NOUS41 KWBC 062128 AAA PNSWSH PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-10...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 425 PM EST THU MAR 6 2003 TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM GLENN AUSTIN ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT UPDATED - FORECAST ZONE CHANGES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 30 2003 UPDATED EFFECTIVE DATE - THE EFFECTIVE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM MONDAY...MARCH 31 TO WEDNESDAY...APRIL 30 2003. THE UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED...SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW IN PARAGRAPH FOUR /4/. ON WEDNESDAY...APRIL 30 2003...AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...THERE WILL BE A REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BOSTON/TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS /BOX/. REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 1 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW Z CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN APRIL 30 2003 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS. AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm TABLE 1. OLD AND NEW ZONE NAMES AND ZONE CODES /Z FORM OF THE UGC/. NEW OLD NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MAZ005 WESTERN MIDDLESEX MAZ005 COUNTY NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MAZ026 -NEW ZONE- -NEW- COUNTY --SAME NAME BUT MAZ017 NORTHERN BRISTOL MAZ017 MODIFIED BOUNDARIES-- --SAME NAME BUT MAZ020 SOUTHERN BRISTOL MAZ020 MODIFIED BOUNDARIES-- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NHZ012 HILLSBOROUGH NHZ012 WESTERN AND CENTRAL NHZ015 -NEW ZONE- -NEW- --SAME NAME BUT RIZ006 WASHINGTON RIZ006 MODIFIED BOUNDARIES-- BLOCK ISLAND RIZ008 -NEW ZONE- -NEW- TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KBOX ZFPBOX FLOOD WATCH FGUS61 KBOX FFABOX NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS71 KBOX NPWBOX WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS41 KBOX WSWBOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS71 KBOX SPSBOX SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KBOX NOWBOX FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS81 KBOX FLSBOX FLOOD WARNING WGUS41 KBOX FLWBOX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KBOX HWOBOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KBOX PNSBOX DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FGUS51 KBOX RVDBOS HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FGUS81 KBOX RVSBOS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FGUS71 KBOX ESFBOX FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS51 KBOX FWFBOS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH/WARNING/STATEMENT WHUS41 KBOX CFWBOX DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOUS51 KBOX RDFBOX REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR AWUS41 KBOX RWSBOS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP ASUS51 KBOS SWRMA PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COUNTY CODES USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS WELL AS CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS...REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT GLENN FIELD WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NWS FORECAST OFFICE 445 MYLES STANDISH BLVD. TAUNTON MA 02780 PHONE 508-823-1983 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN