NOUS41 KWBC 192204 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 500 PM EST FRI MAR 19 2004 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...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: JAMES E. LEE CHIEF...PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS - RESTRUCTURING OF PUBLIC ZONES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-13...SENT 3/19/04 AND SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-15...SENT 3/19/04 FOR RELATED CHANGES TO PUBLIC PRODUCTS IN HAWAII ON JULY 15 2004 AND SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-17...SENT 3/19/04 FOR MARINE ZONE CHANGES IN HAWAII EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 2004...AT 800 AM HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME /HST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE EIGHT PUBLIC ZONES NOW COVERING FOUR COUNTIES IN HAWAII WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWENTY-EIGHT. A MAP SHOWING THE PUBLIC ZONES THAT FALL INTO THE NEW DOMAINS IN THE HONOLULU WFO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE AVAILABLE AS A SHAPEFILE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm NWS CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO CONTINUE TO PROPERLY RECEIVE PRODUCTS. TABLE 1 LISTS THE COUNTIES IN HAWAII ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ FOR CURRENT AND NEW ZONES. TABLE 2 LISTS THE HAWAII PUBLIC ZONE-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES TO THE HAWAII ZONE CONFIGURATION. USERS OF NWS PUBLIC...HYDROLOGIC...AND FIRE WEATHER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ORIGINATING FROM HAWAII MUST UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS. TABLE 1. COUNTY NAMES AND COUNTY /C/ UGCS ALONG WITH OLD AND NEW ZONE /Z/ UGCS AND CORRESPONDING ZONE NAMES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 COUNTY COUNTY OLD ZONE NEW ZONE NEW NAME /C/ UGC /Z/ UGC /Z/ UGC ZONE NAME KAUAI HIC007 HIZ001 HIZ001 NIIHAU HIZ002 KAUAI WINDWARD HIZ003 KAUAI LEEWARD HIZ004 KAUAI MOUNTAINS HONOLULU HIC003 HIZ002 HIZ005 OAHU SOUTH SHORE HIZ006 WAIANAE COAST HIZ007 OAHU NORTH SHORE HIZ008 OAHU KOOLAU HIZ009 OLOMANA HIZ010 CENTRAL OAHU HIZ011 WAINAE MOUNTAINS MAUI HIC009 HIZ003 HIZ016 KAHOOLAWE HIZ017 MAUI WINDWARD WEST HIZ018 MAUI LEEWARD WEST HIZ019 MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY HIZ020 WINDWARD HALEAKALA HIZ021 LEEWARD HALEAKALA HIZ022 HALEAKALA SUMMIT HIZ005 HIZ012 MOLOKAI WINDWARD HIZ013 MOLOKAI LEEWARD HIZ006 HIZ014 LANAI MAKAI HIZ015 LANAI MAUKA HAWAII HIC001 HIZ004 HIZ025 BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST HIZ028 BIG ISLAND SUMMIT HIZ007 HIZ023 KONA HIZ026 KOHALA HIZ008 HIZ024 SOUTH BIG ISLAND NONE HIZ027 BIG ISLAND INTERIOR TABLE 2. HAWAII PUBLIC ZONE CODED PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE NEW ZONE CONFIGURATIONS...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 PRODUCT WMO DESCRIPTION HEADING AWIPS ID COASTAL FLOOD /HIGH SURF/ WHHW40 PHFO CFWHFO MESSAGE FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FGHW70 PHFO ESFHFO FLOOD WATCH WGHW60 PHFO FFAHFO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNHW50 PHFO FWFHFO HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTHW80 PHFO HLSHFO SHORT TERM FORECAST FPHW70 PHFO NOWHFO NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/ WWHW70 PHFO NPWHFO WARNING OR ADVISORY POINT FORECAST MATRICES FOHW50 PHFO PFMHFO FIRE WEATHER RED FLAG WARNING WWHW80 PHFO RFWHFO NARRATIVE STATE FORECAST FPHW60 PHFO SFPHFO TABULAR STATE FORECAST FPHW60 PHFO SFTHFO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWHW80 PHFO SPSHFO STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP ASHW40 PHFO SWRHI WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING WWHW40 PHFO WSWHFO OR ADVISORY PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPHW50 PHFO ZFPHFO PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING POINT OF CONTACT IF YOU BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT YOUR OPERATIONS...OR IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE: JOEL CLINE DISSEMINATION MANAGER PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI PHONE: 808.532.641 E-MAIL: JOEL.CLINE@NOAA.GOV THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN