🚀 go-pugleaf

As DD+ problems continue...just wanted to make sure everyone
got this. The first time it was sent, it was really garbled.
The product #3 they refer to never made it to my end. If you
live in Oklahoma or Texas with a NWS feed, better give the
NWS a buzz about the new/changes to WMO and AFOS headers...

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ADMN81 KWBC 021824 DD+

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   ...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
205 PM EDT MON AUG 2 1993

TO:         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF
            SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
            (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

FROM:       DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
            OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NWS HEADQUARTERS

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE NOTICE OF JUNE 9, 1993 IN WHICH WE
ANNOUNCED NWS'S INTENT TO RECONFIGURE ZONES.  THE NWS SHALL
RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS OFFICIALLY ON OCTOBER 1,
1993, AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME (UTC) (8 AM EDT, 7 AM
CDT, ETC.).  THE RECONFIGURATION WILL OCCUR MAINLY FROM THE
ROCKIES EASTWARD, WITH ADDITIONAL ZONE MODIFICATIONS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA (SEE 2 BELOW) AND ADJUSTMENTS TO PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS
FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES (SEE 3 BELOW).

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, WE BEGAN MAILING THE COMPLETE
NATIONWIDE ZONE RECONFIGURATION PACKAGE OF INFORMATION TO
FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS AND OTHER NWS PRODUCTS USERS
WITH A NEED FOR NATIONWIDE INFORMATION.  USERS SHOULD RECEIVE
THE NATIONWIDE PACKAGE BY MID AUGUST.  USERS WHO HAVE NOT
RECEIVED IT BY THEN MAY GET A COPY FROM THEIR LOCAL NWS OFFICE.
AT THE SAME TIME OUR LOCAL FORECAST OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE BEEN SENDING INFORMATION PERTINENT TO LOCAL/STATE USERS.

THE COVER LETTER TO THE COMPLETE NATIONWIDE RECONFIGURATION
PACKAGE REPEATS THE SALIENT INFORMATION FROM THE JUNE 9 LETTER
AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING THREE ENCLOSURES:

(1) THE MAIN ENCLOSURE IS THE INDIVIDUAL STATE ZONE FORECAST AREA
MAPS.  ON THE BACK OF EACH MAP IS A LIST OF ZONE NUMBERS IN
NUMERICAL ORDER, AND CORRESPONDING ZONE NAMES AND
SUPPLEMENTARY COUNTY IDENTIFICATION, WHERE APPROPRIATE;
INCLUDED IS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF ZONE MAP FEATURES; AND A
TABLE OF NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
(FOS) COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR ALL ZONE FORECAST AREAS.

(2) THE SECOND ENCLOSURE PROVIDES DETAILS ON MODIFICATIONS TO A
FEW ZONES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO
PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE CIRCUIT NOTICE.

(3) THE THIRD ENCLOSURE PROVIDES DETAILS ON ADJUSTMENTS IN
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS USING THE RECONFIGURED ZONES FOR THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.  THIS INFORMATION ALSO IS PROVIDED IN A
SEPARATE CIRCUIT NOTICE.

IMPORTANT:  IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY PRODUCTS (NOT JUST
ZONE FORECASTS) WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THE "Z" FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE
(UGC) USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS
TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE.
USERS WHO NORMALLY GET INFORMATION ONLY FOR SPECIFIC ZONES RATHER
THAN THE ENTIRE STATE'S INFORMATION WILL NEED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO USE THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS IN THE UGCS FOR THE
RECONFIGURED ZONES.  THESE NEW UGC NUMBERS WILL ALSO BECOME
EFFECTIVE AT 1200 UTC, OCTOBER 1, 1993.  NWWS SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD
CALL GTE/CONTEL AT 1-800-635-4679 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR
NEW UGC REQUESTS.  GTE/CONTEL WILL PROVIDE THE NEW DOWNLOAD AT
THE AFFECTED DATE/TIME.

      PRODUCT                                    NWWS/FOS

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                            ZFP/FPUS5
SHORT TERM FORECAST                              NOW/FXUS21
AGRICULTURAL ZONE FORECAST                       AGF/FXUS8
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                           SFP/FPUS1
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY            WSW/WWUS46
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY         NPW/WWUS45
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                                FFA/RWUS31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                        SPS/WWUS35
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                         SVS/WWUS34
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT                        HLS/WWUS31
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                            FFS/RWUS32
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP                            SWR/TTAA00

IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
FORECAST OFFICE OR MY STAFF AT (301) 713-0090 OR WRITE US AT:

            NOAA/NWS
            WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH, W/OM11
            1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
            SILVER SPRING, MD  20910

END
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ADMN81 KWBC 021828 DD+

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  ...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
205 PM EDT MON AUG 2 1993

TO:        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF
           SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
           (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

FROM:      DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
           OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NWS HEADQUARTERS

SUBJECT:   CHANGE OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE AREAS AND FORECAST
           AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PART OF SOUTHERN
           CALIFORNIA

EFFECTIVE 5 A.M. PDT (1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME), OCTOBER
1, 1993, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC WEATHER PROGRAM IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE.  A MAP SHOWING THE
CHANGES DESCRIBED BELOW IS INCLUDED IN A NEW PACKAGE OF ZONE MAPS
FOR ALL STATES CURRENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED.

      O    SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (NORTHWEST OF LOS ANGELES) WILL
           BE ADJUSTED. THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY
           CURRENTLY IS IN ZONES THREE AND FOUR IN WSFO SAN
           FRANCISCO'S AREA OF FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.  ALL OF
           SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL FALL WITHIN WSFO LOS
           ANGELES'S FORECAST AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

      O    IN ALL BUT A NARROW COASTAL STRIP OF SANTA BARBARA
           COUNTY, TWO NEW ZONES WILL BE FORMED:  ZONE 22, "SANTA
           BARBARA-NORTH COAST AND COASTAL VALLEYS" (MOST OF THE
           WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY); AND ZONE 23, "SANTA
           BARBARA-MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR VALLEYS" (MOST OF THE
           EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY).

      O    THAT PART OF CURRENT ZONE 11, "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
           COASTAL VALLEYS," THAT IS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PART
           OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WILL BE ELIMINATED; CURRENT
           ZONE 11 WILL CONTINUE EAST OF SANTA BARBARA CO.  ALL
           OF CURRENT ZONE 15, "SANTA BARBARA-VENTURA COASTAL
           AREA," PART OF WHICH IS ALSO IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
           PART OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WILL REMAIN.

      O    FINALLY, ZONE 13, WHICH CURRENTLY EXTENDS WEST ACROSS
           NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY INTO EASTERN SANTA BARBARA
           COUNTY, WILL END AT THE VENTURA-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
           LINE.

      O    USERS WANTING NWS INFORMATION ON PUBLIC FORECASTS AND
           LONG-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR NORTHWEST SANTA BARBARA
           COUNTY (I.E., NEW ZONES 22 AND 23) MUST TAKE
           APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM
           WSFO LOS ANGELES (LAX), INSTEAD OF FROM WSFO SAN
           FRANCISCO (SFO).  FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS
           AND THEIR NWWS/FOS IDENTIFIERS ISSUED FROM WSFO LAX
           THAT USE THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS IN THE "Z" FORM OF THE
           UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES (UGC).


PRODUCT                         NWWS             FOS

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT           LAXZFPCA         FPUS5 KLAX
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT          LAXSFPCA         FPUS1 KLAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT       LAXSPSLAX        WWUS35 KLAX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT    LAXPNSLAX        ABUS34 KLAX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/           LAXWSWLAX        WWUS46 KLAX
  WARNING/ADVISORY
NON PRECIPITATION WATCH/        LAXNPWLAX        WWUS45 KLAX
  WARNING/ADVISORY

USERS WHO NORMALLY GET INFORMATION ONLY FOR SPECIFIC ZONES RATHER
THAN THE ENTIRE STATE'S INFORMATION WILL NEED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO USE THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS IN THE UGC FOR THESE
RECONFIGURED ZONES.  THESE NEW UGC NUMBERS WILL ALSO BEGIN AT 5
A.M. PDT ON OCTOBER 1, 1993.  NWWS SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD CALL
GTE/CONTEL AT 1-800-635-4679 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR NEW
UGC REQUESTS.  GTE/CONTEL WILL PROVIDE THE NEW DOWNLOAD AT THE
AFFECTED DATE/TIME.

AS A REMINDER, ALL OF THE HYDROLOGIC AND SHORT-FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED FROM
WSFO LAX.  EXAMPLES OF HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS ARE FLOOD
WARNINGS/STATEMENTS; EXAMPLES OF SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS ARE TORNADO,
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, FLASH FLOOD AND RELATED FOLLOW UP
STATEMENTS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NWS PRODUCT CHANGES FOR CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING A COPY OF THE NEW ZONE MAP, PLEASE CONTACT WSFO LOS
ANGELES AT (310) 575-7215 OR WSFO SAN FRANCISCO AT (408) 291-
7767.

END
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