVIGATION AIDS... THE NWS WILL CEASE USING /GAG/ AND
WILL USE /MMB/ TO REFERENCE THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THIS NAME
CHANGE ONLY AFFECTS THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THE GAGE OK AIRPORT WILL
RETAIN THE FOUR-LETTER IDENTIFIER KGAG.
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF A CURRENT AND NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET USING
THE GAGE OK VOR AS A REFERENCE POINT.
CURRENT CONVECTIVE SIGMET
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 311155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW GAG-40SSW GAG-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET....EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 161155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW MMB-40SSW MMB-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
MICHAEL PAT MURPHY
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
816-584-7239
MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN |
scn10-31multisensor_precip.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE
INFORMATION SERVICE: EFFECTIVE JULY 20 2010
REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING PNS REQUESTING COMMENTS /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS_CONUS_PRECIP_WEB-1.TXT
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 20 2010...THE NWS SOUTHERN REGION WILL
TRANSITION ITS HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION
SERVICE FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
THIS INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDES UNIFIED HOURLY MULTISENSOR
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES FOR PARTS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES AND COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO ON THE INTERNET. THIS
SERVICE INCLUDES FUNCTIONALITY TO DISPLAY VARIOUS TIME INTERVALS
OF THESE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES AND THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD
THIS INFORMATION IN SHAPEFILE FORMAT FOR 7 DAYS AFTER THE RAIN
EVENT.
THIS INFORMATION SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RFCSHARE/PRECIP_ANALYSIS_HOURLY.PHP
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:
BEN WEIGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
819 TAYLOR STREET
FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-1100
BEN.WEIGER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-32multisensor_precip.txt | TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE
INFORMATION SERVICE: EFFECTIVE JULY 20 2010
REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING PNS REQUESTING COMMENTS /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS_CONUS_PRECIP_WEB-1.TXT
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 20 2010...THE NWS SOUTHERN REGION WILL
TRANSITION ITS HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION
SERVICE FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
THIS INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDES UNIFIED HOURLY MULTISENSOR
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES FOR PARTS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES AND COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO ON THE INTERNET. THIS
SERVICE INCLUDES FUNCTIONALITY TO DISPLAY VARIOUS TIME INTERVALS
OF THESE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES AND THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD
THIS INFORMATION IN SHAPEFILE FORMAT FOR 7 DAYS AFTER THE RAIN
EVENT.
THIS INFORMATION SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RFCSHARE/PRECIP_ANALYSIS_HOURLY.PHP
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:
BEN WEIGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
819 TAYLOR STREET
FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-1100
BEN.WEIGER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-33pdt_zones.txt | NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...0500 AM PDT...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/
PENDLETON OREGON /PDT/ WILL MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO ALL OF ITS
PUBLIC ZONES TO BETTER REPRESENT CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND
TO FOLLOW TERRAIN FEATURES MORE CLOSELY. OREGON ZONE 504 WILL BE
ELIMINATED. OREGON ZONE 508 WILL BE CREATED. THIS NEW ZONE IS IN
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
A MAP AND EXPLANATION OF THESE CHANGES IS ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/PDT_ZONES.PDF
THESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO INCREASE FORECAST ACCURACY AND
PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE ESPECIALLY FOR LONG FUSE PRODUCTS
INCLUDING WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. THE CHANGES WILL
RESULT IN AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL NWS PRODUCTS BY
THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE NWS WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL PRODUCT
CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE. THIS CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT CURRENT
FIRE WEATHER ZONES.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW ZONES IS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1. NEW PUBLIC ZONE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIERS
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/
-----------------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON
EAST SLOPES OF WAZ501 EAST SLOPES OF WAZ520
CENTRAL CASCADES WASHINGTON CASCADES
OF WASHINGTON
EAST SLOPES OF WAZ502 SIMCOE HIGHLANDS WAZ521
SOUTHERN CASCADES
OF WASHINGTON
OREGON
FOOTHILLS OF ORZ501 FOOTHILLS OF ORZ507
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN BLUE
OREGON MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
FOOTHILLS OF ORZ501 FOOTHILLS OF ORZ508
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN BLUE
OREGON MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
CENTRAL OREGON ORZ043 EAST SLOPES OF ORZ509
OREGON CASCADES
NORTHERN WHEELER ORZ504 DISCONTINUED
AND SOUTHERN
GILLIAM COUNTIES
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------------
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KPDT FFAPDT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KPDT HWOPDT
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS71 KPDT NPWPDT
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KPDT ZFPPDT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KPDT NOWPDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KPDT SPSPDT
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS41 KPDT WSWPDT
PARTNERS AND USERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION. THESE CHANGES ONLY AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE
ZONE FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND DO NOT
AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE COUNTY FORM OF UGC.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MICHAEL VESCIO
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PENDLETON OR 97801
541-276-7832
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-33pdt_zones_cca.txt | Corrected to add "the" to several new zone names.
New public forecast zones and boundary changes
for parts of central and northeast Oregon and
southeast Washington effective October 15, 2010
Effective Friday, October 15, 2010, at 1200 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), 0500 am PDT, Weather Forecast Office (WFO)
Pendleton, OR (PDT), will make modifications to all of its
public zones to better represent climatological conditions and
to follow terrain features more closely. Oregon Zone 504 will be
eliminated. Oregon Zone 508 will be created. This new zone is in
the foothills of the southern Blue Mountains of Oregon.
A map and explanation of these changes is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notifications/resources/pdt_zones.pdf
These zones are being changed to increase forecast accuracy and
provide better service, especially for long fuse products,
including watches, warnings and advisories. The changes will
result in an improved understanding of critical NWS products by
the general public and enhance NWS web-based graphical product
consistency and appearance. This change does not affect current
fire weather zones.
A description of the new zones is shown in Table 1.
Table 1. New Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
Old Zone Name Old UGC (Z) New Zone Name New UGC (Z)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Washington
East Slopes of WAZ501 East Slopes of the WAZ520
Central Cascades Washington Cascades
of Washington
East Slopes of WAZ502 Simcoe Highlands WAZ521
Southern Cascades
of Washington
Oregon
Foothills of ORZ501 Foothills of ORZ507
Blue Mountains of the Northern Blue
Oregon Mountains of Oregon
Foothills of ORZ501 Foothills of ORZ508
Blue Mountains of the Southern Blue
Oregon Mountains of Oregon
Central Oregon ORZ043 East Slopes of ORZ509
the Oregon Cascades
Northern Wheeler ORZ504 discontinued
and Southern
Gilliam Counties
An updated public zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
Table 2. Products Are Affected by These Changes
Product name WMO Header AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------------
Flash Flood Watch WGUS61 KPDT FFAPDT
Hazardous Weather Outlook FLUS41 KPDT HWOPDT
Non-Precipitation Advsy/Watch/Warning WWUS71 KPDT NPWPDT
Public Zone Forecast FPUS51 KPDT ZFPPDT
Short-term Forecast FPUS71 KPDT NOWPDT
Special Weather Statement WWUS81 KPDT SPSPDT
Winter Storm Advsy/Watch/Warning WWUS41 KPDT WSWPDT
Partners and users must reprogram affected hardware and software
to continue correctly processing products affected by this
reconfiguration. These changes only affect products that use the
zone form of the Universal Geographic Code (UGC) and do not
affect products that use the county form of UGC.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Michael Vescio
Meteorologist-in-Charge
National Weather Service
Pendleton, OR 97801
541-276-7832
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-34twc_zones.txt | RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 2010 AT 12 NOON MOUNTAIN STANDARD
TIME /MST/ OR 1900 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN TUCSON AZ /TWC/ WILL
RECONFIGURE ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR AREAS IN SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
THESE CHANGES WILL RECONFIGURE AND RENAME ALL EIGHT CURRENT
PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...REPLACING THEM WITH
15 NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES. THESE CHANGES WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC
FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY BETTER ACCOUNTING
FOR CLIMATOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
CURRENT WFO TWC PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AZZ019 AND AZZ029 THROUGH
AZZ035 WILL BE REPLACED BY NEW ZONES AZZ501 THROUGH AZZ515. A
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW ZONES FOLLOWS IN TABLE 1. NOTE THIS
CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT CURRENT WFO TWC FIRE WEATHER ZONES.
TABLE 1. NEW WFO TWC AZ PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES:
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ501. ZONE NAME - WESTERN PIMA COUNTY.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE INCLUDES AJO AND ORGAN PIPE CACTUS
NATIONAL MONUMENT AND IS SIMILAR TO CURRENT AZZ030.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ502. ZONE NAME - TOHONO O ODHAM NATION.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE IS SIMILAR TO CURRENT AZZ031 BUT
ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE TOHONO O ODHAM NATION WITHIN PIMA AND
PINAL COUNTIES BELOW 4000 FEET AND INCLUDES THE CITY OF SELLS.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ503. ZONE NAME - UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND
ALTAR VALLEYS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE INCLUDES MUCH OF SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY...CURRENT AZZ032...BUT ALSO INCLUDES SMALL PORTIONS OF
PIMA AND COCHISE COUNTIES. THIS ZONE INCLUDES THE CITY OF
NOGALES AND OTHER ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET SOUTH OF THE TUCSON
METRO AREA. A NUMBER OF SMALL SKY ISLANDS JUST ABOVE 5000
FEET...REPRESENTING PEAKS OF THE SIERRITA AND ATASCOSA
MOUNTAINS...ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ504. ZONE NAME - TUCSON METRO AREA.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE IS SIMILAR TO CURRENT AZZ033 BUT
ONLY INCLUDES ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. THIS ZONE INCLUDES
TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA AND VAIL.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ505. ZONE NAME - SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE INCLUDES THE LOWLANDS BELOW 2500
FEET WHICH GENERALLY BORDER INTERSTATE 10 IN SOUTHERN PINAL
COUNTY AND INCLUDES ELOY AND PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ506. ZONE NAME - SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF THE EASTERN HALF OF
CURRENT AZZ029. IT INCLUDES ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 5000
FEET AS WELL AS LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE LOWER SAN PEDRO
RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. THIS ZONE INCLUDES
KEARNY...MAMMOTH AND ORACLE.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ507. ZONE NAME - UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE PRIMARILY CONTAINS THE WESTERN
THIRD OF COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET BUT CONTAINS SMALL
ADJACENT SECTIONS OF GRAHAM...PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES.
THIS ZONE INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SIERRA VISTA...BENSON AND
TOMBSTONE...AS WELL AS KARTCHNER CAVERNS STATE PARK.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ508. ZONE NAME - EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW
5000 FEET.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONTAINS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF
COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET...INCLUDING THE SULPHUR SPRINGS
VALLEY...THE SAN SIMON VALLEY AND THE SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY.
THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR THROUGH TEXAS CANYON IS ALSO
INCLUDED. SMALL SKY ISLANDS JUST ABOVE 5000 FEET...REPRESENTING
PEAKS OF THE PELONCILLO MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST COCHISE
COUNTY...ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS ZONE. THIS ZONE CONTAINS THE
CITIES OF DOUGLAS AND WILLCOX.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ509. ZONE NAME - UPPER GILA RIVER AND ARAVAIPA
VALLEYS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF NEARLY ALL OF GRAHAM
AND GREENLEE COUNTIES BELOW 5000 FEET...EXCEPT FOR THOSE AREAS
OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF THE GALIURO
MOUNTAINS. A NUMBER OF SMALL SKY ISLANDS JUST ABOVE 5000
FEET...REPRESENTING PEAKS OF THE PELONCILLO AND WHITLOCK
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST GRAHAM AND SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES...
ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS ZONE. THIS ZONE CONTAINS THE CITIES
OF CLIFTON AND SAFFORD.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ510. ZONE NAME - WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND
GREENLEE COUNTIES.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONTAINS THE CONTIGUOUS AREAS OF
NORTHEAST GRAHAM AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FEET.
THIS ZONE INCLUDES HANNAGAN MEADOW.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ511. ZONE NAME - GALIURO AND PINALENO
MOUNTAINS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS
ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING THE GALIURO...PINALENO...SANTA TERESA
AND WINCHESTER MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST GRAHAM AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST COCHISE COUNTIES. THIS ZONE INCLUDES MOUNT GRAHAM.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ512. ZONE DAME - CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONTAINS NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS ABOVE
5000 FEET IN SOUTHEAST COCHISE COUNTY. IT PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF
THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS BUT ALSO INCLUDES SMALLER MOUNTAIN
RANGES SUCH AS THE DOS CABEZAS...PEDRAGOSAS...SWISSHELMS AND THE
SECTION OF THE PELONCILLOS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. THIS
ZONE INCLUDES THE CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ513. ZONE NAME - DRAGOON/MULE/HUACHUCA AND
SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS
ABOVE 5000 FEET... INCLUDING THE DRAGOON...LITTLE DRAGOON...
MULE...HUACHUCA...PATAGONIA...SANTA RITA AND WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
PIMA AND SOUTHEAST SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. THIS ZONE INCLUDES THE
CITY OF BISBEE ALONG WITH CANELO HILLS AND MADERA CANYON.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ514. ZONE NAME - SANTA CATALINA AND RINCON
MOUNTAINS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS
ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING THE SANTA CATALINA AND RINCON
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST PIMA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST PINAL
COUNTIES. THIS ZONE INCLUDES MOUNT LEMMON AND SUMMERHAVEN.
ZONE NUMBER - AZZ515. ZONE NAME - BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS.
ZONE DESCRIPTION - THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF CONTIGUOUS AREAS OF THE
TOHONO O ODHAM NATION ABOVE 4000 FEET INCLUDING THE BABOQUIVARI
MOUNTAINS. THIS ZONE INCLUDES KITT PEAK.
A MAP DEPICTING THE RECONFIGURED PUBLIC ZONES IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/TWC_ZONES.PDF
TABLE 2. WFO TWC PUBLIC WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KTWC SPSTWC
ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KTWC ZFPTWC
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KTWC NOWTWC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KTWC HWOTWC
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS WWUS45 KTWC WSWTWC
NON PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS WWUS75 KTWC NPWTWC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS45 KTWC PNSTWC
FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KTWC FFATWC
TABULAR STATE FORECAST FPUS65 KTWC SFTTWC
PARTNERS AND USERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
RECONFIGURATION. THESE CHANGES ONLY AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE
THE ZONE FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND DO NOT
AFFECT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE COUNTY FORM OF UGC.
UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE SHAPEFILES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
KEN DROZD
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO TUCSON ARIZONA
520 N. PARK AVE.
TUCSON AZ 85719
KENNETH.DROZD@NOAA.GOV
520-670-5156 X223
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-35_level2.txt | CHANGED DATES OF ADDING NEW WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA
STREAMS
REFER TO: INITIATION OF NEW WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA STREAMS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY AND JUNE 2010 SCN 09-51
THIS NOTICE PROVIDES AN UPDATE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ PLANS TO INITIATE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION... DISTRIBUTION
AND ARCHIVE OF WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR 1988 DOPPLER /WSR-88D/
LEVEL II DATA. THE ACTIVATION OF LEVEL II DATA COLLECTION AT
EACH SITE... SEE LIST BELOW... WILL DEPEND ON INSTALLATION OF
WSR-88D RADAR PRODUCT GENERATOR BUILD 12.1... REQUIRED
COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE... AND REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS BANDWIDTH
EXPANSION. THE NWS ESTIMATED ORDER OF DATA COLLECTION DURING
DECEMBER 2010 TO APRIL 2011 IS IN THE TABLE BELOW. AS ACTIVATION
DATES BECOME MORE SPECIFIC... ANOTHER NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED.
ICAO SITE NAME STATE
---- --------- -----
KPOE FORT POLK LOUISIANA
KVBX VANDENBERG AFB CALIFORNIA
KEYX EDWARDS AFB CALIFORNIA
KMXX MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
KHPX FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY
KMBX MINOT AFB NORTH DAKOTA
KVAX MOODY AFB GEORGIA
KEOX FORT RUCKER ALABAMA
THE LEVEL II DATA TRANSMITTED FROM THESE SITES WILL BE
SUPER RESOLUTION. THE NWS PLANS TO COLLECT DUAL POLARIZATION
LEVEL II DATA FROM THESE SITES WHEN THE SITES ARE MODIFIED WITH
THE DUAL POLARIZATION CAPABILITY.
FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES... CONTACT
TIM CRUM
WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE
NORMAN OK 73069
TIM.D.CRUM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-36lwx_zones.txt | A SPLIT OF HIGHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA AND PENDLETON
COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 2010 AT 100 PM EASTERN STANDARD
TIME /EST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO LWX/ WILL
SPLIT TWO FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES INTO FOUR NEW ZONES.
HIGHLAND VIRGINIA...CURRENTLY ZONE VAZ021...WILL SPLIT INTO
WESTERN HIGHLAND /VAZ503/ AND EASTERN HIGHLAND /VAZ504/.
PENDLETON WEST VIRGINIA...CURRENTLY ZONE WVZ054...WILL SPLIT
INTO WESTERN PENDLETON /WVZ505/ AND EASTERN PENDLETON /WVZ506/.
THESE CHANGES APPLY TO BOTH FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES.
TABLE 1. ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
AND FIRE/PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO LWX USERS:
NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/
------------- ----------- ------------- -----------
WESTERN HIGHLAND VAZ503 HIGHLAND VAZ021
EASTERN HIGHLAND VAZ504 HIGHLAND VAZ021
WESTERN PENDLETON WVZ505 PENDLETON WVZ054
EASTERN PENDLETON WVZ506 PENDLETON WVZ054
CURRENTLY THE FORECAST ZONES FOR HIGHLAND AND PENDLETON COUNTIES
ENCOMPASS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS ALONG AND AROUND THE
ALLEGHENY FRONT RIDGE IN THE WEST...AS WELL AS THE MORE
POPULATED LOWER LYING AREAS IN THE EAST. THREE US ROUTES PASS
THROUGH THESE AREAS INCLUDING: US-250...US-220 AND US-33.
BY SPLITTING THESE COUNTIES BASED ON TWO DISTINCT CLIMATE
REGIMES INTO WESTERN AND EASTERN FORECAST ZONES...FORECAST AND
WARNING SERVICES WILL BE IMPROVED IN THESE TWO COUNTIES. THE
DIVIDE WILL FOLLOW THE RIDGELINE OF NORTH FORK MOUNTAIN SOUTH
THROUGH PENDLETON COUNTY...CONTINUING ALONG THE RIDGELINE OF
MONTEREY MOUNTAIN AND BACK CREEK MOUNTAIN IN HIGHLAND COUNTY.
A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/LWX/HIGHLANDPENDLETON_CHANGE.PHP
TABLE 2. WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE
CHANGE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2010:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KLWX SPSLWX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KLWX HLSLWX
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FPUS51 KLWX ZFPLWX
ENHANCED LOCAL FORECAST FEUS71 KLWX EOLLWX
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KLWX NOWLWX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KLWX HWOLWX
NON-PRECIPITATION MESSAGE WWUS71 KLWX NPWLWX
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WWUS41 KLWX WSWLWX
AREA FORECAST MATRICES FOUS51 KLWX AFMLWX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KLWX FWFLWX
REGIONAL WEATHER STORY AWUS81 KLWX RWSLWX
FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KLWX FFALWX
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS71 KLWX ESFLWX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS81 KLWX RFWLWX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS81 KLWX RFWLWX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KLWX PNSLWX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES FOUS51 KLWX PFMLWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS61 KLWX AFDLWX
PRECIP AND TEMP SUMMARY SXUS51 KLWX HYDLWX
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS51 KLWX RVDLWX
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FGUS81 KLWX RVSLWX
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY SRUS41 KLWX RVALWX
THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR WESTERN
HIGHLAND VIRGINIA...EASTERN HIGHLAND VIRGINIA...WESTERN
PENDLETON WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PENDLETON WEST VIRGINIA.
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LWX ZONE BOUNDARIES HAVE BEEN
CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND USERS TO BE READY
FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON NOVEMBER 15 2010.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRISTOPHER STRONG JOHN KOCH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST PUBLIC PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
43858 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 630 JOHNSON AVENUE
STERLING VA 20166 BOHEMIA NY 11716
703-996-2223 631-244-0104
CHRISTOPHER.STRONG@NOAA.GOV JOHN.KOCH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SCNS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn10-37pbz_zones.txt | A SPLIT OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND FAYETTE COUNTY
FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 2010 AT 100 PM EASTERN STANDARD
TIME /EST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO PBZ/ WILL
SPLIT TWO FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES INTO FOUR NEW ZONES.
WESTMORELAND PENNSYLVANIA...CURRENTLY PAZ030...WILL SPLIT INTO
WESTMORELAND /PAZ073/ AND WESTMORELAND RIDGES /PAZ074/.
FAYETTE PENNSYLVANIA...CURRENTLY PAZ032...WILL SPLIT INTO
FAYETTE /PAZ075/ AND FAYETTE RIDGES /PAZ076/.
THESE CHANGES APPLY TO BOTH FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES.
TABLE 1. ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
AND FIRE/PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO PBZ USERS:
NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/
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WESTMORELAND PAZ073 WESTMORELAND PAZ030
WESTMORELAND RIDGES PAZ074 WESTMORELAND PAZ030
FAYETTE PAZ075 FAYETTE PAZ032
FAYETTE RIDGES PAZ076 FAYETTE PAZ032
THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTERS TO FOCUS ON DISTINCT
CLIMATE REGIMES AND MORE AREA SPECIFIC FORECAST AND WARNINGS.
A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW FIRE AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PBZ/WESTMORELANDANDFAYETTE_CHANGES.HTM
TABLE 2. WFO PITTSBURGH PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2010
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
AIR QUALITY ALERT AEUS71 KPBZ AQAPBZ
AIR QUALITY FORECAST AEUS71 KPBZ AQIPBZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS61 KPBZ AFDPBZ
AREA FORECAST MATRICES FOUS51 KPBZ AFMPBZ
DAILY HYDROMET DATA SUMMARY SXUS51 KPBZ HYDPBZ
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS51 KPBZ RVDPBZ
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KPBZ FWFPBZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS81 KPBZ RFWPBZ
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KPBZ FFAPBZ
FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KPBZ FFAPBZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KPBZ HWOPBZ
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KPBZ HLSPBZ
EARTHQUAKE REPORT SEUS61 KPBZ EQRPBZ
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS71 KPBZ ESFPBZ
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FGUS81 KPBZ RVSPBZ
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY SRUS41 KPBZ RVAPBZ
NON-PRECIPITATION MESSAGE WWUS71 KPBZ NPWPBZ
POINT FORECAST MATRICES FOUS51 KPBZ PFMPBZ
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KPBZ PNSPBZ
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS81 KPBZ RFWPBZ
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KPBZ NOWPBZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KPBZ SPSPBZ
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WWUS41 KPBZ WSWPBZ
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FPUS51 KPBZ ZFPPBZ
THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES SHOULD TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
AN UPDATED PUBLIC ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
AN UPDATED FIRE ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD J. KANE...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
-OR-
CHARLIE WOODRUM...GENERAL METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PITTSBURGH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
192 SHAFER ROAD
MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
PHONE 412-262-1882
NATIONAL SCNS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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scn10-38event_types.txt | Additional Preliminary Local Storm Report
Weather Event Types and Event Sources: Effective
December 1, 2010
Effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1800 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), all NWS Weather Forecast Offices
(WFOs) will change their Preliminary Local Storm Report
(LSR) product to add six new weather event types and two
new event sources.
The new weather event types are:
VOLCANIC ASHFALL
TSUNAMI
DEBRIS FLOW
COASTAL FLOOD
LAKESHORE FLOOD
SNEAKER WAVE
The new event sources are:
COCORAHS
911 CALL CENTER
Current weather event types and event sources are listed in
NWSI 10-517, Multi-Purpose Weather Products Specification,
Appendix B, available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/directives/sym/pd01005017curr.pdf
NWSI 10-517 will be updated with the new weather event
types and event sources during its next update.
No changes are being made to the WMO headers, AWIPS IDs or
format of the LSR product.
If you have any questions, please contact:
John Ferree
NWS Severe Storms Services
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072
John.T.Ferree@noaa.gov
405-325-2209
National Service Change Notices are available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-38event_types_aaa.txt | Amended to indicate a rolling software implementation
date for Preliminary Local Storm Report Weather Event
Types and Event Sources with completion scheduled for
June 30, 2010
Between December 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, NWS Weather Forecast
Offices will add six new weather event types and two new event
sources to their Preliminary Local Storm Report (LSR) product.
Full implementation has been delayed to accommodate changes to
baseline AWIPS software as well as non-AWIPS LSR producing
software. The original Service Change Notice follows:
Effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1800 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), all NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs)
will change their Preliminary Local Storm Report (LSR) product
to add six new weather event types and two new event sources.
The new weather event types are:
VOLCANIC ASHFALL
TSUNAMI
DEBRIS FLOW
COASTAL FLOOD
LAKESHORE FLOOD
SNEAKER WAVE
The new event sources are:
COCORAHS
911 CALL CENTER
Current weather event types and event sources are listed
in NWSI 10-517, Multi-Purpose Weather Products Specification,
Appendix B, available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/directives/sym/pd01005017curr.pdf
NWSI 10-517 will be updated with the new weather event types and
event sources during its next update.
No changes are being made to the WMO headers, AWIPS IDs or
format of the LSR product.
If you have any questions, please contact:
John Ferree
NWS Severe Storms Services
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072
John.T.Ferree@noaa.gov
405-325-2209
National Service Change Notices are available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-38event_types_caa.txt | Corrected Date: Rolling software implementation
date for Preliminary Local Storm Report Weather Event
Types and Event Sources with completion scheduled for
June 30, 2011
Corrected to change date in subject line to 2011.
Between December 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, NWS Weather Forecast
Offices will add six new weather event types and two new event
sources to their Preliminary Local Storm Report (LSR) product.
Full implementation has been delayed to accommodate changes to
baseline AWIPS software as well as non-AWIPS LSR producing
software. The original Service Change Notice follows:
Effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1800 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), all NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs)
will change their Preliminary Local Storm Report (LSR) product
to add six new weather event types and two new event sources.
The new weather event types are:
VOLCANIC ASHFALL
TSUNAMI
DEBRIS FLOW
COASTAL FLOOD
LAKESHORE FLOOD
SNEAKER WAVE
The new event sources are:
COCORAHS
911 CALL CENTER
Current weather event types and event sources are listed
in NWSI 10-517, Multi-Purpose Weather Products Specification,
Appendix B, available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/directives/sym/pd01005017curr.pdf
NWSI 10-517 will be updated with the new weather event types and
event sources during its next update.
No changes are being made to the WMO headers, AWIPS IDs or
format of the LSR product.
If you have any questions, please contact:
John Ferree
NWS Severe Storms Services
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072
John.T.Ferree@noaa.gov
405-325-2209
National Service Change Notices are available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-39hour_precip.txt | Replacement of the National Weather Service Hourly
Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate Information
Service Effective October 4, 2010
Effective October 4, 2010, the Hourly Multi-Sensor Precipitation
Estimate Information Service will be discontinued and replaced
by a new Hourly Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate Information
Service with more advanced zooming capabilities while retaining
similar functionality and user interface.
The current Hourly Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate
Information Service can be found online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov//rfcshare/precip_analysis_hourly.php
The new Hourly Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate Information
Service can be found online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/RFC_Precip/
If you have questions about this change, please contact:
Ben Weiger
National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters
817-978-1100, Extension 118
ben.weiger@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-43wind-hail_tag_line_oper_cca.txt | Corrected to include Special Marine Warnings (SMW) and
Marine Weather Statements (MWS) for the Great Lakes.
Transition from Experimental to Operational Status of
the Wind-Hail Tag Line for NWS Central Region Severe
Thunderstorm Warnings: Effective November 15 2010
Effective Monday, November 15, 2010, NWS Weather Forecast
Offices (WFOs) in the NWS Central Region (CR) will transition a
service enhancement associated with severe thunderstorm warnings
from experimental to operational status. The enhancement is the
concise coded tag line identifying maximum forecast wind gusts
and hail size at the end of severe thunderstorm warnings (SVR),
associated follow-up statements (SVS), Special Marine Warnings
(SMW) for the Great Lakes and Marine Weather Statements (MWS)
for the Great Lakes.
Inclusion of this information at the end of these products
represents an effort to respond to requests from partners in the
emergency management community and several societal impacts
groups. One specific application concerns the use of this
information to activate emergency alert sirens when conditions
exceed user-defined thresholds, a decision normally reserved for
tornado events.
The tag line makes easily accessible the information necessary
to reach such a decision. In addition, it facilitates the use of
parsing software to automate alerting functions whether by
government officials or private sector vendors.
Feedback during the experimental test period was so
overwhelmingly positive that the NWS CRH decided to make this
change a permanent and official part of severe thunderstorm
warnings issued from NWS CR WFOs. A map showing all CR WFOs is
available online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/resources/cr_wfos.pdf
A more detailed description of the coded tag line, including
format and examples, can be found in the Service Description
Document (SDD) at:
http://products.weather.gov
For further information, please contact:
Kim Runk, Chief of Integrated Services
NWS Central Region Headquarters
7220 NW 101st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
kim.runk@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-44bear_river_hydrocca.txt | Corrected: Transfer of Hydrologic Services for the
Bear River in Idaho Effective January 12, 2011
Corrected to Change the heading in Table 1 from County
Identifier to Location Identifier
Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 0800 AM Mountain
Standard Time (MST), 1500 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),
hydrologic service responsibility for river forecast locations
along the Bear River in Bear Lake and Franklin Counties, ID,
will be transferred to WFO Pocatello (WFO PIH) from WFO Salt
Lake City (WFO SLC). These changes will align Hydrologic
Service Areas and County Warning Areas to enable more efficient
service. See Table 1 for details on the river forecast points to
be transferred to WFO Pocatello from WFO Salt Lake City on
January 12, 2011.
Because of this transfer, customers must take appropriate action
to receive the products listed in Table 2 for Bear River
forecast points in Bear Lake and Franklin Counties in Idaho
using the PIH identifier.
Updated hydrologic service area shapefiles are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/hydro/html/hsa.htm
Table 1. River forecast points to be transferred to WFO
Pocatello.
FORECAST COUNTY LOCATION
POINT IDENTIFIER
---------------------------------------------------------------
Bear River at Wyoming-Idaho Border Bear Lake BRBW4
Bear River at Pescadero Bear Lake BRAI1
Bear River at Utah-Idaho Border Franklin BIUI1
Table 2. Products affected by this change for the Bear River in
Idaho.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------
Flood Statement /NEW/ WGUS85 KPIH /NEW/ FLSPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ FLSSLC
Flood Warning /NEW/ WGUS45 KPIH /NEW/ FLWPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ FLWSLC
Flood Watch /NEW/ WGUS65 KPIH /NEW/ FFAPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS65 KSLC * /OLD/ FFASLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ FGUS75 KPIH /NEW/ ESFPIH
Outlook * /OLD/ FGUS75 KSLC * /OLD/ ESFSLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ SRUS45 KPIH /NEW/ RVAPIH
Summary * /OLD/ SRUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ RVASLC
Daily River and /NEW/ FGUS55 KPIH /NEW/ RVDPIH
Lake Summary * /OLD/ FGUS55 KSLC * /OLD/ RVDSLC
River Statement /NEW/ FGUS85 KPIH /NEW/ RVSPIH
* /OLD/ FGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ RVSSLC
* These old products will continue to exist, but will cover
areas outside of the PIH county warning and forecast area.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Larry Dunn
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Salt Lake City
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84116
(801)524-5133
larry.dunn@noaa.gov
Rick Dittmann
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Pocatello
1945 Beechcraft Avenue
Pocatello ID 83204
(208)232-9306
rick.dittmann@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm/
$$
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scn10-45ny_zones_reminder-cca.txt | Corrected to remove Civil Emergency Messages
(CEM) from the list of affected products.
Reminder: New Fire and Public Forecast Zones and
Boundary Changes for Parts of Northeast New
Jersey and Southeast New York Effective December
1, 2010
Service Change Notice (SCN) 10-45 (and by reference SCN 10-
23 amended) are corrected by removing Civil Emergency
Messages (CEM) from products listed in Table 2.
Service Change Notice (SCN) 10-23, amended, announced new
fire and public forecast zones and boundary changes for
northeast New Jersey and southeast New York effective
December 1, 2010. These changes will increase forecast
accuracy and understanding in the highly urbanized
corridors in northeast New Jersey and account for
climatological differences and coastal influences from the
Atlantic Ocean in Queens and Nassau Counties, New York.
This SCN serves as a reminder of the upcoming change.
The corrected original SCN follows:
Effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1800 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), 1 pm EST, five existing fire and
public forecast zones in northeast New Jersey and southeast
New York will be split into 10 separate zones. The new
zones are shown below in Table 1. These fire and public
forecast zones are identical in zone name, zone number and
geographic extent.
A map and explanation of these changes is available at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/images/nj-ny.pdf
These zones are being changed to increase forecast accuracy
in highly urban versus suburban corridors of long fuse
products including watches, warnings and advisories for
coastal services (e.g., coastal flooding, high surf),
tropical weather, excessive heat, flash flooding and winter
weather. These changes will result in an improved
understanding of our critical products by the general
public and enhance our web-based graphical product
consistency and appearance.
The zone changes require partners and users to take
appropriate action to receive the new zone products 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 Fire and Public Zone Configuration
Identifiers
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC (Z) NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC (Z)
-----------------------------------------------------------
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN NJZ003 EASTERN BERGEN NJZ104
WESTERN BERGEN NJZ103
ESSEX NJZ005 EASTERN ESSEX NJZ106
WESTERN ESSEX NJZ105
UNION NJZ011 EASTERN UNION NJZ108
WESTERN UNION NJZ107
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
NASSAU NYZ077 NORTHERN NASSAU NYZ177
SOUTHERN NASSAU NYZ179
QUEENS NYZ076 NORTHERN QUEENS NYZ176
SOUTHERN QUEENS NYZ178
TABLE 2. The Following Products are Affected by These
Changes:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
-----------------------------------------------------------
--
AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWOKX WHUS41 KOKX
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY RVDOKX FGUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFOKX FNUS51 KOKX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFAOKX WGUS61 KOKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOOKX FLUS41 KOKX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSOKX WTUS81 KOKX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/
WATCH/WARNING NPWOKX WWUS71 KOKX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSOKX NOUS41 KOKX
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
RED FLAG WARNING RFWOKX WWUS81 KOKX
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY RWSOKX AWUS81 KOKX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWOKX FPUS71 KOKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSOKX WWUS81 KOKX
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFOKX FZUS51 KOKX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST SFTOKX FPUS61 KOKX
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING TCVAT/1-5/ WTNT/81-85/KNHC
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWOKX WWUS41 KOKX
An updated public zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
An updated fire zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
If you have any questions, please contact:
I Ross Dickman, Meteorologist-in-Charge
Gary Conte, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Upton NY 11973
631-924-0037
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-45ny_zones_reminder.txt | Reminder: New Fire and Public Forecast Zones and
Boundary Changes for Parts of Northeast New Jersey and
Southeast New York Effective December 1, 2010
Service Change Notice (SCN) 10-23, amended, announced new fire
and public forecast zones and boundary changes for northeast New
Jersey and southeast New York effective December 1, 2010. These
changes will increase forecast accuracy and understanding in the
highly urbanized corridors in northeast New Jersey and account
for climatological differences and coastal influences from the
Atlantic Ocean in Queens and Nassau Counties, New York. This
SCN serves as a reminder of the upcoming change.
The original SCN follows:
Effective Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1800 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), 1 pm EST, five existing fire and public
forecast zones in northeast New Jersey and southeast New York
will be split into 10 separate zones. The new zones are shown
below in Table 1. These fire and public forecast zones are
identical in zone name, zone number and geographic extent.
A map and explanation of these changes is available at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/images/nj-ny.pdf
These zones are being changed to increase forecast accuracy in
highly urban versus suburban corridors of long fuse products
including watches, warnings and advisories for coastal services
(e.g., coastal flooding, high surf), tropical weather, excessive
heat, flash flooding and winter weather. These changes will
result in an improved understanding of our critical products by
the general public and enhance our web-based graphical product
consistency and appearance.
The zone changes require partners and users to take appropriate
action to receive the new zone products 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 Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
OLD ZONE NAME OLD UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME NEW UGC /Z/
-----------------------------------------------------------
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN NJZ003 EASTERN BERGEN NJZ104
WESTERN BERGEN NJZ103
ESSEX NJZ005 EASTERN ESSEX NJZ106
WESTERN ESSEX NJZ105
UNION NJZ011 EASTERN UNION NJZ108
WESTERN UNION NJZ107
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
NASSAU NYZ077 NORTHERN NASSAU NYZ177
SOUTHERN NASSAU NYZ179
QUEENS NYZ076 NORTHERN QUEENS NYZ176
SOUTHERN QUEENS NYZ178
TABLE 2. The Following Products are Affected by These Changes:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
-------------------------------------------------------------
AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEMOKX WOUS41 KOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWOKX WHUS41 KOKX
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY RVDOKX FGUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFOKX FNUS51 KOKX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFAOKX WGUS61 KOKX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOOKX FLUS41 KOKX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSOKX WTUS81 KOKX
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING NPWOKX WWUS71 KOKX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMOKX FOUS51 KOKX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSOKX NOUS41 KOKX
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
RED FLAG WARNING RFWOKX WWUS81 KOKX
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY RWSOKX AWUS81 KOKX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWOKX FPUS71 KOKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSOKX WWUS81 KOKX
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFOKX FZUS51 KOKX
TABULAR STATE FORECAST SFTOKX FPUS61 KOKX
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING TCVAT/1-5/ WTNT/81-
85/KNHC
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWOKX WWUS41 KOKX
An updated public zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
An updated fire zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
If you have any questions, please contact:
I Ross Dickman, Meteorologist-in-Charge
Gary Conte, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Upton NY 11973
631-924-0037
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-47aaa_us_las_vegas.txt | Amended: To report the official release point datum
for the Las Vegas, NV, Radiosonde Replacement
System (RRS) site
The original notice dated Nov 10, 2010, contained provisional
datum information and the elevation value was subsequently
revised. The official value is now 693.234 meters as indicated
in this amendment. All other information remains unchanged. The
original notice is below for your convenience.
The NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Las Vegas, NV, (VEF)
initiated daily RRS UA observations on Dec. 18, 2010 and reached
twice per day observations on Jan. 16, 2011. This change follows
the termination at Desert Rock (DRA) of Radiotheodolite Tracking
(ART) and Radio Direction Finding (RDF) radiosonde observations.
Please update your metadata files for these initial coordinates
immediately so your UA derived products will not give erroneous
information.
Table 1. Initial Coordinates of Las Vegas Release Point Location
NAME INDEX LAT LON ELEVATION
LAS VEGAS 72388 36.047139N 115.184639W 693.234 M
NOTE: The WMO Index Number Will Be 72388.
All users are advised to update their communications identifiers
immediately in order to receive upper-air coded text products
from Las Vegas.
TABLE 2. New AWIPS IDs and New WMO Headings
Current Current New New
AWIPS ID WMO Headings AWIPS ID WMO Headings
ABVDRA UFUS45 KDRA ABVVEF UFUS45 KVEF
FZLDRA UXUS45 KDRA FZLVEF UXUS45 KVEF
MANDRA USUS45 KDRA MANVEF USUS45 KVEF
SGLDRA UMUS45 KDRA SGLVEF UMUS45 KVEF
Institutional and commercial distributors who generate derived
products must ensure their communication system directories
exactly match the new headings by Dec. 18, 2010. Failure to do
so will prevent UA data from Las Vegas from reaching the
intended user communities.
Although the effective date for this change is less than the
75-days advised in NWSI 10-1805, a 36-day lead time should be
sufficient when NWS directly informs service providers to make a
priority change in their product meta data to prevent
implementation delays. To check the availability of Las Vegas
products go to:
http://esrl.noaa.gov/raobs/
-Search by "WMO Station Identifier"
-When a blank dialogue window appears, enter: 72388
You should then be able to view the Las Vegas data and metadata.
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
Ivan Navarro
National Weather Service, OPS11
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1841 Ext 123
Ivan.Navarro@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-47us_las_vegas.txt | Las Vegas Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS)
Operational Date and Communications Identifier Changes
For Upper-Air (UA) Products from WFO Las Vegas
Effective December 18 2010
The NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Las Vegas, NV, (VEF)
will initiate daily RRS UA observations on Dec. 18, 2010 and
reach twice per day observations on Jan. 16, 2011. This change
follows the termination at Desert Rock (DRA) of Radiotheodolite
Tracking (ART) and Radio Direction Finding (RDF) radiosonde
observations.
Please update your metadata files for these initial coordinates
immediately so your UA derived products will not give erroneous
information on Dec. 18, 2010.
Table 1. Initial Coordinates of Las Vegas Release Point Location
NAME INDEX LAT LON ELEVATION
LAS VEGAS 72388 36.047139N 115.184639W 693.4 M
NOTE: The WMO Index Number Will Be 72388.
All users are advised to update their communications identifiers
immediately in order to receive upper-air coded text products
from Las Vegas.
TABLE 2. New AWIPS IDs and New WMO Headings
Current Current New New
AWIPS ID WMO Headings AWIPS ID WMO Headings
ABVDRA UFUS45 KDRA ABVVEF UFUS45 KVEF
FZLDRA UXUS45 KDRA FZLVEF UXUS45 KVEF
MANDRA USUS45 KDRA MANVEF USUS45 KVEF
SGLDRA UMUS45 KDRA SGLVEF UMUS45 KVEF
Institutional and commercial distributors who generate derived
products must ensure their communication system directories
exactly match the new headings by Dec. 18, 2010. Failure to do
so will prevent UA data from Las Vegas from reaching the
intended user communities.
Although the effective date for this change is less than the
75-days advised in NWSI 10-1805, a 36-day lead time should be
sufficient when NWS directly informs service providers to make a
priority change in their product meta data to prevent
implementation delays. To check the availability of Las Vegas
products go to:
http://esrl.noaa.gov/raobs/
-Search by "WMO Station Identifier"
-When a blank dialogue window appears, enter: 72388
You should then be able to view the Las Vegas data and metadata.
NWS will issue a follow-on announcement in January 2011 to
include the official site coordinates for the Las Vegas UA
observations.
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
Ivan Navarro
National Weather Service, OPS11
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1841 Ext 123
Ivan.Navarro@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-48ccf_discontinuance.txt | Discontinuation of the Coded Cities Forecast (CCF)
for 5 of 6 NWS Regions Effective March 15, 2011
Effective Tuesday, March 15, 2011, NWS will discontinue the
Coded Cities Forecast (FPaa4i CCCC, CCFXXX) for 5 of 6 regions:
Alaska, Central, Eastern, Pacific and Western. All Weather
Forecast Offices (WFOs) in the NWS Southern Region (SR) will
continue issuing the CCF. A listing of all NWS WFOs, by region,
is online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/organization.php
Continuation/discontinuation of the CCF on a NWS Region-by-
Region basis is a result of evaluation of comments received from
a Public Information Statement (PNS) issued in July 2009
soliciting comments through December 31, 2009:
www.weather.gov/os/notification/pns09ccf_discontinuance.txt
The above mentioned 5 NWS Regions determined other products,
like the extensible markup language (XML) products (RXUS30
KWBN, XF03DY, and RXUS30 KWBN, XF07DY) and the Point Forecast
Matrices (FOaa5i CCCC, PFMXXX), meet partner and user needs.
SR determined their partners and users still need the CCF.
If you have questions, please contact:
Andy Horvitz
NWS Fire and Public Weather Services Branch
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
andy.horvitz@noaa.gov
301-713-1858 x166
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-49akq_zones.txt | Changes in Coastal Waters Marine Zones
For the Lower Chesapeake Bay of Southeastern
Virginia Effective April 5, 2011
Effective Tuesday April 5, 2011 at 200 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the NWS Weather
Forecast Office in Wakefield, VA, will reconfigure its marine
zones for the lower Chesapeake Bay.
Currently there are three marine zones covering the lower
Chesapeake Bay. A new marine zone will be created to cover the
mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Marine observations, local studies,
and customer feedback all reflect that conditions in this area
can vary, at times significantly, from locations farther up the
bay. This reconfiguration will serve to improve the precision of
marine warnings, forecasts, and other services by allowing
forecasters to be more area specific.
The marine zone with the Universal Geographic Code
(UGC) ANZ632, zone name Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to
Cape Henry, VA, will be split into two separate zones effective
April 5, 2011:
ANZ632 Mouth of Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little
Creek, VA.
One new marine zone will then be created:
ANZ634 Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek, VA, to Cape Henry, VA,
including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Table 1 lists the current marine zones and corresponding UGCs
which WFO Wakesfield issues forecasts and warnings.
Table 2 lists the marine zones and corresponding UGCs which WFO
Wakefield will issue forecasts and warnings effective April 5,
2011.
Table 3 lists all of the products issued by WFO Wakefield that
will be affected by the marine zone changes.
Table 1. Current marine zones and corresponding UGCs which WFO
Wakefield issues forecasts and warnings:
Current Marine Zone Name Current UGC
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point ANZ630
to Windmill Point
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point ANZ631
to New Point Comfort
Chesapeake Bay from New Point ANZ632
Comfort to Cape Henry
Currituck Sound ANZ633
Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island ANZ650
to Chincoteague, VA out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Chincoteague, VA ANZ652
to Parramore Island, VA out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Parramore Island, VA ANZ654
to Cape Charles Light out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light ANZ656
to Virginia-North Carolina border out
to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Virginia-North Carolina ANZ658
border to Currituck Beach Light out
to 20 nm
Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck ANZ670
Beach Light NC from 20 to 40 nm
TABLE 2. Marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which
WFO Wakefield will issue forecasts and warnings effective April
5, 2011. This includes the new marine zones and the current
marine zones listed in Table 1 above which will continue to be
utilized, with modifications to boundaries as described above.
New Marine Zone Name NEW UGC
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point ANZ630
to Windmill Point
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point ANZ631
to New Point Comfort
Chesapeake Bay from New Point ANZ632
Comfort to Little Creek, VA
Currituck Sound ANZ633
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek, VA, ANZ634
to Cape Henry, VA including the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island ANZ650
to Chincoteague, VA out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Chincoteague, VA ANZ652
to Parramore Island, VA out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Parramore Island, VA ANZ654
to Cape Charles Light out to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light ANZ656
to Virginia-North Carolina border out
to 20 nm
Coastal Waters from Virginia-North Carolina ANZ658
to Currituck Beach Light out to 20 nm
Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck ANZ670
Beach Light NC from 20 to 40 nm
To view graphical images of the current marine zones listed
in Table 1 go to the following web site:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/akqmz.htm
To view graphical images of the marine zones for which WFO
Wakefield will issue forecasts and warnings effective April 5,
2011 go to the following web site:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/news/AKQMZ.html
TABLE 3. WFO Wakefield products affected by the marine zone
changes effective April 5, 2011:
Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID
Coastal Waters Forecast FZUS51 KAKQ CWFAKQ
Special Marine Warning WHUS51 KAKQ SMWAKQ
Marine Weather Statement FZUS71 KAKQ MWSAKQ
Marine Weather Message WHUS71 KAKQ MWWAKQ
Hurricane Local Statement WTUS81 KAKQ HLSAKQ
Watch County Notification WWUS61 KAKQ WCNAKQ
Hazardous Weather Outlook FLUS41 KAKQ HWOAKQ
Customers must reprogram affected hardware and software to
continue correctly processing the products listed in Table 3.
Also customers providing NWS graphic marine forecasts must
download an updated marine zone map shapefile to correctly
provide graphic marine forecasts for the lower Chesapeake Bay.
An updated marine zone map shapefile containing the new zones is
available for download from the following website:
www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm
If you have any questions or comments about this reconfiguration
of WFO Wakefield coastal marine zones please contact:
Mike Montefusco Mark Willis
Marine Program Leader National Weather Service
National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters
10009 General Mahone Highway 630 Johnson Ave.
Wakefield, VA 23888 Bohemia, NY 11716-2618
757-899-5731 631-244-0122
Michael.Montefusco@noaa.gov Mark.Willis@noaa.gov
National Weather Service Change notices are posted at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-50buf_zones.txt | New Marine Zones for the Niagara River Effective
April 5, 2011
Effective Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 200 PM Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) the NWS Weather
Forecast Office in Buffalo, NY, will segment its current marine
forecast for the Niagara River. This will result in changes to
marine zone boundaries, marine zone names, and marine zone
Universal Geographic Codes (UGC). These changes will allow WFO
Buffalo to provide more area specific marine weather forecasts,
watches, warnings, and advisories for the Niagara River.
On April 5, 2011, the current marine zone LEZ020 Upper Niagara
River and Buffalo Harbor will be split at Niagara Falls into
Upper Niagara River (marine zone LEZ020) and Lower Niagara River
(marine zone LOZ030).
Table 1. WFO Buffalo Products Affected by the Changes Effective
April 5, 2011
Product name WMO heading AWIPS ID
Nearshore Marine Forecast FZUS51 KBUF NSHBUF
Special Marine Warning WHUS51 KBUF SMWBUF
Marine Weather Statement FZUS71 KBUF MWSBUF
Marine Weather Message WHUS71 KBUF MWWBUF
Watch County Notification WWUS61 KBUF WCNBUF
Hazardous Weather Outlook FLUS41 KBUF HWOBUF
Table 2. WFO Buffalo Marine Zone Changes for the Niagara River
Effective April 5, 2011.
Zone (Z) form of the UGC and marine forecast zone name/numbers
for WFO Buffalo users:
New Zone name New UGC Old Zone Name Old UGC
-----------------------------------------------------------
Upper Niagara River LEZ020 Upper Niagara River LEZ020
and Buffalo Harbor and Buffalo Harbor
Lower Niagara River LOZ030 Upper Niagara River LEZ020
and Buffalo Harbor
No other marine zones in WFO Buffalo’s marine area of
responsibility are affected by this change.
A graphical depiction of the marine forecast zone changes is
online at:
http://www.weather.gov/buf/marine_changes.htm
Customers must reprogram affected hardware and software to
continue to correctly process the products in Table 1.
Customers providing NWS graphic marine forecasts must download
an updated marine zone map shapefile. The updated shapefile is
available for download from the following website:
www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm
If you have any questions or comments please contact:
Judy Levan Mark Willis
NWS Buffalo NWS Eastern Region HQ
587 Aero Drive 630 Johnson Avenue
Cheektowaga, NY 14225-1405 Bohemia, NY 11716-2618
716-565-0204 x223 631-244-0122
Judith.Levan@noaa.gov Mark.Willis@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-51lox_zones.txt | Change in Synopsis Name in Coastal Waters
Forecast (CWF) for WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard
Effective April 5, 2011
Effective Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 1100 pm Pacific Daylight
Time (PDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office in Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA, will
change the name of its synopsis in its Coastal Waters Forecast
(CWF) from "Synopsis for Southern California Coast and Santa
Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary" to "Synopsis for Southern California Coast and Santa
Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary and National Park."
The NWS is changing the name of this synopsis to better describe
the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel
Islands National Park.
Current marine synopsis name and corresponding UGC used by WFO
Los Angeles/Oxnard:
Current Marine Synopsis Name Current UGC
Synopsis for Southern California Coast PZZ600
and Santa Barbara Channel including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
New marine synopsis name that will be used by WFO Los
Angeles/Oxnard effective April 5, 2011. Note the UGC for the
synopsis will not change.
New Marine Synopsis Name UGC
Synopsis for Southern California Coast PZZ600
and Santa Barbara Channel including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park
WFO Los Angeles product affected by the marine synopsis name
change effective April 5, 2011:
Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID
Coastal Waters Forecast FZUS56 KLOX CWFLOX
Users should be aware of this synopsis name change within WFO
Los Angeles/Oxnard Coastal Waters Forecast and make any
adjustments to their systems.
If you have any questions or comments about this change to the
marine synopsis name at WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard please contact:
Eric Boldt Jeffrey Lorens
National Weather Service National Weather Service
Meteorologist Western Region Headquarters
520 N Elevar St. 125 S State St.
Oxnard, CA 93030 Salt Lake City, UT 84138
805-988-6615 801-524-4000 x 265
Eric.Boldt@noaa.gov Jeffrey.Lorens@noaa.gov
National Weather Service Change notices are posted at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-52end_gls_maw.txt | The Great Lakes Storm Summary (GLS) and Marine
Alert Message (MAW) Will No Longer Be Issued
Effective February 1, 2011
REFER TO: Public Information Statement below:
www.weather.gov/os/notification/pns10cleveland_greatlakes.txt
Effective Tuesday February 1, 2011, 1600 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC) or 1100 am Eastern Standard Time, NWS Weather
Forecast Office in Cleveland will no longer issue the GLS and
MAW. NWS received no comments on this proposed change during its
comment period that began July 26, 2010, and ended September 10,
2010. The Marine Weather Message (MWW) has superseded the
requirement for the GLS and MAW. The MWW, MAW and GLS are all
event driven, non-scheduled, products.
Table 1 below lists the communication identifiers for the Great
Lakes Storm Summary and Marine Alert Message which will be
terminated February 1, 2011.
Table 1: Products To Be Terminated February 1, 2011
Issuing WFO Product Name WMO heading AWIPS ID
Cleveland OH GREAT LAKES WWUS81 KCLE GLSCLE
STORM SUMMARY
Cleveland OH MARINE ALERT FZUS61 KCLE MAWCLE
MESSAGE
Users should delete the WMO and AWIPS headings listed in Table 1
above from their databases on or soon after February 1, 2011, as
products will no longer be issued under these headings. Users
should access the MWW for equivalent data. Table 2 below lists
the Marine Weather Messages issued over the Great Lakes.
Table 2: Marine Weather Messages issued over the Great Lakes.
Issuing WFO WMO heading AWIPS ID
BUFFALO NY WHUS71 KBUF MWWBUF
CLEVELAND OH WHUS71 KCLE MWWCLE
DETROIT/PONTIAC MI WHUS73 KDTX MWWDTX
GAYLORD MI WHUS73 KAPX MWWAPX
GRAND RAPIDS MI WHUS73 KGRR MWWGRR
NORTHERN INDIANA WHUS73 KIWX MWWIWX
CHICAGO IL WHUS73 KLOT MWWLOT
MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI WHUS73 KMKX MWWMKX
GREEN BAY WI WHUS73 KGRB MWWGRB
MARQUETTE MI WHUS73 KMQT MWWMQT
DULUTH MN WHUS73 KDLH MWWDLH
Users should add the WMO and AWIPS headings listed in Table 2
above to their databases if necessary.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Richard May
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1677 ext. 127
Richard.May@noaa.gov
NWS service change notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-53wilmington_zones.txt | New Fire and Public Forecast Zones and Boundary
Changes for Coastal Portions of Northeast South
Carolina and Southeast North Carolina, Effective
Tuesday May 3, 2011
Effective Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 1800 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), 2 pm EDT, the NWS Weather Forecast Office in
Wilmington, NC, will split five of its fire and public forecast
zones in coastal portions of northeast South Carolina and
southeast North Carolina in two. Current Pender (NCZ097), New
Hanover (NCZ101), Brunswick (NCZ100), Horry (SCZ034) and
Georgetown (SCZ046) zones will be divided into coastal and
inland zones. The 10 new zones will be assigned new zone names
and numbers as shown in Table 1.
These changes will allow long fused watches, warnings,
advisories and forecasts for these counties to be more area
specific.
The fire and public zone changes require partners and users to
take appropriate action to receive the new zone products using
the Universal Generic Code (UGC) zone code format (Z) listed in
Table 1.
TABLE 1. New Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z) EXISTING FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z)
ZONE NAME ZONE Name
--------------- ------ -------------------- ------
INLAND PENDER NCZ105 PENDER NCZ097
COASTAL PENDER NCZ106 PENDER NCZ097
INLAND NEW HANOVER NCZ107 NEW HANOVER NCZ101
COASTAL NEW HANOVER NCZ108 NEW HANOVER NCZ101
INLAND BRUNSWICK NCZ109 BRUNSWICK NCZ100
COASTAL BRUNSWICK NCZ110 BRUNSWICK NCZ100
INLAND HORRY SCZ053 HORRY SCZ034
COASTAL HORRY SCZ054 HORRY SCZ034
INLAND GEORGETOWN SCZ055 GEORGETOWN SCZ046
COASTAL GEORGETOWN SCZ056 GEORGETOWN SCZ046
A map of the old zones and new zone changes can be found at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/images/zones.png
An updated public zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
An updated fire zone shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
Products affected by this change are listed in Table 2.
TABLE 2. Affected Fire, Public, Hydrologic, Tropical, Marine and
Tsunami Products:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
------------ --------- -----------
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST ZFPILM FPUS52 KILM
POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFMILM FOUS52 KILM
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWFILM FNUS52 KILM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOILM FLUS42 KILM
FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FFAILM WGUS62 KILM
NON-PRECIP ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING NPWILM WWUS72 KILM
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WSWILM WWUS42 KILM
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WCNILM WWUS62 KILM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPSILM WWUS82 KILM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNSILM NOUS42 KILM
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOWILM FPUS72 KILM
RED FLAG WARNING RFWILM WWUS82 KILM
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION AFDILM FXUS62 KILM
AREA FORECAST MATRICES AFMILM FOUS52 KILM
AIR QUALITY ALERT AQAILM AEUS72 KILM
AIR QUALITY FORECAST AQIILM AEUS72 KILM
SURF ZONE FORECAST SRFILM FZUS52 KILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE CFWILM WHUS42 KILM
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HLSILM WTUS82 KILM
TIDAL INFORMATION TIDILM SOUS42 KILM
TROPICAL CYCLONE VTEC PRODUCT TCVAT(1-5) WTNT(81-85) KNHC
TSUNAMI ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING TSUAT1 WEXX20 PAAQ
If you have any questions, please contact:
Michael Caropolo, Meteorologist-in-Charge
Steven Pfaff, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Wilmington, NC 28405
910-762-0524
Michael.Caropolo@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn10-54bear_river_hydro.txt | Transfer of Hydrologic Services for the Bear River in
Idaho Effective January 12, 2011
Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 0800 AM Mountain
Standard Time (MST), 1500 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),
hydrologic service responsibility for river forecast locations
along the Bear River in Bear Lake and Franklin Counties, ID,
will be transferred to WFO Pocatello (WFO PIH) from WFO Salt
Lake City (WFO SLC). These changes will align Hydrologic
Service Areas and County Warning Areas to enable more efficient
service. See Table 1 for details on the river forecast points to
be transferred to WFO Pocatello from WFO Salt Lake City on
January 12, 2011.
Because of this transfer, customers must take appropriate action
to receive the products listed in Table 2 for Bear River
forecast points in Bear Lake and Franklin Counties in Idaho
using the PIH identifier.
Updated hydrologic service area shapefiles are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/hydro/html/hsa.htm
Table 1. River forecast points to be transferred to WFO
Pocatello
FORECAST COUNTY COUNTY
POINT IDENTIFIER
---------------------------------------------------------------
Bear River at Wyoming-Idaho Border Bear Lake BRBW4
Bear River at Pescadero Bear Lake BRAI1
Bear River at Utah-Idaho Border Franklin BIUI1
Table 2. Products affected by this change for the Bear River in
Idaho
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------
Flood Statement /NEW/ WGUS85 KPIH /NEW/ FLSPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ FLSSLC
Flood Warning /NEW/ WGUS45 KPIH /NEW/ FLWPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ FLWSLC
Flood Watch /NEW/ WGUS65 KPIH /NEW/ FFAPIH
* /OLD/ WGUS65 KSLC * /OLD/ FFASLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ FGUS75 KPIH /NEW/ ESFPIH
Outlook * /OLD/ FGUS75 KSLC * /OLD/ ESFSLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ SRUS45 KPIH /NEW/ RVAPIH
Summary * /OLD/ SRUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ RVASLC
Daily River and /NEW/ FGUS55 KPIH /NEW/ RVDPIH
Lake Summary * /OLD/ FGUS55 KSLC * /OLD/ RVDSLC
River Statement /NEW/ FGUS85 KPIH /NEW/ RVSPIH
* /OLD/ FGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ RVSSLC
* These old products will continue to exist, but will cover
areas outside of the PIH county warning and forecast area.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Larry Dunn
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Salt Lake City
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84116
(801)524-5133
larry.dunn@noaa.gov
Rick Dittmann
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Pocatello
1945 Beechcraft Avenue
Pocatello ID 83204
(208)232-9306
rick.dittmann@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/om/notif.htm/
$$
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scn11-01tropcyclone.txt | Changes to Tropical Cyclone Text Products Issued by
National Centers and Weather Forecast Office Guam:
Effective May 15, 2011
Effective May 15, 2011, the following changes to tropical
cyclone text products will occur. While there are no changes to
the product issuance criteria, AWIPS IDs, or WMO headings, users
who parse portions of these products may need to make changes in
their software applications.
1. Mass News Disseminator(MND)header block changes:
a) Blank line will be added between the MND header block and
the AWIPS header information for text products issued for
the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins. This format is
already used by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and
the Weather Forecast Office Guam. An example and a
complete list of affected products with WMO headers and
AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_mnd.shtml
b) Standardization of PRODUCT TYPE LINE by the National
Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center
(CPHC), Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC), and
the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Guam.
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory (TCP) products issued by
HPC will adopt the format of the Product Type Line already
used by NHC, CPHC and WFO Guam.
The standardized format for the Product Type Line is:
(TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE)(NAME) ADVISORY NUMBER (NN)
In addition, the TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE in the products
issued by NHC, CPHC, and WFO Guam, and in the TCP
products issued by HPC, will account for a broader range
of tropical cyclone types.
The complete list of (TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE) which may be
used effective May 15, 2011 is:
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TROPICAL STORM
HURRICANE
TYPHOON
SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION
SUBTROPICAL STORM
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
REMNANTS OF
An example and a complete list of affected products with
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_types.shtml
2. In the Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) issued by NHC and
CPHC a new column with intensity in miles per hour (mph) will
be added.
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs of affected products are:
Product Name WMO Header AWIPS ID
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTNT41-45 KNHC TCDAT1-5
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTPZ41-45 KNHC TCDEP1-5
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTPA41-45 PHFO TCDCP1-5
An example can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_tcd.shtml
3. The abbreviation for kilometers per hour will change to KM/H.
In the TCP, Tropical Cyclone Update (TCU), when the summary
section is included, and in the Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind
Speed Probabilities (TCSWSP) products issued by NHC and CPHC,
the abbreviation of kilometers per hour will change from
KM/HR to KM/H. This change also affects the TCP issued by
WFO Guam.
Also in the TCSWSP, the abbreviation of kilometers per hour
in table II, WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS, will change from KPH to KM/H.
Examples and a complete list of affected products with
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_kmh.shtml
If you have any questions...please contact
John Kuhn
National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Room 13124
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301 713 1677 extension 121
John.F.Kuhn@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-01tropcyclone_corrected.txt | Corrected: Changes to Tropical Cyclone Text Products
Issued by National Centers and Weather Forecast Office
Guam: Effective May 15, 2011
Corrected to clarify format of Tropical Cyclone Discussion in
Section 2 below. The examples remain unchanged.
Effective May 15, 2011, the following changes to tropical
cyclone text products will occur. While there are no changes to
the product issuance criteria, AWIPS IDs, or WMO headings, users
who parse portions of these products may need to make changes in
their software applications.
1. Mass News Disseminator(MND)header block changes:
a) Blank line will be added between the MND header block and
the AWIPS header information for text products issued for
the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins. This format is
already used by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and
the Weather Forecast Office Guam. An example and a
complete list of affected products with WMO headers and
AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_mnd.shtml
b) Standardization of PRODUCT TYPE LINE by the National
Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center
(CPHC), Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC), and
the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Guam.
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory (TCP) products issued by
HPC will adopt the format of the Product Type Line already
used by NHC, CPHC and WFO Guam.
The standardized format for the Product Type Line is:
(TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE)(NAME) ADVISORY NUMBER (NN)
In addition, the TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE in the products
issued by NHC, CPHC, and WFO Guam, and in the TCP
products issued by HPC, will account for a broader range
of tropical cyclone types.
The complete list of (TROPICAL CYCLONE TYPE) which may be
used effective May 15, 2011 is:
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TROPICAL STORM
HURRICANE
TYPHOON
SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION
SUBTROPICAL STORM
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
REMNANTS OF
An example and a complete list of affected products with
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_types.shtml
2. In the Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) issued by NHC and
CPHC a new column with intensity in miles per hour (mph) will
be added. In addition, the following changes will occur:
a. column spacing in the TCD is adjusted
b. the valid forecast time will now be followed by H instead
of HR
c. the initials VT will no longer appear next to the valid
forecast time
An example can be found online at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_tcd.shtml
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs of affected products are:
Product Name WMO Header AWIPS ID
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTNT41-45 KNHC TCDAT1-5
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTPZ41-45 KNHC TCDEP1-5
Tropical Cyclone Discussion WTPA41-45 PHFO TCDCP1-5
3. The abbreviation for kilometers per hour will change to KM/H.
In the TCP, Tropical Cyclone Update (TCU), when the summary
section is included, and in the Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind
Speed Probabilities (TCSWSP) products issued by NHC and CPHC,
the abbreviation of kilometers per hour will change from
KM/HR to KM/H. This change also affects the TCP issued by
WFO Guam.
Also in the TCSWSP, the abbreviation of kilometers per hour
in table II, WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS, will change from KPH to KM/H.
Examples and a complete list of affected products with
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_kmh.shtml
If you have any questions, please contact
John Kuhn
National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Room 13124
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301 713 1677 extension 121
John.F.Kuhn@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-02spanish_chart.txt | Transition of HPC Today’s Weather Chart in
Spanish from Experimental to Operational Effective
March 1, 2011
Effective Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction’s (NCEP) Hydrometeorological Prediction
Center (HPC) will begin issuing operationally a Spanish language
version of its Today’s Weather Chart. This chart summarizes the
weather across the United States and highlights significant
events such as severe weather, heavy rain or winter weather.
The chart also shows frontal locations and areas of
precipitation. The chart is available online at:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/sp_noaa.gif
For more information, please contact:
Ed Danaher
Chief, HPC Development and Training Branch
5400 Auth Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746
(301) 763-8000, ext. 7354
edwin.danaher@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-03hpc_prob_freezing.txt | Transition of HPC Probabilistic Freezing Temperature
Charts from Experimental to Operational Effective
March 1, 2011
Effective Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction’s (NCEP) Hydrometeorological Prediction
Center (HPC) will transition the HPC Probabilistic Freezing
Temperature charts to operational status. These charts depict
the probability of minimum near surface temperatures falling to
32 degrees Fahrenheit or less at 6 hour forecast intervals out
through 156 hours. These products are derived from the National
Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) temperature forecasts and the
2-meter temperature grid spread from the Global Forecast System
(GFS) ensemble.
The products are available online at:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/prob32/
For more information, please contact:
Ed Danaher
Chief, HPC Development and Training Branch
5400 Auth Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746
(301) 763-8000, ext. 7354
edwin.danaher@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-04fl_forecast_prod.txt | Discontinuance of the Florida State Forecast Product
(SFPFL) in Favor of Individual WFO Tabular State
Forecast Products (SFTXXX) Effective March 1, 2011
Effective March 1, 2011, at 700 AM Eastern Standard Time, 1200
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the NWS Weather Forecast
Office (WFO) in Miami (MFL), FL, will stop issuing the State
Forecast Product (SFPFL) for the state of Florida (Table 1.)
Table 1: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Header and
Advanced Weather Interactive Prediction System ID for
Discontinued Product
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
State Forecast Product FPUS62 KMFL SFPFL
The same type of information contained in the SFPFL is already
contained in the Florida Tabular State Forecast Products (SFT)
(high and low temperature, predominant weather and Probability
of Precipitation forecasts for 7 days) issued by WFOs in Florida
and Alabama (Table 2).
Table 2: WMO Headers and AWIPS IDs for Tabular State Forecast
Products Affecting Florida
FORECAST REGION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
W Florida Panhandle FPUS64 KMOB SFTMOB
E Florida Panhandle FPUS62 KTAE SFTTAE
Northeast Florida FPUS62 KJAX SFTJAX
East Central Florida FPUS62 KMLB SFTMLB
W Central/SW Florida FPUS62 KTBW SFTTBW
South Florida FPUS62 KMFL SFTMFL
Florida Keys FPUS62 KKEY SFTKEY
Partners and users of the SFPFL should take appropriate action
to ensure receipt of the SFT products listed in Table 2 above.
SFT forecasts are available for the Florida cities listed in
Table 3.
Table 3: Florida Cities/Locations Included in SFT products
AWIPS ID FL CITY/LOCATION
SFTMOB Pensacola
Destin
SFTTAE Tallahassee
Panama City
De Funiak Springs
Marianna
Apalachicola
Alligator Point
Monticello
Madison
Perry
Cross City
SFTJAX Gainesville
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Beach
Lake City
Ocala
Palatka
St. Augustine
SFTMLB Daytona Beach
Melbourne/Palm Bay
Vero Beach
Fort Pierce
Stuart
Deland
Leesburg
Sanford
Orlando
Kissimmee/St Cloud
Okeechobee
SFTTBW Chiefland
Cedar Key
Crystal River
Inverness
Spring Hill
Brooksville
New Port Richey
Zephyrhills
Tampa
Brandon
Saint Petersburg
Clearwater
Bradenton
Sarasota
Venice
Wildwood
Lakeland
Winter Haven
Bartow
Wauchula
Sebring
Arcadia
Fort Myers
Punta Gorda
Cape Coral
Sanibel Island
SFTMFL Naples
Everglades City
Flamingo
Immokalee
Moore Haven
La Belle
Belle Glade
West Palm Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Miami Beach
Homestead
Homestead General
SFTKEY Key Largo
Marathon
Key West
An example of the SFT product issued by WFO MFL is available
online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/mfl/sftmfl
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Pablo Santos Melinda Bailey
Meteorologist-in-Charge Public Program Manager
11691 SW 17 St 819 Taylor St Room 10A03
Miami FL 33165 Fort Worth TX 71602
305-229-4502 817-978-1100 x107
pablo.santos@noaa.gov melinda.bailey@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-05spanish_trop.txt | New Line added to Mass News Dissemination Header
Block for Spanish Language Version of the Tropical
Cyclone Public Advisory and Tropical Weather
Outlook: Effective June 1, 2011
Beginning on June 1, 2011, the Spanish language versions of the
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory (TCP) and the Tropical Weather
Outlook (TWO) products issued by the Weather Forecast Office in
San Juan, PR, will include a new line in the Mass News
Disseminator Header Block after the Issuing Office Line:
TRANSLATION ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs of the affected products:
Product Name WMO Header AWIPS ID
-------------------------------- ------------- --------
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory WTCA41-45 KNHC TCPSP1-5
Tropical Weather Outlook ACCA62 TJSJ TWOSPN
An example of the new line added follows:
Current:
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010
1100 PM AST FRI OCT 29 2010
Effective June 1, 2011:
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010
TRANSLATION ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1100 PM AST FRI OCT 29 2010
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact:
John Kuhn
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-713-1677 ext 121
John.F.Kuhn@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif/htm
$$
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scn11-05spanish_trop_cca.txt | Corrected: New Line Added to Mass News
Dissemination Header Block for Spanish language
Version of the Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory and
Tropical Weather Outlook: effective June 1, 2011
Corrected to change MND header block example to Spanish.
Beginning on June 1, 2011, the Spanish language versions of the
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory (TCP) and the Tropical Weather
Outlook (TWO) products issued by the Weather Forecast Office in
San Juan, Puerto Rico will include a new line in the Mass News
Disseminator (MND) Header Block after the Issuing Office Line as
follows:
TRANSLATION ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
WMO headers and AWIPS IDs of the affected products are:
Product Name WMO Header AWIPS ID
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory WTCA41-45 KNHC TCPSP1-5
Tropical Weather Outlook ACCA62 TJSJ TWOSPN
An example of the new line added to the MND Header Block
follows:
Current:
BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL TOMAS ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 3
NWS CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL212010
1100 PM AST VIERNES 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 2010
Effective June 1, 2011:
BOLETIN
TORMENTA TROPICAL TOMAS ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 3
NWS CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL212010
TRADUCCIÓN EMITIDA POR EL NWS SAN JUAN PR
1100 PM AST VIERNES 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 2010
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact:
John Kuhn
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
1325 East West Highway, Room 13124
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Telephone: 301-713-1677 extension 121
Email: John.F.Kuhn@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif/htm
$$
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scn11-06tangipahoa-la-zones.txt | Implementation of Improved Fire and Public Weather
Coverage for Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana
Effective May 31, 2011
Effective Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 100 pm Central Daylight Time
(CDT), 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the NWS Weather
Forecast Office (WFO) in New Orleans/Baton Rouge Louisiana (LIX)
will reconfigure its current fire and public weather forecast
zones for Tangipahoa (LAZ038) Parish in southeast Louisiana.
This reconfiguration will provide better forecast services by
splitting Tangipahoa Parish into two separate fire and public
weather forecast zones for climatological, geographical and
meteorological effects.
The fire and public weather forecast zones for Tangipahoa Parish
will be split in half to form Northern Tangipahoa (LAZ071) and
Southern Tangipahoa (LAZ072). This split will account for
tropical and coastal issues that do not impact Northern
Tangipahoa Parish and winter weather issues that to not affect
Southern Tangipahoa Parish.
The fire and public zone changes require to take appropriate
action to receive the new zone products using the Universal
Generic Code (UGC) zone code format (Z) listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1. New Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z) EXISTING FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z)
ZONE NAME ZONE Name
--------------- ------ -------------------- ------
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA LAZ071 TANGIPAHOA LAZ038
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA LAZ072 TANGIPAHOA LAZ038
More detail regarding this change (including greater detail
regarding why these fire and public zone changes are being
made), graphical depictions of the current and new fire and
public zones, and a table of WFO LIX affected products are
available online at:
www.srh.weather.gov/LIX/?n=tangipahoa_breakup
Updated fire and public weather forecast zone shapefiles are
available online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
and
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
Ken Graham Melinda Bailey
Meteorologist-in-Charge Public/Marine Meteorologist
National Weather Service National Weather Service
New Orleans/Baton Rouge Southern Region Headquarters
Slidell LA 70460 Fort Worth TX 76102
504-522-7330/985-649-0357 817-978-1100 X107
ken.graham@noaa.gov melinda.bailey@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-07hls.txt | Changes to the Hurricane Local Statement
Format Issued by Weather Forecast Offices for
Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic and Eastern
Pacific Hurricane Basins: Effective May 15, 2011
REFERENCE: SCN 11-08 issued February 3, 2011: Changes to
Watches and Warnings issued by Weather Forecast
Offices for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic
and Eastern Pacific hurricane basins:
Effective May 15, 2011
The overall format of the HLS initially adopted in 2009, with an
Overview block followed by Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning Valid
Time Event Code (VTEC) segments, remains the same for 2011;
however, in response to feedback received in 2010 to increase
product consistency and decrease length, the following changes
will be made to the Hurricane Local Statement (HLS) products
issued by NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs):
1. The Overview block of the HLS becomes mandatory.
2. Following the HLS product headline(s), the Overview block
will begin with a mandatory NEW INFORMATION section header. All
other section headers in the Overview block become mandatory and
will be placed in the same order within the product. Optional
sections will not be included in the Overview block.
3. The possible watches and warnings in the VTEC segments (and
associated VTEC event names and phenomena codes) of the HLS
will change effective May 15, 2011. For additional information,
please see SCN 11-08.
4. Associated VTEC Event Tracking Numbers (ETNs) will be
unified for all tropical cyclone watches and warnings for inland
(public), coastal (public) and marine zones for a given event.
In short, if the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues a
Tropical Cyclone Valid Time Event Code (TCV) product, the ETN in
the product will be the same in all tropical cyclone watches and
warnings issued by the WFO in the HLS products.
5. If the NHC issues a Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory (TCP)
product, not a TCV, and the WFO issues tropical cyclone watches
and warnings for marine zones only, the ETN is assigned from the
cyclone number in the coded string at the end of the Issuing
Office Line in the National Center’s TCP. An example of the
Issuing Office Line with a coded string follows:
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072011
In this example, the cyclone number is 07.
6. The NEW INFORMATION section header in the VTEC segments
changes from mandatory to optional. Other section headers
remain optional.
There are no changes to HLS product issuance criteria, WMO
headers, or AWIPS identifiers.
Examples of the new HLS format for the Atlantic and Eastern
Pacific hurricane basins, to include a typical HLS example and
also an abbreviated HLS issuance (used by WFOs for the issuance
of new tropical cyclone watches and/or warnings for one or more
public or marine zones) are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/images/hls2011.doc
The changes detailed in this Service Change Notice are not
applicable to WFOs Honolulu, Hawaii; Tiyan, Guam; and Pago Pago,
American Samoa. The HLS format for 2011 for each of these WFOs
remains unchanged from the format used in 2010.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact:
Timothy Schott
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
1325 East West Highway, Room 13126
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-713-1677 x122
Timothy.Schott@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif/htm
$$
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scn11-08ww.txt | Changes to Watches and Warnings issued by
Weather Forecast Offices for tropical cyclones in
the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane basins:
Effective May 15, 2011
REFERENCE: SCN 11-07 issued February 3, 2011: Changes to the
Hurricane Local Statement format issued by Weather
Forecast Offices for tropical cyclones in the
Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane basins:
Effective May 15, 2011
Beginning on May 15, 2011, in response to feedback from partners
and users and as the first phase in a long-term NWS plan to
unify the issuance of Tropical Cyclone Watches and Warnings, the
following changes will be made to tropical cyclone watches and
warnings issued by the NWS.
1. SERVICE CHANGES FROM WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
a. Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) will no longer issue
Tropical Cyclone Wind Watches and Warnings for affected inland
(public) zones in their areas of responsibility.
Specifically, the following watches and warnings will no longer
be issued by WFOs for inland zones:
Tropical Storm Wind Watch
Tropical Storm Wind Warning
Hurricane Wind Watch
Hurricane Wind Warning
The following Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) event names and
associated phenomena codes will be discontinued:
Tropical Storm Wind and phenomena code /TI/
Hurricane Wind and phenomena code /HI/
b. Beginning on May 15, 2011, WFOs will issue Tropical Cyclone
Watches and Warnings for inland (public) zones in their area of
responsibility.
Specifically, the following watches and warnings will be issued
by WFOs for inland zones via the WFO’s Hurricane Local Statement
(HLS) product:
Tropical Storm Watch
Tropical Storm Warning
Hurricane Watch
Hurricane Warning
The following VTEC event names and associated phenomena codes
will be issued by WFOs for inland zones effective May 15, 2011:
Tropical Storm and phenomena code /TR/
Hurricane and phenomena code /HU/
WFOs will issue Tropical Storm/Hurricane Watches for their
inland zones when tropical storm/hurricane force winds are
possible within 48 hours from a tropical cyclone. WFOs will
issue Tropical Storm/Hurricane Warnings when tropical
storm/hurricane force winds are expected within 36 hours from a
tropical cyclone.
The associated VTEC Event Tracking Numbers (ETNs) will be
unified for all tropical cyclone watches and warnings for inland
(public) zones, coastal (public) zones, and marine zones, for a
given event. In short, if the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
has issued a Tropical Cyclone Valid Time Event Code (TCV)
product, then the ETN in the TCV will be the same as the ETN in
all WFO-issued HLS products for the event.
These changes in WFO services will be reflected in the WFO’s HLS
products.
2. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PROVISION AND DELIVERY OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR COASTAL (LAND) ZONES ISSUED BY
THE NHC. There is no change in the TCV products issued by NHC.
3. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PROVISION AND DELIVERY OF HIGH
WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS BY THOSE INLAND OFFICES ISSUING A NON-
PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCT (NPW) IN TROPICAL CYCLONE
SITUATIONS.
4. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PROVISION AND DELIVERY OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FROM NWS OFFICES IN THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact:
Timothy Schott
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Services Branch
1325 East West Highway, Room 13126
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-713-1677 x122
Timothy.Schott@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-09FireWxZnSplits.txt | Changes to the Boundaries of the Fire Weather Forecast Zones in Phillips, Valley, Petroleum and Garfield Counties Montana Effective March 15 2011 |
scn11-10 wwa cap.txt | NWS Watches/Warnings/Advisories in CAP and ATOM based Formats to Transition to Operational Status on March 15, 2011. |
scn11-11grandrapidshydro-sum.txt | New Daily Hydrometeorological Data Summary issued by
WFO Grand Rapids, Michigan: Effective March 14 2011
Effective Monday, March 14 2011 at 600 AM EST (500 AM CST), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office in Grand Rapids, MI, will officially
issue a Daily Hydrometeorological Data Summary product.
Name of Product to be added
Daily Hydrometeorological Data Summary
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
SXUS53 KGRR HYDGRR
For questions or comments please contact:
Mark Walton
National Weather Service
Grand Rapids Weather Forecast Office
4899 South Complex Drive SE
Grand Rapids Michigan
616-949-0643
Mark.walton@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/or/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-12az_hydro.txt | Transfer of Hydrologic Services in northern Arizona
Effective May 10, 2011
Effective Tuesday May 10, 2011, at 900 am Mountain Daylight Time
(MDT), 1500 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), hydrologic service
responsibility for river forecast locations in Mohave County,
AZ, from the Utah/Arizona border south to the Colorado River,
will be transferred from the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in
Salt Lake City, UT, (WFO SLC) to the WFO in Las Vegas, NV (WFO
VEF). This transfer will include the river forecast point at
Littlefield, AZ, on the Virgin River.
Additionally, hydrologic service responsibility for Coconino
County, AZ, from the Utah/Arizona border south to the Colorado
River will be transferred from WFO Salt Lake City to WFO
Flagstaff, AZ (WFO FGZ). These changes will align Hydrologic
Service Areas and County Warning Areas to enable more efficient
service. See Table 1 for details on the river forecast points to
be transferred to WFO Las Vegas from WFO Salt Lake City on May
10, 2011.
Because of this transfer, customers must take appropriate action
to receive the products listed in Table 2 for Virgin River
forecast points in Mohave County in Arizona using the VEF
identifier.
Updated hydrologic service area shapefiles are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/hydro/html/hsa.htm
Table 1. River forecast points transferring to WFO Las Vegas.
FORECAST COUNTY COUNTY
POINT IDENTIFIER
---------------------------------------------------------------
Virgin River at Littlefield Mohave VLTA3
Table 2. Products affected by this change for the Virgin River
in Arizona. Headers referred to as new are existing headers that
will be used after the transfer.
PRODUCT WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------
Flood Statement /NEW/ WGUS85 KVEF /NEW/ FLSVEF
* /OLD/ WGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ FLSSLC
Flood Warning /NEW/ WGUS45 KVEF /NEW/ FLWVEF
* /OLD/ WGUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ FLWSLC
Flood Watch /NEW/ WGUS65 KVEF /NEW/ FFAVEF
* /OLD/ WGUS65 KSLC * /OLD/ FFASLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ FGUS75 KVEF /NEW/ ESFVEF
Outlook * /OLD/ FGUS75 KSLC * /OLD/ ESFSLC
Hydrologic /NEW/ SRUS45 KVEF /NEW/ RVAVEF
Summary * /OLD/ SRUS45 KSLC * /OLD/ RVASLC
Daily River and /NEW/ FGUS55 KVEF /NEW/ RVDVEF
Lake Summary * /OLD/ FGUS55 KSLC * /OLD/ RVDSLC
River Statement /NEW/ FGUS85 KVEF /NEW/ RVSVEF
* /OLD/ FGUS85 KSLC * /OLD/ RVSSLC
*These old products will continue to exist, but will cover areas
outside of the VEF county warning and forecast area.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Larry Dunn
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Salt Lake City
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
(801)524-5133
larry.dunn@noaa.gov
Michael Staudenmaier
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Las Vegas
7851 Dean Martin Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89139
(702)263-9759
michael.staudenmaier@noaa.gov
Brian Klimowski
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Flagstaff
49 Hughes Avenue
Camp Navajo, AZ 86015
(928)556-9161
brian.klimowski@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm/
$$
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scn11-13pqpf_oper.txt | Transition of NCEP HPC Probabilistic Quantitative
Precipitation Forecasts From Experimental to
Operational Effective April 5, 2011
Effective April 5, 2011, the National Centers for Environmental
Prediction’s (NCEP) Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC)
will begin issuing probabilistic quantitative precipitation
forecasts (PQPFs) over the continental U.S. in 6 hour increments
out to 3 days. The PQPF forecasts provide information in two
different forms: probabilities of exceeding a threshold and
levels of precipitation amount associated with a given
percentile in the distribution.
The PQPF products are available online at:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pqpf_6hr/conus_hpc_pqpf_6hr.php
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
Ed Danaher
Chief, HPC Development and Training Branch
Camp Springs, MD 20746
(301) 763-8000, ext. 7354
edwin.danaher@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-14keywest_marinezones.txt | Implementing Improved Marine Zone
Coverage for the Florida Keys
Coastal Waters: Effective July 7, 2011
Effective Thursday July 7, 2011, at 200 PM EDT or 1800
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) the NWS Weather Forecast Office
(WFO) in Key West, FL, will reconfigure its current coastal
waters zones for the Florida Keys. This reconfiguration will
provide better forecast services by realigning the coastal zones
for climatological, geographical and bathymetric effects.
This change will provide enhanced forecasts for Hawk Channel,
the smaller zones between Key West and the Dry Tortugas, more
consistency with bathymetry across Florida Bay and Gulf zones,
and remove the zone boundaries near Key West Harbor.
All current zones will be realigned, except GMZ072 (Straits of
Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out) and GMZ073
(Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge 20 to 60 nm out). Four additional new zones will be
added.
Table 1 lists all the products issued by WFO Key West that will
be affected by the marine zone changes.
Table 2 lists all the current marine zones and universal
Geographic codes UGCs for WFO Key West.
Table 3 lists all the marine zones and UGCs for which WFO Key
West will issue forecasts and warnings effective July 7, 2011.
Table 1: WFO Key West products affected by the marine zone
changes effective July 7 2011.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS52 KKEY CWFKEY
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS72 KKEY MWWKEY
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS52 KKEY SMWKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS72 KKEY MWSKEY
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS82 KKEY HLSKEY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS42 KKEY HWOKEY
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS62 KKEY WCNKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS72 KKEY NOWKEY
Table 2: Current marine zones and corresponding Universal
Geographic Codes (UGC) for WFO Key West.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME UGC
Florida Bay GMZ031
Gulf side of the lower Keys out 20 nm GMZ032
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee GMZ033
20 to 60 nm
Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm GMZ052
Craig Key to the west end of the Seven Mile GMZ053
Bridge out 20 nm
West end of the Seven Mile Bridge to Key West GMZ054
out 20 nm
Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out GMZ072
Craig Key to the west end of the Seven Mile GMZ073
Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
West end of the Seven Mile Bridge to Key West GMZ074
20 to 60 nm out
Key West to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 60 nm GMZ075
Table 3: Marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which WFO Key
West will issue forecasts and warnings effective July 7, 2011.
MARINE ZONE NAME UGC
Florida Bay including Blackwater and GMZ031
Buttonwood Sounds
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to GMZ032
Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to GMZ033
Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5
fathoms
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and GMZ034
Rebecca Shoal Channel
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key GMZ042
out to the reef
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of GMZ043
Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile GMZ044
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to GMZ052
Craig Key out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ053
end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ054
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out
20 nm
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig GMZ072
Key 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ073
end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ074
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal
20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ075
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out
Customers must reprogram affected hardware and software to
continue processing the products in Table 1.
An updated zone map shapefile containing the new boundaries
for these marine zones is available for download from the
following website:
www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm
A map showing the existing and additional marine zones that will
be effective July 7, 2011 is posted on the WFO
Key West page at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/key/?n=marinezone
For questions about these changes, please contact:
Kennard "Chip" Kasper Melinda Bailey
Marine Focal Point Public/Marine Meteorologist
National Weather Service National Weather Service
WFO Key West Southern Region Headquarters
1315 White Street 819 Taylor St. Rm 10a11
Key West FL 33040 Fort Worth TX 76102
305-295-1316 817-978-1100 X107
Kennard.Kasper@Noaa.Gov Melinda.Bailey@Noaa.Gov
NWS Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-15ripcurr_vtec.txt | Test of Operational Rip Current Valid Time Event Code
(VTEC) in Coastal Hazard Message at Select Weather
Forecast Offices (WFOs) Effective May 12, 2011
Effective Thursday May 12, 2011, at 1200 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC) 10 additional WFOs will use a new VTEC event code for
rip currents in their Coastal Hazard Messages (CFW).
These WFOs will begin using the new VTEC event code RP.S within
the CFW, instead of CF.S or LS.S, when specifically targeting an
increased Rip Current Risk. The RP.S will be operational (i.e.,
the VTEC line will carry the (O) identifier). The Rip Current
information issued by these offices will be highlighted in
turquoise on the NWS Watch, Warning Advisory map at
http://www.weather.gov
Table 1: Communication identifiers for the CFWs issued by the
10 WFOs which will use the new VTEC for Rip Currents (RP.S)
effective May 12, 2011
Issuing WFO WMO Header AWIPS Id
Melbourne, FL WHUS42 KMLB CFWMLB
Miami, FL WHUS42 KMFL CFWMFL
Brownsville, TX WHUS44 KBRO CFWBRO
Corpus Christi, TX WHUS44 KCRP CFWCRP
Mobile, AL WHUS44 KMOB CFWMOB
Wakefield, VA WHUS41 KAKQ CFWAKQ
Philadelphia, PA WHUS41 KPHI CFWPHI
New York, NY WHUS41 KOKX CFWOKX
Boston, MA WHUS41 KBOX CFWBOX
Cleveland, OH WHUS41 KCLE CFWCLE
Customers must make the appropriate changes to their systems in
order to process the new VTEC RP.S.
Table 2: Communication identifiers for the CFWs issued by the
seven WFOs which began using the VTEC RP.S in 2010
Issuing WFO WMO Header AWIPS Id
Charleston, SC WHUS42 KCHS CFWCHS
Newport/Morehead City, NC WHUS42 KMHX CFWMHX
Wilmington, NC WHUS42 KILM CFWILM
Jacksonville, FL WHUS42 KJAX CFWJAX
Tallahassee, FL WHUS42 KTAE CFWTAE
Chicago, IL WHUS43 KLOT CFWLOT
Northern Indiana IN WHUS43 KIWX CFWIWX
The remainder of NWS coastal and Great Lakes offices will
continue using the VTEC event codes CF.S or LS.S in their
Coastal/Lakeshore Flood Statements (CFW) when a Rip Current
threat exists. No actions are necessary to continue processing
the CF.S and LS.S VTEC event codes.
This test of the new VTEC event code (RP.S) within the CFW by
the WFOs specified in Table 1 will continue until further
notice, unless significant negative feedback is received.
Users are encouraged to provide feedback by using the brief
survey and comment form on the Internet at, replace [ampersand] with the
symbol for ampersand to use the link. This symbol is illegal in a
notice:
http://www.weather.gov/survey/report.php?type=nws[ampersand]amp;code=rcvtecchm
General background information on VTEC can be found online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/vtec
If you have questions or comments please contact:
David Soroka
National Marine Program Leader
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1677 Ext. 111
David.Soroka@noaa.gov
NWS Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-16texas_zones.txt | Implementation of Improved Fire and Public Weather
Forecasts for Southeast Texas Effective August 4, 2011
Effective Thursday, August 4, 2011, at 100 pm Central Daylight
Time (CDT), 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the NWS
Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Lake Charles, Louisiana (LCH)
will reconfigure its current fire and public weather forecast
zones for Jasper (TXZ181) County and Newton (TXZ182) County in
southeast Texas.
This reconfiguration will provide better fire and public
forecast services by splitting each of these counties into
separate northern and southern forecast zones. This change is
being made because of the large meteorological, climatological
and geographical differences from north to south.
The fire and public weather forecast zones for Jasper (TXZ181)
County will be split to form Northern Jasper (TXZ259) and
Southern Jasper (TXZ261). Newton (TXZ182) County will be
split to form Northern Newton (TXZ260) and Southern Newton
(TXZ262). This split will account for tropical cyclone, fire
weather and winter weather impacts that only affect one portion
of these counties and not the other.
These fire and public zone changes require users to take
appropriate action to receive the new zone products using the
Universal Generic Code (UGC) zone code format(Z) in Table 1.
TABLE 1: New Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z) EXISTING FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z)
ZONE NAME ZONE NAME
--------------- ------ -------------------- ------
NORTHERN JASPER TXZ259 JASPER TXZ181
SOUTHERN JASPER TXZ261 JASPER TXZ181
NORTHERN NEWTON TXZ260 NEWTON TXZ182
SOUTHERN NEWTON TXZ262 NEWTON TXZ182
Detail regarding why these fire and public zone changes are
being made, graphical depictions of the current and new fire and
public zones, and a table of WFO LCH affected products are
online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/?n=jaspernewton_zonereconfig
Updated fire and public weather forecast zone shapefiles are
online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
and
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
Andy Patrick Melinda Bailey
Meteorologist-in-Charge Public/Marine Meteorologist
WFO Lake Charles NWS Southern Region Headquarters
Lake Charles LA 70607 Fort Worth TX 76102
337-477-5285 817-978-1100 X107
andy.patrick@noaa.gov melinda.bailey@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-17exceedance_heights.txt | Probabilistic Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Exceedance
Products Become Operational: Effective June 1, 2011
Effective June 1, 2011, the Tropical Cyclone Probabilistic Storm
Surge Exceedance products will become operational. The products
provide storm surge heights, in feet above normal tide level, and
the probabilities, from 10 to 90 percent at 10 percent
increments, of storm surge exceeding the displayed height.
The products are produced when a hurricane watch or warning are
in effect for any portion of the Gulf or Atlantic coasts of the
continental United States. The products will be posted online at:
http://www.weather.gov/mdl/psurge
GRIB2 and ESRI shape files will be available at this web site by
clicking on the download tab.
GRIB2 files will also be available on NOAAPORT with the following
WMO headers:
LGXP10 KNHC 10 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP20 KNHC 20 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP30 KNHC 30 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP40 KNHC 40 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP50 KNHC 50 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP60 KNHC 60 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP70 KNHC 70 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP80 KNHC 80 percent chance of exceedance
LGXP90 KNHC 90 percent chance of exceedance
In addition, the GRIB2 products will be available in the National
Digital Guidance Database (NDGD). The directory of where the
products can be found will change as from:
ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndgd/GT.sl
osh/AR.conus/
To (effective June 1, 2011):
ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndgd/GT.sl
osh/AR.conus/
No change in the file names will occur. The GRIB2 file names of
ds.surgeexcdNN.bin, where NN is the exceedance probability 10
through 90 percent in increments of 10, will continue to be used.
If June 1, 2011 is declared a Critical Weather Day by the
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, the implementation
date for transitioning the storm surge probabilities in the NDGD
to operational will be postponed. Users will be notified of that
decision via another Technical Implementation Notice and a new
implementation date will be established.
If you have any questions, please contact
John Kuhn
National Weather Service
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301 713 1677 extension 121
John.F.Kuhn@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-18oper_bullets.txt | Transition of Bulleted Coastal/Lakeshore Hazard
Message (CFW) and Marine Weather Message (MWW)
Products to Operational Effective June 1, 2011
Effective Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at 1800 Universal Coordinated
Time (UTC) NWS Weather Forecast Offices with marine
responsibility across the Continental United States and outside
the continental United States will issue its Coastal/Lakeshore
Hazard Message (CFW) and Marine Weather Message (MWW) using a
bulleted format.
The bulleted format is similar to the current format for severe
thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. It will allow users to
quickly read and gather vital information during hazardous
weather events.
A Product Description Document for these products, which
includes examples of bulleted CFW and MWW products, is online:
http://products.weather.gov/viewliste.php
A list of all coastal and Great Lakes offices is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/marine_map.htm
For comments regarding this notice, please contact:
David Soroka
National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Services Branch
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1677 x111
David.Soroka@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-19colorado_zones.txt | Changes to the Boundaries of Fire Weather Forecast
Zone 201, the Craig Forecast Area, Including Moffat,
Routt and Rio Blanco Counties, CO; and Zone 205, the
Montrose Forecast Area, Including Delta, Gunnison,
Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, and Northern Hinsdale
Counties, CO, Effective June 7, 2011
Effective Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 1200 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Grand
Junction (GJT), CO, will split the Craig Forecast Area (COZ201)
into three new fire weather forecast zones, and the Montrose
Forecast Area (COZ205) into four new fire weather forecast
zones.
This change will improve fire weather forecast services for WFO
GJT’s fire weather partners and users by better associating zone
areas with weather regimes and terrain.
The split of COZ201, Craig Forecast Area, will create new fire
weather zones for the mountainous terrain of the Park and Gore
Mountain Ranges and the Flat Top Wilderness (new COZ201 -
Routt); the lower elevation terrain in northern Moffat County
(COZ200 Little Snake) and the plateau area of Rio Blanco and
Garfield counties (COZ202 White River).
The split of COZ205, Montrose Forecast Area, will create new
fire weather forecast zones for the mountainous terrain of the
northwest San Juan mountains and Uncompahgre Plateau (COZ291,
Northern San Juan), the lower valleys of Delta and eastern
Montrose counties (COZ292, North Fork), the Paradox Valley area
of western Montrose and San Miguel counties (COZ290, Paradox
Valley) and the mountainous terrain of the West Elk Mountains
(COZ293, Gunnison Basin).
Once this change has been implemented, the fire weather forecast
zone numbers, names and geographical descriptors in Table 1 will
be used in all fire weather forecast products issued by WFO GJT.
This change does not affect WFO GJT public weather forecast
zones or products.
Table 1: New and Old WFO GJT Fire Weather Forecast Zones
New Fire New Fire Old Fire Old Fire
Weather Zone Weather Zone Weather Zone Weather Zone
Number Name Number Name
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
COZ200 Little Snake COZ201 Craig Forecast
Area
COZ201 Routt COZ201 Craig Forecast
Area
COZ202 White River COZ201 Craig Forecast
Area
COZ290 Paradox Valley COZ205 Montrose
Forecast Area
COZ291 Northern San COZ205 Montrose
Juan Forecast Area
COZ292 North Fork COZ205 Montrose
Forecast Area
COZ293 Gunnison Basin COZ205 Montrose
Forecast Area
Table 2: New Zone Descriptors
New Zone COZ200 - Little Snake
COZ200 Physical Description: This zone consists of that portion
of Moffat County north of state highway 40, except for the
higher elevations in the extreme northeast part of the county,
in northwest Colorado.
New Zone COZ201 - Routt
COZ201 Physical Description: This zone is defined as Routt
County, the Elkhead Mountains in extreme northeast Moffat
County, and higher elevations in extreme eastern Rio Blanco
County, east of highway 13, in northwest Colorado.
New Zone COZ202 - White River
COZ202 Physical Description: This zone is defined as that part
of Moffat County south of highway 40, and the plateau areas of
Rio Blanco County, west of highway 13, in northwest Colorado.
New Zone COZ290 - Paradox Valley
COZ290 Physical Description: This zone consists of the Paradox
Valley area of western Montrose and San Miguel Counties.
New Zone COZ291 - Northern San Juan
COZ291 Physical Description: This zone is defined as the
northern portion of the San Juan Mountains within Ouray and
eastern San Miguel Counties, and the Uncompahgre Plateau within
northwest Ouray and western Montrose Counties.
New Zone COZ292 - North Fork
COZ292 Physical Description: This zone is defined as
Uncompahgre and North Folk of the Gunnison River basins in
Delta, eastern Montrose, and extreme western Gunnison Counties,
in western
Colorado.
New Zone COZ293 - Gunnison Basin
COZ293 Physical Description: This zone is defined as the
Gunnison Basin within Delta and Gunnison Counties in western
Colorado
Graphical depictions of the old and new fire weather forecast
zones are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/images/gjt2.png
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/images/gjt1.png
Table 3: NWS fire weather watch, warning and forecast products
affected by these changes
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------------------------ ----------- -------
Fire Weather Watch WWUS85 KGJT RFWGJT
Red Flag Warning WWUS85 KGJT RFWGJT
Fire Weather Planning FNUS55 KGJT FWFGJT
Forecast
National Fire Danger FNUS85 KGJT FWMGJT
Rating System Forecast
NWS partners and users will need to make necessary changes to
their communication systems to accommodate these fire weather
forecast zone changes.
A shapefile of the new fire weather forecast zones for WFO GJT
is available for download at:
www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
James Pringle
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Grand Junction, CO 81506-6844
970-243-7007
james.pringle@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-20ncwf2_cessation.txt | Discontinuance of the Experimental Second
Generation National Convective Weather Forecast
(NCWF-2) Effective June 16, 2011
Effective Thursday June 16, 2011, at 0000 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), the NWS Aviation Weather Center will discontinue
production and dissemination of the experimental second
generation National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF-2). The
current operational first generation National Convective Weather
Forecast (NCWF) product will continue to be available.
NCWF-2 is a probabilistic convective forecast developed through
the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Weather Research
Program’s Convective Weather Product Development Team. NCWF-2 is
currently available only via a direct feed from the Aviation
Weather Center in GRIB1 format using the following experimental
headers:
ZDA98 KKCI
ZDB98 KKCI
ZDC98 KKCI
ZDD98 KKCI
ZUZA98 KKCI
ZDIA98 KKCI
ZMZA98 KKCI
And in BUFR format under JSAT98 KKCI.
Over the past several years, NCWF-2 has been considered for
transition from experimental to operational status. As part of
this transition process, detailed objective assessments of the
forecast quality and performance have been completed. Results of
the assessments indicated insufficient reliability and
resolution for operational implementation.
Since there are no plans to modify or improve NCWF-2 to achieve
operational suitability, and the hardware and software
technologies supporting the production of NCWF-2 are becoming
obsolete, NWS will discontinue the NCWF-2.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact:
David Bright
Chief, Aviation Support Branch
Aviation Weather Center
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-584-7204
david.bright@noaa.gov
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-21bulleted_wsw_npw_rfw_oper.txt | Transition of Experimental Bulleted Winter Storm
(WSW), Non Precipitation Weather (NPW) and Fire
Weather (RFW) Watch/Warning/Advisory Products to
Operational Effective June 22, 2011
Effective Wednesday, June 22, 2011, all NWS Weather Forecast
Offices (WFO) will issue WSW, NPW and RFW Watch/Warning/Advisory
products using a bulleted format. No changes to product headers
or other dissemination codes will be made.
The bulleted format has been used experimentally by over 100 WFOs
and has received favorable feedback. It allows users to quickly
read and gather vital information leading up to and during
hazardous weather events.
See
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/pns10bullet_warnings.txt
and
http://www.weather.gov/os/notification/pns09wsw_npw_expr.txt
A Product Description Document (PDD) for these products, which
includes examples of bulleted WSW, NPW, and RFW products, is
online at:
http://products.weather.gov/viewlist.php
For comments regarding this notice, please contact:
Paul Stokols
National Weather Service
Fire and Public Weather Services Branch
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1867 x139
Paul.Stokols@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-22six-hourly_qpf.txt | Transition of NCEP HPC Six Hour Interval Quantitative
Precipitation Forecast for Days 4 and 5 From
Experimental to Operational Status July 5, 2011
Effective Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the Six Hour Interval
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts for Days 4 and 5 issued by
the National Centers for Environmental Prediction’s (NCEP)
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) will transition from
experimental to operational status.
The products are available online at:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day45_6hrly.php
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
edwin.danaher@noaa.gov or 301-763-8000 Ext 7354
This notice and other Service Change Notices are available
online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-23gray_maine_radar.txt | New WSR-88D Installation Information effective no
later than September 20, 2011
NWS is installing a Weather Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler
(WSR-88D) in Grays Harbor County, WA. The radar is scheduled to
be operational no later than September 30, 2011. Below are
specifics on the radar:
ICAO: KLGX
Name: Langley Hill
Location: 47o 07' 0.83"N / 124o 06' 23.92"W
Ground elevation (MSL): 73m /240ft
Tower height (AGL): 30m / 98ft
Antenna height (AGL): 34.7m / 114ft
Antenna height (MSL): 108m / 354ft
This radar will be a baseline WSR-88D and will receive the Dual
Polarization upgrade as soon as possible after installation. The
radar will be considered as part of the WSR-88D network (e.g.
data distributed in real time and archived; will operate with the
same baseline software and data formats as the other network
radars).
Further notices will be sent as the operational date approaches.
Additional information is available at:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/washington_coast_doppler_radar/.
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Tim Crum
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
Tim.D.Crum@noaa.gov
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-23gray_maine_radar_aaa.txt | New Washington State WSR-88D Update and Data Flow
Test on September 8, 2011
References: Technical Implementation Notice 11-38,
August 5, 2011, NWS Field Test Using New WSR-88D in
Grays Harbor County, WA
NWS is planning a 3-hour test of the KLGX data transmission
capabilities of the new Weather Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler
(WSR-88D) in Grays Harbor County, WA. The test is planned to
occur on or about 9 am to noon (PACIFIC) on Sep 8, 2011. Level 2
and Level 3 data/products will be transmitted to external users
during this period. The radar will be operating in standard
WSR-88D volume coverage patterns (i.e., no scans below 0.5 deg.).
Data collected during the test will be archived at the National
Climatic Data Center.
The KLGX Dual Polarization modification is scheduled to start
September 12, 2011. The estimated date the modification will be
completed and Level 2 and Level 3 data/products will be
transmitted to external users is Sep 23. The addition of Dual
Polarization products to the KLGX data transmission will be on
or about Sep 27, 2011.
Additional KLGX information is available at:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/washington_coast_doppler_radar/
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Tim Crum
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
Tim.D.Crum@noaa.gov
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-24hazards_assessment.txt | Format of U.S. Hazards and Global Tropics Hazards
Assessments effective Sep 12 2011
The U.S. Hazards Assessment and the Global Tropics Hazards and
Benefits Assessment names will be changed. The term "assessment"
will be replaced with "outlook."
The format of the U.S. Hazards Assessment will also change. The
new format will separate the product forecast period, covering
3-14 days into the future, into two forecast periods:
3-7 days into the future
8-14 days into the future
The four maps will be produced for each forecast period
Precipitation-related Hazards
Temperature/Wind-related Hazards
Drought/Wildfire-related Hazards
Composite of all Hazards.
The content of the maps will be similar to the ones produced now
for this product.
US Hazards Assessment:
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php
Global Tropical Hazards Assessment:
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/ghazards/index.php
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Ed O’Lenic
Operations Branch Chief
5200 Auth RD, Camp Springs, MD 20746
301-763-8000 x7528
Ed.Olenic@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-25drought_monitor.txt | U.S. Drought Monitor Impact Type Labels Change
Effective September 29, 2011
The U.S. Drought Monitor impact type labels and drought impact
types key will change. The Agricultural (A) and Hydrological (H)
impact types will become Short-Term (S) and Long-Term (L),
respectively. The drought impact types key will change from
A = Agricultural (Crops, Pastures, Grasslands) to
S = Short-Term, Typically less than 6 months (e.g. Agriculture,
Grasslands), and from:
H = Hydrological (Water) to
L = Long-Term, Typically greater than 6 months (E.G. Hydrology,
Ecology)
The Drought Monitor is online at:
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Ed O’Lenic
Operations Branch Chief
Camp Springs, MD 20746
301-763-8000 x7528
Ed.Olenic@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-26nwws.txt | New NOAA Weather Wire Service During 2012
A new NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) will be commissioned
during 2012. The new NWWS will operate concurrently with
the current NWWS system for a period of time before the old
NWWS system is decommissioned (turned off) in March 2012 at
the earliest. For the latest news and information about
this change, please consult the Weather Wire website at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwws/newnwws.html
This website will be updated as needed to keep you
informed. Also, see page 6 of the summer Aware report,
available at
http://www.weather.gov/om/Aware/pdfs/11summer-aware.pdf
With the new system, C-band satellite users can continue to
re-use the outdoor antennas they already have in place
(which will not require re-pointing), but will need a new
satellite receiver, new Low Noise Block Converter (LNB),
and new (or modified) weather data display software.
Internet (Open Interface) users will need the new (or
modified) display software.
Operational requirements for system reliability and data
timeliness for the new NWWS remain the same as the current
NWWS. Costs will be at or below current costs. We will
have more specific information about the satellite
receiver, LNB, and software you will need after we have
completed our testing on this equipment later this summer.
The old NWWS system (operated under contract with Computer
Sciences Corporation (CSC) for the past 12 years) will
continue to operate into 2012, and will not be
decommissioned (turned off) until March 2012 at the
earliest.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Martin Baron
Weather Wire Program Manager
1325 East West Hwy, Rm. 3396, Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-0644 x137
Martin.baron@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-27hpc_grids.txt | Enhancements to Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
Medium Range Weather Grids over CONUS Effective
October 11 2011
Effective Tuesday, October 11, 2011, the National Centers
for Environmental Prediction’s (NCEP) Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center (HPC) will distribute enhanced CONUS medium
range (days 4 through 7) weather grids. The grids have been
enhanced to better align with National Digital Forecast Database
(NDFD) requirements.
In particular the weather grid temporal resolution has been
increased to 6 hours from 12 hours, additional qualifiers
(slight chance, chance) have been added, and the weather type
algorithm has been improved to better take into account vertical
temperature profiles. No weather is shown where the Probability
of Precipitation (PoP) is less than 15%.
Graphical representations of the products are online at:
http://origin.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/5km_grids/5km_gridsbody.html
More details are online at:
http://origin.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/5km_grids/medr_5km_methodology_n
ewparms.pdf
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
Ed Danaher
edwin.danaher@noaa.gov
301-763-8000 Ext 7354
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-28buoy44018.txt | Relocation of National Data Buoy Center Buoy
44018 on or about October 15
On or about October 15, The United States Coast Guard
(USCG) has requested National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoy
44018 be relocated. Buoy 44018 is currently located
approximately 30 nautical miles east of Nantucket,
Massachusetts at 41.255 N and 69.305 W. The proposed
relocation would move the buoy to the north and west to
coordinates 42.132 N and 69.813 W or approximately 10
nautical miles east of Truro, MA.
The proposed new location will provide more efficient
response times in the USCG’s search and rescue operations
in the area and thus, enhance its public safety mission.
The move will allow the USCG to react with more suitable
resources based on the observed weather conditions. Also,
the USCG believes the new location would provide excellent
sampling of northeast swells across the Gulf of Maine and
east swells from the Georges Bank. None of the measuring
parameters of the buoy will be changed, just the location.
A map showing the current and proposed locations can be
seen at the link below.
http://maps.google.com/?q=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/offic
ePrograms/buoy_44018_relocation.kml
The proposed location would place the buoy in a more
heavily traveled area which would also assist the National
Weather Service (NWS) in providing improved marine services
along the northeast coastal and offshore waters. The
Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen Association and the Steamship
Authority (provide ferry service to the island) have also
formally stated the relocation would not cause any
degradation of service in their opinion.
Further information on buoy 44018 can be found at:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44018
If you have any comments on the relocation of buoy 44018,
please send, by September 6, 2011, to the following e-mail
addresses with the subject line “Relocation of Buoy 44018”:
Marine.Weather@noaa.gov
Mark.E.Ferreira@uscg.mil
For more information, contact:
Wayne Presnell
Meteorologist, Marine and Coastal Services Branch
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1677, ext. 103
wayne.presnell@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-28cameron_la_zones.txt | Implementation of Improved Fire and Public Weather
Coverage for Southwest Louisiana Effective
December 15, 2011
Effective Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 1200 pm Central
Standard Time, 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Lake Charles (LCH),
LA, will reconfigure its fire and public weather forecast zone
for Cameron (LAZ051) Parish in southwest Louisiana.
This reconfiguration will provide better forecast services by
splitting this parish into separate western and eastern fire and
public weather forecast zones due to the large meteorological,
climatological, and geographical differences from west to east.
The fire and public weather forecast zone for Cameron (LAZ051)
Parish will be split to form West Cameron (LAZ073) and East
Cameron (LAZ074). This split will account for tropical cyclone,
fire weather, and winter weather impacts that only affect one
portion of this parish and not the other.
These changes require partners and users to take appropriate
action to receive the new zone products using the Universal
Generic Code (UGC) zone code format (Z) listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1. New Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z) EXISTING FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z)
ZONE NAME ZONE NAME
--------------- ------ -------------------- ------
WEST CAMERON LAZ073 CAMERON LAZ051
EAST CAMERON LAZ074 CAMERON LAZ051
More detail regarding this change, including greater detail
regarding why these fire and public zone changes are being made,
graphical depictions of the current and new fire and public
zones and a table of affected WFO LCH products is available
online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/?n=cameron_zonereconfig
Updated fire and public weather forecast zone shapefiles are
online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
and
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
Andy Patrick Melinda Bailey
Meteorologist-in-Charge Public/Marine Meteorologist
NWS Lake Charles NWS Southern Region Headquarters
Lake Charles LA 70607 Fort Worth TX 76102
337-477-5285 817-978-1100 X107
andy.patrick@noaa.gov melinda.bailey@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-28cameron_la_zones_cca.txt | Corrected: Implementation of Improved Fire and Public
Weather Coverage for Southwest Louisiana Effective
December 15, 2011
Corrected to remove the Watch County Notification (WCN) product
from the list of affected products
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/?n=cameron_zonereconfig
The WCN product is a UGC "C" coded product, not a UGC "Z" coded
product, and is not affected by this change.
Effective Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 1200 pm Central
Standard Time, 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Lake Charles (LCH), LA,
will reconfigure its fire and public weather forecast zone for
Cameron (LAZ051) Parish in southwest Louisiana.
This reconfiguration will provide better forecast services by
splitting this parish into separate western and eastern fire and
public weather forecast zones due to the large meteorological,
climatological, and geographical differences from west to east.
The fire and public weather forecast zone for Cameron (LAZ051)
Parish will be split to form West Cameron (LAZ073) and East
Cameron (LAZ074). This split will account for tropical cyclone,
fire weather, and winter weather impacts that only affect one
portion of this parish and not the other.
These changes require partners and users to take appropriate
action to receive the new zone products using the Universal
Generic Code (UGC) zone code format (Z) listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1. New Fire and Public Zone Configuration Identifiers
NEW FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z) EXISTING FIRE/PUBLIC UGC (Z)
ZONE NAME ZONE NAME
--------------- ------ -------------------- ------
WEST CAMERON LAZ073 CAMERON LAZ051
EAST CAMERON LAZ074 CAMERON LAZ051
More detail regarding this change, including greater detail
regarding why these fire and public zone changes are being made,
graphical depictions of the current and new fire and public
zones and a table of affected WFO LCH products is available
online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/?n=cameron_zonereconfig
Updated fire and public weather forecast zone shapefiles are
online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
and
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
Andy Patrick Melinda Bailey
Meteorologist-in-Charge Public/Marine Meteorologist
NWS Lake Charles NWS Southern Region Headquarters
Lake Charles LA 70607 Fort Worth TX 76102
337-477-5285 817-978-1100 X107
andy.patrick@noaa.gov melinda.bailey@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$ |
scn11-30bouy41002.txt | Relocation of National Data Buoy Center buoy
41002 on or about November 1, 2011
On or about November 1, 2011, the National Data Buoy Center
(NDBC) will relocate buoy 41002 to approximately 32.0 N and
75.0 W. The new location will be 30 nautical miles southeast of
its current position at 32.3 N and 75.5 W. The buoy frequently
goes adrift due to its proximity to the Gulf Stream making its
data unavailable. The buoy last went adrift on May 2, 2010, and
was recovered on May 12, 2010, but has not been able to report
data in that time. The proposed new location is further from the
Gulf Stream and thus will alleviate the problem of the buoy
going adrift and return it to normal data reporting.
Further information on buoy 41002 can be found at:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=41002
If you have any questions or comments on buoy 41002, please
send, by September 30, 2011, to the following e-mail address
with the subject line "Relocation of Buoy 41002:"
Marine.Weather@noaa.gov
For more information, contact:
Wayne Presnell/OS21
Meteorologist, National Weather Service
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1677, ext. 103
wayne.presnell@noaa.gov
National Public Information Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-31lrit-emwin_emer_shutdown.txt | Hurricane Irene Emergency Outage for to EMWIN
and LRIT users Effective 13:00 EST, Saturday,
August 27, 2011
Effective 1550Z on Saturday through 2145Z on Sunday
(approximately noon EDT Saturday through 6 pm EDT Sunday)
there will be no Low-Rate Information Transmission (LRIT)
data available from GOES West satellite (GOES 11). Due to the
hurricane threatening Wallops, VA, and antenna issues, control
of GOES-11 will be passed to the Fairbanks, AK, Command and
Data Acquisition facility which does not have the capability
to transmit LRIT data.
For users of GOES Data Collection System (DCS) there may also
be issues with GOES DCS data from GOES West going into LRIT as
well, although DCS data should be available through DOMSAT,
through the NWS Telecommunications Gateway and GTS, and from
the Emergency Data Distribution Network in South Dakota.
There also will not be any Emergency Managers Weather
Information Network (EMWIN) data on GOES-West. EMWIN users
pointed at GOES-West should switch to the EMWIN byteblaster
network to receive EMWIN data during this time. GOES-East will
remain broadcasting; however, should that broadcast go down due
to the hurricane, please switch to the byteblaster network.
If you have questions or concerns about this notice, contact:
Santos Rodriguez
301-713-0077
Santos.Rodriguez@noaa.gov
National Public Information Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-32fax-iffdp.txt | Facsimile-Based International Flight Folder
Documentation Program (IFFDP) Termination
Effective February 28, 2012
Effective Tuesday February 28, 2012, at 1400 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC), the NWS Aviation Weather Center (AWC) will
cease all facsimile transmissions of the legacy IFFDP. AWC IFFDP
fax services will no longer be available. Effective February 28,
IFFDP data will only be available through the Web International
Flight Folder Documentation Program (WebIFFDP). WebIFFDP is
operational and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Before
using the WebIFFDP service, authorized users must register by
going to the following web address:
http://aviationweather.gov/webiffdp/
As a contracting state of the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), the United States is obligated to provide
flight documentation services to the international aviation
community. Since October 1, 1998, in accordance with Chapter 9
of Annex 3 to the Convention on Civil Aviation, the AWC has
provided the required meteorological information to airline
operators and flight crew members for the purposes of dispatch
planning, preflight briefing and enroute guidance as a fax-based
system of distribution. This fax-based system is now obsolete
and expensive for NWS and its users to maintain. WebIFFDP has
been available to users since January 4, 2011, and became
operational on September 12, 2011.
The new WebIFFDP system offers users a Qualified Internet
Communications Provider (QICP) certified Website for obtaining
international aviation weather information. QICP is a
certification by the FAA that a Website meets specific security,
availability and transaction-time standards. WebIFFDP also
introduces users to an enhanced service which includes custom
virtual Flight Folders and other features not available through
the fax-based system.
For technical questions and support in registering user access
for WebIFFDP, please contact:
Jim McDuffy
Aviation Weather Center
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-584-7263
Dennis.J.Mcduffy@noaa.gov
If you have any questions or comments about this change, or the
WebIFFDP service, please contact:
Michael Pat Murphy
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Aviation Weather Center
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-584-7239
michael.pat.murphy@noaa.gov
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-33ak_zones.txt | Modification of Fire and Public Weather Zone
Boundary between the Yukon Delta and Lower Yukon
Valley Zones in Western Alaska Effective
October 13, 2011
Effective Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 1000 AM Alaska Daylight
Time (ADT), 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the NWS
Fairbanks, AK, Weather Forecast Office (WFO AFG) will modify
the boundary between the western Alaska fire and public
forecast zones of the Yukon Delta (PKZ214) and Lower Yukon
Valley (PKZ215).
Table 1. Zone (Z) Form of the Universal Geographic Code (UGC)
and Fire/Public Forecast Zone Names/Numbers for WFO AFG Users
Fire/Public Zone Name Fire/Public Zone Number UGC (Z)
------------- -----------
Yukon Delta PKZ214
Lower Yukon Valley PKZ215
This change will modify the shapefiles for fire and public
weather forecast zones PKZ214 and PKZ215 in western Alaska.
Currently the fire and public weather forecast zone for the
Lower Yukon Valley (PKZ215) includes the village of Marshall,
Alaska. With this change the village of Marshall, Alaska will be
part of the Yukon Delta fire/public zone (PKZ214).
A graphical depiction and detailed explanation of this zone
modification is available online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/fire/akzone.pdf
All WFO AFG fire and public weather products that use the zone
(Z) form of the UGC are affected.
Table 2. Affected WFO AFG Products
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------------
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE WOAK49 PAFG CEMAFG
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNAK52 PAFG FWFWCZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING WWAK62 PAFG RFWWCZ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WGAK79 PAFG FFSAFG
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WGAK59 PAFG FFWAFG
FLASH FLOOD WATCH/FLOOD WATCH WGAK69 PAFG FFAAFG
FLOOD STATEMENT WGAK89 PAFG FLSAFG
FLOOD WARNING WGAK49 PAFG FLWAFG
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWAK72 PAFG NPWWCZ
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPAK52 PAFG ZFPWCZ
RIVER STATEMENT FGAK89 PAFG RVSAFG
SEVERE THUNDESTORM WARNING WUAK59 PAFG SVRAFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWAK82 PAFG SPSWCZ
TORNADO WARNING WFAK59 PAFG TORAFG
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWAK42 PAFG WSWWCZ
Partners and users affected by these changes need to take the
appropriate action to ensure their systems will update the
shapefiles for these fire and public zone realignments for Yukon
Delta and the Lower Yukon Valley zones of western Alaska.
An updated public zone map shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
An updated fire zone map shapefile is online at:
http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm
For more information, please contact:
John Lingaas Aimee Fish
Warning Coordination Meteorologist Public Program Manager
NWS Fairbanks NWS Alaska Region HQ
Fairbanks, AK 99775 Anchorage, AK 99513
907-458-3712 907-271-3451
john.lingaas@noaa.gov aimee.fish@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-34space_wx.txt | Implementation of Improved Space Weather Watch,
Warning and Alert Products Effective December 19, 2011
Effective Monday, December 19, 2011, at 1000 AM Mountain
Standard Time (MST), 1700 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado,
will disseminate enhanced space weather watch, warning and alert
products. These products will have an additional section of
information appended. This new section will list potential
impacts at earth as well as expected geographical locations of
the impacts for various space weather events.
The following SWPC products will be affected by this change:
AWIPS ID WMO Header Product Name NOAA Scale
SWXALTXMF WOXX01 KWNP ALERT: X-ray Flux exceeded M5 R2-R5
SWXSUMXM5 WOXX01 KWNP SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded M5 R2
SWXSUMX01 WOXX02 KWNP SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 R3
SWXSUMX10 WOXX02 KWNP SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X10 R4
SWXSUMX20 WOXX02 KWNP SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X20 R5
SWXWATA20 WOXX20 KWNP WATCH: Geomagnetic A-index 20 G1
or greater predicted
SWXWATA30 WOXX21 KWNP WATCH: Geomagnetic A-index 30 G2
or greater predicted
SWXWATA50 WOXX22 KWNP WATCH: Geomagnetic A-index 50 G3
or greater predicted
SWXWATA99 WOXX23 KWNP WATCH: Geomagnetic A-index 100 G4-G5
or greater predicted
SWXWARK04 WOXX13 KWNP WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of
4 expected
SWXWARK05 WOXX11 KWNP WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of G1
5 expected
SWXWARK06 WOXX12 KWNP WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of G2
6 expected
SWXWARK07 WOXX14 KWNP WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of G3-G5
7 or greater expected
SWXALTK04 WOXX13 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 4
SWXALTK05 WOXX11 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 G1
SWXALTK06 WOXX12 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 G2
SWXALTK07 WOXX14 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 G3
SWXALTK08 WOXX15 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8 G4
SWXALTK09 WOXX16 KWNP ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 9 G5
SWXWARPX1 WOXX32 KWNP WARNING: Proton 10MeV Integral S1-S5
Flux above 10pfu expected
SWXALTPX1 WOXX32 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV S1
Integral Flux exceeded 10pfu
SWXALTPX2 WOXX32 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV S2
Integral Flux exceeded 100pfu
SWXALTPX3 WOXX32 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV S3
Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu
SWXALTPX4 WOXX32 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV S4
Integral Flux exceeded 10000pfu
SWXALTPX5 WOXX32 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV S5
Integral Flux exceeded 100000pfu
SWXWARPC0 WOXX31 KWNP WARNING: Proton 100MeV
Integral Flux above 1pfu expected
SWXALTPC0 WOXX31 KWNP ALERT: Proton Event 100MeV
Integral Flux exceeded 1pfu
For more information, please contact:
Robert Rutledge Joe Kunches
Lead, SWF Customer and Media Relations
SWPC SWPC
Boulder, CO 80305 Boulder, CO 80305
303-497-3029 303-497-5275
Robert.Rutledge@noaa.gov Joseph.Kunches@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-35natl_snowfall_analysis.txt | Transition of the National Snowfall Analysis from
Experimental to Operational Status Effective
November 11, 2011
Effective Friday, November 11. 2011, the National Snowfall
Analysis for the Continental United States will transition from
experimental to operational status. This product is available
online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/
The NWS previously sought comments regarding this product:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/pns11snowfallanalysis.txt
If you have questions or feedback, please contact:
Brian Walawender
NWS Central Region Headquarters
7220 NW 101st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
816-268-3114
brian.walawender@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-36new_mexico_zones.txt | SUBJECT Implementation of Improved Public Zone Coverage
for Southwestern/South Central New Mexico and
Far West Texas Effective February 23, 2012
Effective Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 3:00 pm Mountain
Standard Time (MST), 2200 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Santa Teresa, NM, (EPZ),
will issue public weather forecast and warning products using new
public zones.
WFO EPZ public zone boundaries are being changed to better
incorporate local topography and climatology across southern New
Mexico and far west Texas. Several existing zones have been
reconfigured to mitigate the significant variances in climate and
elevation in the zones currently in use.
Some of the major changes to the current zone configuration
include:
- Differentiation between the eastern and western slopes of the
southern Sacramento Mountains.
- Division of El Paso county to reflect the differences in wind
and temperature within the city of El Paso on either side of
the Franklin Mountains.
- Reduction in size of several zones that currently have great
ranges in temperature and elevation.
- Improvement in separation of mountains and valleys across the
southern Gila region.
More detail regarding why these public zone changes are being
made, graphical depictions of the current and new public zones,
text listings of old and new public zone names with Universal
Geographic Codes (UGC), and a table of WFO EPZ products affected
by these changes is online at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/media/epz/newzones/epznewzones.pdf
Table 1: Retiring WFO EPZ Public Zone Numbers and Names
Retiring Zone Retiring Zone Name
Number
------------- ------------------
NMZ022 Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region
NMZ023 Sierra County lakes Region
NMZ024 Tularosa Basin/Southern Desert
NMZ025 Southern Sacramento Mountains
NMZ030 Southwest Desert/Bootheel
NMZ031 Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin
NMZ032 Southern Desert
TXZ055 El Paso
TXZ056 Hudspeth
Table 2: New WFO EPZ Public Zone Numbers and Names
New Zone Number New Zone Name
--------------- -------------
NMZ401 Upper Gila River Valley
NMZ402 Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range
NMZ403 Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley
NMZ404 Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley
NMZ405 Lowlands of the Bootheel
NMZ406 Uplands of the Bootheel
NMZ407 Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin
NMZ408 Eastern Black Range Foothills
NMZ409 Sierra County Lakes
NMZ410 Northern Dona Ana County
NMZ411 Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley
NMZ412 Central Tularosa Basin
NMZ413 Southern Tularosa Basin
NMZ414 West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below
7500 Feet
NMZ415 Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet
NMZ416 East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below
7500 Feet
NMZ417 Otero Mesa
TXZ418 Western El Paso County
TXZ419 Eastern/Central El Paso County
TXZ420 Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains
TXZ421 Salt Basin
TXZ422 Southern Hudspeth Highlands
TXZ423 Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western
Hudspeth Counties
TXZ424 Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
Partners and other users must take appropriate action to continue
correctly processing all WFO EPZ products.
Updated public zone map shapefiles are available for download
online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
The changes are to WFO EPZ public zones only. WFO EPZ fire
weather zones will remain unchanged.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jesus Haro Melinda Bailey
National Weather Service NWS Southern Region HQ
Santa Teresa NM 88008 Fort Worth TX 76102
575-589-4088 X223 817-978-1100 X107
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
$$
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scn11-37sigmet-test.txt | US SIGMET Testing from November 8-22, 2011
The NWS will be performing annual end-to-end testing of
Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) production
from November 8-22 at 0200 coordinated universal time (UTC).
On November 8, the SIGMET test for Tropical Cyclone (WC) is
scheduled to occur at 0200 UTC when the Miami and Honolulu
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centers (TCAC) issue their
Tropical Cyclone test advisories that drive the SIGMETs
produced at the Kansas City and Honolulu Meteorological
Watch Offices (MWO). Look for the following two SIGMET
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) IDs during this
test:
WCPN## KKCI
WCPA## PHFO
On November 15, the SIGMET test for Volcanic Ash (WV) is
scheduled to occur at 0200 UTC when the Washington and
Anchorage VAACs issue their Volcanic Ash Advisories (VAAs),
which drive the SIGMETs produced at the Kansas City,
Honolulu and Anchorage MWOs. Look for the following three
SIGMET WMO IDs during this test:
WVAK## PAWU
WVPN## KKCI
WVPA## PHFO
On November 22, the SIGMET test for Weather phenomena (WS)
is scheduled to occur at 0200 UTC when the three U.S. MWOs
issue their test SIGMETs. Look for the following three
SIGMET WMO IDs during this test:
WSAK## PAWU
WSPN## KKCI
WSPA## PHFO
The tests serve as an important exercise for the three U.S.
MWOs in Kansas City, Anchorage and Honolulu. The tests will
include all three types of SIGMETs: Volcanic Ash (VA),
Tropical Cyclone (WC) and Weather phenomena (WS). The
validity period will be 10 minutes.
The three MWOs will coordinate with the two Volcanic Ash
Advisory Centers (VAACs) in Anchorage and Washington for
the Volcanic Ash SIGMETs. The three MWOs will also
coordinate with the two TCACs in Miami and Honolulu for
Tropical SIGMET issuance.
Even if active SIGMETs are occurring at the proposed date
and time, the test will occur.
If you have questions about this notice, please contact:
Michael Graf
National Weather Service
SSMC-2 Station 13314
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring Md. 20910
301-713-1726 X 117
michael.graf@noaa.gov
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
$$ |
scn11-38marineforecast.txt | Changes to the format of the Marine Forecast
Matrices Issued by Weather Forecast Office
Honolulu: Effective March 1, 2012
Effective Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 400 AM Hawaiian Standard
Time (HST), 1400 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the National
Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Honolulu,
Hawaii will change the format of the text product, Marine
Forecast Matrices (MFM). The change will; 1) remove references
to Swell1, Swell2, Swell3 etc., Period1, Period2, Period3 etc.,
and have all swells and periods designated simply as "Swell" and
“Period,” and 2) add line breaks between each swell and period.
This change is being made to improve the clarity, readability
and utility of the text product.
See
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/examples/MFM.pdf
for examples of the current format and proposed new format of
the affected portions of the product.
Table 1 lists the product issued by WFO Honolulu that will
be affected by the change to the MFM format.
Table 1: WFO Honolulu product affected by the text format
changes effective March 1, 2012.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
Marine Forecast Matrices FXHW40 PHFO MFMHFO
Customers do not need to take any actions in order to continue
receiving this product.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Raymond Tanabe
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service Honolulu
2525 Correa Road
Suite 250
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
808 973 5282
Raymond.Tanabe@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn11-39green_river_hydro.txt | Transfer of Hydrologic Services for the Green River at
Green River Forecast Location in Utah Effective
February 28, 2012
Effective Tuesday February 28, 2012, at 8:00 AM Mountain
Standard Time (MST), 1500 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),
hydrologic service responsibility for the river forecast
location at Green River, UT, along the Green River (location
identifier: GRVU1) in Emery County in Utah will be transferred
to the Weather Forecast Office in Salt Lake City (WFO SLC) from
the WFO in Grand Junction, CO (WFO GJT).
Because of this transfer, customers must take appropriate action
to receive the products listed in Table 1 for the Green River at
Green River forecast point in Emery County, Utah, using the SLC
identifier.
Table 1. Products affected by this change for the Green River at
Green River forecast location (GRVU1) in Utah.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
-------------------------------------------------------
Flood Statement /NEW/ WGUS85 KSLC /NEW/ FLSSLC
* /OLD/ WGUS85 KGJT * /OLD/ FLSGJT
Flood Warning /NEW/ WGUS45 KSLC /NEW/ FLWSLC
* /OLD/ WGUS45 KGJT * /OLD/ FLWGJT
Flood Watch /NEW/ WGUS65 KSLC /NEW/ FFASLC
* /OLD/ WGUS65 KGJT * /OLD/ FFAGJT
Hydrologic /NEW/ FGUS75 KSLC /NEW/ ESFSLC
Outlook * /OLD/ FGUS75 KGJT * /OLD/ ESFGJT
Hydrologic /NEW/ SRUS45 KSLC /NEW/ RVASLC
Summary * /OLD/ SRUS45 KGJT * /OLD/ RVAGJT
Daily River and /NEW/ FGUS55 KSLC /NEW/ RVDSLC
Lake Summary * /OLD/ FGUS55 KGJT * /OLD/ RVDGJT
River Statement /NEW/ FGUS85 KSLC /NEW/ RVSSLC
* /OLD/ FGUS85 KGJT * /OLD/ RVSGJT
* These old products will continue to exist, but will cover
locations and areas outside of Emery County, UT.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Larry Dunn
Meteorologist in Charge
National Weather Service
WFO Salt Lake City
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84116
(801)524-5133
larry.dunn@noaa.gov
National NWS Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm/
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scn11-40marine.txt | Changes in Offshore Waters Marine Zones For the Caribbean and Southwest North Atlantic And the Gulf of Mexico Effective April 3, 2012 Effective Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 200 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center will reconfigure its marine zones for the offshore waters in the Caribbean and Southwest North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Currently there are five (5) marine zones covering the Caribbean and Southwest North Atlantic and four (4) marine zones covering the Gulf of Mexico. These zones will be reconfigured into twenty-four (24) marine zones to cover the Caribbean and Southwest North Atlantic and eight (8) zones to cover the Gulf of Mexico. Marine observations, local effects, and substantial customer feedback all indicate that the current configuration of marine zones does not adequately address the local effects and does not provide enough detail for the marine community. This reconfiguration will serve to improve the precision of marine warnings, forecasts, and other services by allowing forecasters to be more area specific. |
scn11-41zone.txt | Changes in Marine, Fire and Public Weather Forecast Zones for Portions of the Lower James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers in Southeastern Virginia Effective April 3, 2012 |
scn11-42extreme_cold.txt | Eliminating Winter Storm Warning Code at 8 Offices
Effective January 18 2012
Reference the following PNS requesting comments:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/pns11extreme_cold.txt
Beginning Wednesday January 18, 2012, and continuing through
April 15, 2012, select NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) will
issue a consolidated experimental Extreme Cold (EC) Warning
product in lieu of all Wind Chill products on an experimental
basis. In addition, the EC product will alert people to cold
ambient temperatures with no wind.
Users who normally receive Wind Chill Watches, Warnings and
Advisories via the Winter Storm Warning (WSW) product using NWS
Valid-Time Event Codes (VTEC) of WC.A, WC.W, WC.Y will need to
go to the appropriate Non-Precipitation Warning (NPW) products
listed in Table 1 below and parse using the single VTEC (EC.W)
to receive all cold-related products. WFO Little Rock, AR (LZK)
will issue the experimental EC Warning under a NPW only for cold
windless conditions, but will continue to issue WSW Wind Chill
products for a combination of cold and windy conditions.
TABLE 1.
WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
_____________ ___________ ________
Rapid City, SD WWUS73 KUNR NPWUNR
Aberdeen, SD WWUS73 KABR NPWABR
Sioux Falls, SD WWUS73 KFSD NPWFSD
Bismarck, ND WWUS73 KBIS NPWBIS
Eastern ND/Grand Forks, ND WWUS73 KFGF NPWFGF
Minneapolis, MN WWUS73 KMPX NPWMPX
Duluth, MN WWUS73 KDLH NPWDLH
Little Rock, AR WWUS73 KLZK NPWLZK
A Product Description Document (PDD) is online at:
http://products.weather.gov/viewliste.php
Please submit comments to:
http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=ecw
Upon the completion of this experimental period and the close of
this Public Information Statement comment period, NWS will
evaluate all comments to determine whether to proceed with
national implementation of the Extreme Cold warning products.
For comments or questions regarding this PNS, please contact:
Jim Keeney
7220 NW 101St Terrace Building
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
816-268-3141
jim.keeney@noaa.gov
or
Paul Stokols
National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1867 x-139
paul.stokols@noaa.gov
All National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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19 August 2011 |
scn11-42extreme_coldcca.txt | Corrected: Eliminating Winter Storm Warning Code
at 8 Offices Effective January 18 2012
Corrected title to indicate change is to Winter Storm warning
Code.
Reference the following PNS requesting comments:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/pns11extreme_cold.txt
Beginning Wednesday January 18, 2012, and continuing through
April 15, 2012, select NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) will
issue a consolidated experimental Extreme Cold (EC) Warning
product in lieu of all Wind Chill products on an experimental
basis. In addition, the EC product will alert people to cold
ambient temperatures with no wind.
Users who normally receive Wind Chill Watches, Warnings and
Advisories via the Winter Storm Warning (WSW) product using NWS
Valid-Time Event Codes (VTEC) of WC.A, WC.W, WC.Y will need to
go to the appropriate Non-Precipitation Warning (NPW) products
listed in Table 1 below and parse using the single VTEC (EC.W)
to receive all cold-related products. WFO Little Rock, AR (LZK)
will issue the experimental EC Warning under a NPW only for cold
windless conditions, but will continue to issue WSW Wind Chill
products for a combination of cold and windy conditions.
TABLE 1.
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
_____________ ___________ ________
Rapid City, SD WWUS73 KUNR NPWUNR
Aberdeen, SD WWUS73 KABR NPWABR
Sioux Falls, SD WWUS73 KFSD NPWFSD
Bismarck, ND WWUS73 KBIS NPWBIS
Eastern ND/Grand Forks, ND WWUS73 KFGF NPWFGF
Minneapolis, MN WWUS73 KMPX NPWMPX
Duluth, MN WWUS73 KDLH NPWDLH
Little Rock, AR WWUS73 KLZK NPWLZK
A Product Description Document (PDD) is online at:
http://products.weather.gov/viewliste.php
Please submit comments to:
http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=ecw
Upon the completion of this experimental period and the close of
this Public Information Statement comment period, NWS will
evaluate all comments to determine whether to proceed with
national implementation of the Extreme Cold warning products.
For comments or questions regarding this PNS, please contact:
Jim Keeney
7220 NW 101St Terrace Building
Routing Code: W/CR1
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
Phone: 816-268-3141
jim.keeney@noaa.gov
or
Paul Stokols
National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1867 x-139
paul.stokols@noaa.gov
All National Public Information Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn11-42extreme_coldccb.txt | Corrected: Replacing or Augmenting Wind Chill
Products with Experimental Extreme Cold Warnings
at 8 NWS Weather Forecast Offices Effective
January 18, 2012
Corrected subject to indicate change is to Wind Chill products.
Reference the following Public Information Statement (PNS)
requesting comments:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/pns11extreme_cold.txt
Beginning Wednesday, January 18, 2012, and continuing through
April 15, 2012, select NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) will
issue a consolidated experimental Extreme Cold (EC) Warning
product in lieu of all Wind Chill products. In addition, the EC
product will alert people to cold ambient temperatures with no
wind.
Partners and users who normally receive Wind Chill Watches,
Warnings and Advisories via the Winter Storm Warning (WSW)
product using NWS Valid-Time Event Codes (VTEC) of WC.A, WC.W
and WC.Y, will need to use the appropriate Non-Precipitation
Warning (NPW) products listed in Table 1 below, instead, and use
the single VTEC EC.W to receive all cold-related products.
WFO Little Rock, AR (LZK), will issue the experimental EC
Warning under a NPW only for cold windless conditions, but will
continue to issue WSW Wind Chill products for a combination of
cold and windy conditions.
TABLE 1.
WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
----------------------------------------------------------
Rapid City, SD WWUS73 KUNR NPWUNR
Aberdeen, SD WWUS73 KABR NPWABR
Sioux Falls, SD WWUS73 KFSD NPWFSD
Bismarck, ND WWUS73 KBIS NPWBIS
Eastern ND/Grand Forks, ND WWUS73 KFGF NPWFGF
Minneapolis, MN WWUS73 KMPX NPWMPX
Duluth, MN WWUS73 KDLH NPWDLH
Little Rock, AR WWUS73 KLZK NPWLZK
A Product Description Document (PDD) including criteria for this
experimental product is online at:
http://products.weather.gov/PDD/Exp_Extreme_Cold.pdf
Comments on this product should be submitted at the following
Web address:
http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=ecw
After the experimental period and the close of the PNS comment
period, the NWS will evaluate all received comments to determine
whether or not to proceed with national implementation of the EC
Warning products.
For comments or questions regarding this PNS, please contact:
Jim Keeney
7220 NW 101St Terrace Building
Routing Code: W/CR1
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
Phone: 816-268-3141
jim.keeney@noaa.gov
or
Paul Stokols
National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-1867 x-139
paul.stokols@noaa.gov
All National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn11-43lkn-zones.txt | Changes to Some Public Weather Forecast Zones in
Northeastern and Central Nevada Effective April 3 2012
Effective Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 1200 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Elko (LKN),
NV, will modify some of its public weather forecast zones
covering southwestern and south-central Elko County and northern
Nye County, Nevada.
The Southwest and South-Central Elko County (NVZ032) zone will
be split into two new zones, Southwestern Elko County (NVZ038)
zone and South-Central Elko County (NVZ039) zone. The new zones
will be separated by the Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range
(NVZ034) zone.
Northern Nye County (NVZ013) zone would also be split into two
zones, Northwestern Nye County (NVZ040) zone and Northeastern
Nye County (NVZ041) zone. This change will allow more localized
products for this large geographically and climatologically
diverse region and provide a way to better focus on the majority
of the population residing in the Northwestern Nye County zone.
Minor changes will also be made to the geographic extents of the
Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range NVZ034) zone and the White
Pine County (NVZ035) zone in order to improve associations of
weather regimes and forecast zones.
Extreme Eastern Elko County (NVZ033) zone will be renamed
Southeastern Elko County but retain its zone number.
Table 1: New and Old WFO LKN Public Weather Forecast Zones
New Public New Public Old Public Old Public
Weather Zone Weather Zone Weather Zone Weather Zone
Number Name Number Name
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
NVZ033 Southeastern NNZ033 Extreme Eastern
Elko County Elko County
NVZ038 Southwestern NVZ032 Southwest and
Elko County South-central
Elko County
NVZ039 South-central NVZ032 Southwest and
Elko County South-central
Elko County
NVZ040 Northwestern NVZ013 Northern
Nye County Nye County
NVZ041 Northeastern NVZ013 Northern
Nye County Nye County
NVZ034 – Minor boundary changes
NVZ035 – Minor boundary changes
These changes will improve public weather services for WFO LKN
partners and users by better associating zone areas with weather
regimes and population distribution.
Additional information regarding these changes, including text
descriptions of the new zones, a listing of affected products
and graphical depictions of the old/new zones is online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/public/zone/elko.pdf
NWS partners and users will need to make the necessary changes
to their communication systems to accommodate these zone
changes.
A shapefile of the new public weather zones for NWS LKN is
online at:
www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
If you have any questions, please contact:
Kevin B. Baker
Meteorologist-in-Charge
National Weather Service
3720 Paradise Drive
Elko, NV 89801
Phone: 775-778-6716
email: kevin.baker@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn11-44-iscs-to-gifs.txt | ISCS Broadcast Ending and Being Replaced by the
GTS Internet File Service (GIFS) Effective
June 30, 2011
ISCS Broadcast will end June 30, 2012, when the FAA ISCS
contract expires. NWS is replacing the ISCS satellite broadcast
service, which provides meteorological and aviation weather
products to WMO Regional Association IV members and
participating states, with the Global Telecommunication System
(GTS) Internet File Service (GIFS)
GIFS will make the ISCS broadcast products available for
download via https over the Internet as a data pull service.
GIFS will allow the current set of WMO Regional Association IV
(RA-IV) ISCS users and other select Member States to access
products through the NWS issuance of authorized service
usernames and passwords. The new system will be available for
preliminary use and assessment by April 1, 2012. All RA-IV
ISCS users will need to transition from ISCS to GIFS by
June 30, 2012.
Coordinating information and status updates on the GIFS
implementation and transition is provided on the NWS ISCS
Webpage:
http://www.weather.gov/iscs/countdown.php
This Website will be updated to keep you informed on the
schedule, progress and status of this transition.
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Robert Gillespie, PMP
Program Manager, ISCS
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-713-9478 x 140
robert.gillespie@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn12-01madis.txt | National Mesonet Partial Data Outage Effective
January 11, 2012
Effective January 11, 2012, some National Mesonet data streams
provided to the field and external customers via MADIS have been
discontinued until further notice because of a non-technical
reason. These data streams include:
AWS-Urbanet
AWS-GA Mesonet
AWS-IL Mesonet
AWS-KS Mesonet
The effective date of this change is sooner than specified in
NWS policy, NWS Instruction 10-1805. The reduction of the normal
advance lead time was approved.
For more information, please contact:
Steven Pritchett
NWS MADIS Project Manager
Steven.Pritchett@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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scn12-02trop.txt | Change to the Tropical Weather Outlook Text
Products Effective May 15, 2012
Effective May 15, 2012, the following change will occur in the
Tropical Weather Outlook (TWO) text products to facilitate
broadcast of the TWO on the NOAA Weather Radio network. While
there are no changes to the product issuance criteria, AWIPS
product identifiers, or WMO headers, users who parse portions of
these products may need to make changes in their software
applications. These changes also apply to the Special TWO text
products.
TWO products often contain references to additional AWIPS
product identifiers and WMO headers, in the body of the product,
advising users to look for additional information on systems
mentioned in products issued by other NWS offices or the
meteorological services of other nations.
Through 2011, any additional AWIPS product identifiers and WMO
headers referenced in the body of the TWO were provided above
the double ampersand symbols.
Effective on May 15, 2012, any AWIPS product identifiers and WMO
headers referenced in the body of the TWO will be provided below
the double ampersand symbols.
Examples of the new formats for the TWO are provided online at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/two_example.shtml
If you have any questions, please contact
Timothy Schott
National Weather Service
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301 713 1677 extension 122
timothy.schott@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
SS |
scn12-03wind_wave.txt | Transition from Experimental to Operational Status of Digital Wind and Wave Forecasts on Inland Lakes and Reservoirs Effective March 1, 2012 |
scn12-04tn_fire_zones.txt | Changes in Fire Weather Forecast Zones for Middle and East Tennessee Effective March 6, 2012 Effective Tuesday March 6, 2012 at 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, 1200 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) in Morristown (MRX) and Nashville (OHX), Tennessee, will reconfigure their fire weather forecast zones with respect to Moore County, TN. Specifically, Moore County, TN, will become part of WFO OHX, renamed TNZ502, Highland Rim District – South (old zone name Tennessee Forest District 5 South). Currently this zone is part of WFO MRX, named TNZ300, Cumberland District – South (old zone name Tennessee Forest District 3). |
scn12-05sup_climata_data.txt | Discontinue the Supplementary Data Observation (SDO) and Supplementary Climate Data (SCD) products. Effective March 3, 2012 |
scn12-06ahps_enhancements.txt | Enhancements to Hydrologic Information on the Web Effective on or before February 29, 2012 |
scn12-07hpc_winter_prec.txt | Transition of NCEP HPC Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecasts for Days 1 -3 from Experimental to Operational Effective March 13, 2012, for CONUS Only |
scn12-08firewx_dmx_dvn.txt | Changes to the Fire Weather Forecast Service Programs at the NWS Weather Forecast Offices in Des Moines, IA, and Davenport, IA, Effective March 15, 2012 |
scn12-09chs_zones.txt | NWS Weather Forecast Office Charleston, SC, Will Split the Fire Weather Forecast Zone for Berkeley County, SC, Effective March 19, 2012 |
scn12-10beach_hazards.txt | Test of Beach Hazards Statement with new Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) in Coastal Hazard Message at Select Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) Effective May 15, 2012 |
scn12-10zone_des-aaa.txt | Amended: Test of Beach Hazards Statement with new Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) in Coastal Hazard Message at Select Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) Effective May 15, 2012 |
scn12-11pfm_ccf.txt | Addition of Three Locations to the Point Forecast Matrix and Five Locations to the Coded Cities Forecast Products by the Brownsville Weather Forecast Office Effective May 31, 2012 |
scn12-12lwx_rtp.txt | Changes to the Regional Temperature and Precipitation (RTP) product and re-establishment of the Daily Hydrometeorological Data Summary (HYD) product at the Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office WFO |
scn12-13rugs_discontinue.txt | Discontinuance of the Experimental Recently Updated Grids Service (RUGS) |
scn12-14spc_md.txt | Standardized Format in Free Text Portion of Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Mesoscale Discussion (CONUS Only) Effective May 1, 2012 |
scn12-15seattle_fire_zones.txt | Changes in Four Fire Weather Forecast Zone Names for Western Washington Effective April 30 2012 |
scn12-16ut_fire_zones.txt | Changes in Fire Weather Forecast Zones for Utah Effective April 30, 2012 |
scn12-17enso.txt | Early Release of May 2012 ENSO Diagnostics Discussion Effective May 3, 2012 Effective May 3 2012, the May 2012 edition of the monthly El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) diagnostics discussion will be released 1 week earlier than previously scheduled. The product will be released 1 week early in May 2012 due to the ongoing rapid transition from La Nina to neutral conditions. This is a one-time change and will only affect the release date for the May 2012 discussion. This product is available at the following link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/index.shtml |
scn12-18ilm-zones.txt | Winyah Bay, South Carolina, will transfer from a Marine Zone to Fire and Public Zones Effective June 7, 2012 |
scn12-19madis.txt | National Mesonet Data Stream Restart May 15, 2012 Effective May 15, 2012, the National Mesonet data streams discontinued from MADIS in January of 2012 will be restarted through MADIS links. These data streams include: AWS-UrbanetAWS-GA MesonetAWS-IL MesonetAWS-KS Mesonet |
scn12-20marinelox.txt | Changes to Coastal Marine Zone Boundaries Off Southern California Effective October 2, 2012 |
scn12-21iscs_end.txt | International Satellite Communications System (ISCS) Broadcast Ending Effective July 1, 2012 |
scn12-22weathergov_web.txt | Transition of the Weather.gov Design Refresh from Experimental to Operational Status Effective July 2, 2012 Effective Monday, July 2, 2012, the design refresh of the NWS website will transition from experimental to operational status. This product is available online at: http://www.weather.gov |
scn12-23mob_marine_zone.txt | Implementing Improved Marine Zone Coverage for the Mobile/Pensacola Coastal Waters: Effective October 2, 2012 Effective Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or 1200 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Mobile, Alabama, will reconfigure its current marine zones for the Mobile/Pensacola area. This reconfiguration will provide better forecast services by realigning the coastal zones for climatological, geographical, and bathymetric effects. This change will provide enhanced forecasts for Mobile Bay; the Mississippi Sound; Perdido Bay; Pensacola Bay, including the Santa Rosa Sound; and Choctawhatchee Bay. All current zones will be maintained except GMZ630 (Mobile Bay), which will be divided into two zones: one for North Mobile Bay and one for South Mobile Bay, split using a line between the mouth of the Fowl River eastward to Point Clear. In addition to a new zone for Mobile Bay, four additional new zones will be added, all separated out of GMZ650 and GMZ655 (see Tables 1 and 2), including one for Perdido Bay, which will incorporate Wolf Bay into the zone. Table 1 lists all the current marine zones and corresponding Universal Geographic Codes (UGC) for which WFO Mobile issues forecasts and warnings. Table 2 lists all the marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which WFO Mobile will issue forecasts and warnings effective October 2, 2012. Table 3 lists all the products issued by WFO Mobile that will be affected by the marine zone changes. |
scn12-24improved_space_wx.txt | Implementation of Improved Space Weather Watch Effective July 25, 2012 |
scn12-25afws.txt | NWS to Establish New Methods to Collect Automated Flood Warning System Information by March 31, 2013 For over 30 years, the NWS has routinely collected raw Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) messages. NWS field offices make use of these ALERT messages to support hydrologic forecast and warning operations. The NWS Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS) currently collects and processes raw ALERT messages 24x7x365 from over 1700 rainfall and stream sensors in 12 states: Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These data are used routinely to generate NWS river forecasts and flood advisories, watches, and warnings. |
scn12-26spc-day3-thunder.txt | General Thunderstorm Information Added to Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Day 3 Convective Outlook Effective September 25, 2012 |
scn12-27eka_wave.txt | New Experimental Wave Terminology Change to be used For Coastal Waters from Point Saint George to Point Arena, CA, Effective September 19, 2012 |
scn12-28phi_zones.txt | New Fire and Public Forecast Zones and Boundary Changes for Southeastern Pennsylvania, effective December 4, 2012 |
scn12-29spc_opr_thunderstorm.txt | Transition of NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Thunderstorm Outlook (CONUS Only) from Experimental to Operational Status Effective September 26, 2012 |
scn12-29spc_opr_thunderstormcca.txt | Corrected: Transition of NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Thunderstorm Outlook (CONUS Only) from Experimental to Operational Status Effective September 26, 2012 |
scn12-31hgx_zone.txt | ShapeFile Correction and Adjustment for the Upper and Lower Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay Effective October 11, 2012 |
scn12-32shef-crex.txt | NOS/CO-OPS to Change SHEF and CREX Bulletins Effective October 24, 2012 |
scn12-33atwc_products.txt | Changes to West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WCATWC) Products Effective November 1, 2012 |
scn12-34yakutat_bay.txt | New WMO Header and MND Header block for Yakutat Bay Coastal Waters Forecast Product Effective January 9, 2013 |
scn12-35valdez_kodiak_marine.txt | Change to Dissemination of Valdez Port, Narrows and Arm and Chiniak and Marmot Bays Coastal Waters Forecast Products Effective January 9, 2013 |
scn20cys_fire_zones.txt | CHANGES TO WFO CHEYENNE WY FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2010
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY MAY 1 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING
/CYS/ WILL MODIFY SEVERAL OF ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE
CHANGES WILL BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT
AGENCIES AND IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SUPPORT...INCLUDING IMPROVED
WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
WFO CYS HAS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. BASED ON
CLIMATOLOGY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR PRIMARY FIRE WEATHER
PARTNERS...CHANGES TO ALL OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WERE AGREED UPON.
ALL OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL HAVE AT
LEAST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...WITH FIRE WEATHER ZONES WYZ292 THROUGH
WYZ296 UNDERGOING THE GREATEST CHANGES TO BETTER INCORPORATE THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST. ALSO NEBRASKA
FIRE WEATHER ZONE NEZ200 WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO NEW ZONES. THE
NEW NORTHERN ZONE WILL INCLUDE THE OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND
THE PINE RIDGE AREA INCLUDING THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA NATIONAL
FOREST.
SINCE CLIMATOLOGY WILL BE DIFFERENT... ALL OF THESE FIRE ZONES
WILL BE RENAMED AND RENUMBERED AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1. COMPARISON OF NEW/OLD FIRE WEATHER ZONE/Z/ FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:
NEW ZONE NAME NEW ZONE OLD ZONE NAME OLD
ZONE
NUMBER NUMBER
------------- ------- ------------- -------
NIOBRARA/LOWER WYZ301 EAST-CENTRAL WYOMING WYZ291
ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE AND
CONVERSE/THUNDER NIOBRARA COUNTIES
BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/ WYZ302 LARAMIE MOUNTAIN WYZ294
MEDICINE BOW NF RANGE NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WYZ303 NORTH AND SOUTHWEST WYZ293
CARBON/FERRIS- CARBON COUNTY
SEMINOE-SHIRLEY
MOUNTAINS
SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ304 NORTH AND SOUTHWEST WYZ293
COUNTY CARBON COUNTY
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/ WYZ305 MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL WYZ296
MEDICINE BOW NF FOREST IN THE
MEDICINE BOW
MOUNTAINS
UPPER NORTH PLATTE WYZ306 NORTH AND SOUTHWEST WYZ293
RIVER BASIN CARBON COUNTY
SNOWY RANGE/ WYZ307 MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL WYZ296
MEDICINE BOW NF FOREST IN THE
MEDICINE BOW
MOUNTAINS
LARAMIE VALLEY/ WYZ308 LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ292
SHIRLEY BASIN
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/ WYZ309 LARAMIE MOUNTAIN WYZ295
MEDICINE BOW NF RANGE SOUTH
PLATTE/GOSHEN/ WYZ310 SOUTHEAST WYOMING WYZ290
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PLAINS INCLUDING
LARAMIE PINE BLUFFS/CHEYENNE
FOOTHILLS/PLATTE
COUNTY/GOSHEN COUNTY
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NEZ311 NEBRASKA NATIONAL NEZ200
NATIONAL FOREST/ FOREST AND THE
OGLALA NATIONAL OGALLALA NATIONAL
GRASSLANDS GRASSLANDS
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH NEZ312 NEBRASKA NATIONAL NEZ200
SIOUX FOREST AND THE
OGALLALA NATIONAL
GRASSLANDS
SCOTTS BLUFF NEZ313 SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL NEZ202
NATIONAL MONUMENT/ MONUMENT AND THE
WILDCAT HILLS WILDCAT HILLS OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA
AFFECTED WFO CYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST
PRODUCTS ARE:
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS83 KCYS RFWCYS
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS83 KCYS RFWCYS
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS53 KCYS FWFCYS
FORECAST
A MAP OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/CYS_NEW.JPG
SHAPEFILES OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN GRIFFITH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
CHEYENNE WY 82001
307-772-2468
JOHN.GRIFFITH@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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scn21riw_fire_zones.txt | NWS FORECAST OFFICE RIVERTON WY WILL SPLIT ITS FIRE
WEATHER ZONE WYZ289 INTO TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES
EFFECTIVE MAY 01 2010
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY MAY 01 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN RIVERTON
WYOMING /RIW/ WILL SPLIT ITS GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE
MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE /WYZ289/ INTO TWO SEPARATE FIRE
WEATHER ZONES. THE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES WILL BE A TRUNCATED
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ289/ AND A NEW CASPER MOUNTAIN FIRE WEATHER ZONE /WYZ300/.
THIS CHANGE WILL IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES INCLUDING
IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ289/ WILL RETAIN ITS ZONE NAME AND NUMBER BECAUSE THE
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONE WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY AS A
RESULT OF THE TRUNCATION. CASPER MOUNTAIN FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ300/ IS ASSIGNED A NEW ZONE NAME AND NUMBER TO ACCOUNT FOR
ITS DIFFERING CLIMATOLOGY.
GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THIS CHANGE ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/RIW1.GIF
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/RIW2.GIF
TABLE 1. NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES FOR WFO RIW USERS:
NEW FIRE NEW OLD FIRE OLD
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
------------- ------- ------------- -------
GRANITE/GREEN/ WYZ289 GRANITE/GREEN/ WYZ289
FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE
MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS
CASPER MOUNTAIN WYZ300 N/A N/A
TABLE 2 PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
------------ ---------- --------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KRIW RFWRIW
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KRIW RFWRIW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KRIW FWFRIW
FORECAST
NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION/S/ TO
ENSURE SYSTEMS/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND ZONE ALIGNMENTS.
AN UPDATED FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ANDREW CHURCH
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12744 WEST U.S. HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898
ANDREW.CHURCH@NOAA.GOV
CHRIS JONES
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12744 WEST U.S. HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898 X726
CHRIS.JONES@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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