NOUS41 KWBC 231324 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-22 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 915 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 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: ELI JACKS CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2005 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...OCTOBER 20 2005 AT 500 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... NWS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /MTR/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WILL RECONFIGURE ITS CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES AND NUMBERS FOR THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA LISTED IN TABLE 1. ALL WFO MTR PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES AND NUMBERS WILL CHANGE EXCEPT CAZOO6 SAN FRANCISCO. CAZ006 SAN FRANCISCO REMAINS THE SAME IN THE RECONGIGURED ZONE SCHEME. TABLE 1. CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES TO BE RECONFIGURED... AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2... BEGINNING OCTOBER 20 2005. TABLE 1: CALIFORNIA Z/W/N/C ISSUED BY WFO SAN FRANCISCO SFOZFPMTR FPUS56 KMTR UGC CODE ZONE NAME CAZ005 SONOMA/MARIN COUNTIES CAZ006 SAN FRANCISCO CAZ007 ALAMEDA/CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES CAZ008 SANTA CLARA CAZ009 COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY CAZ010 SALINAS VALLEY/INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY/SAN BENITO COUNTY CAZ065 NAPA COUNTY CAZ074 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CAZ075 SAN MATEO COUNTY THE ZONE RECONFIGURATION WILL PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS THE FLEXIBILITY TO SEPARATE AND HIGHLIGHT SMALLER ZONES TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER. USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGC FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES AS SHOWN IN TABLE 2. TABLE 2. NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2005 AT 500 AM PDT /1200 UTC/. CALIFORNIA Z/W/N/C ISSUED BY WFO SAN FRANCISCO SFOZFPMTR FPUS56 KMTR RECONFIGURED ZONES ZONE ZONE NAME COUNTY NAME /AREA DESIGNATION NUMBER /NAME THAT WILL /WILL NOT APPEAR ON NWS PRODUCTS/ UGC APPEAR ON NWS PRODUCTS/ CAZ505 COASTAL NORTH SONOMA AND MARIN/COASTAL SECTIONS BAY...INCLUDING BELOW 1000 FT AND ALL ELEVATIONS POINT REYES OF INVERNESS RIDGE IN POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE NATIONAL SEASHORE CAZ506 NORTH BAY SONOMA...NAPA...AND MARIN/INTERIOR INTERIOR VALLEYS BELOW 1000 FT CAZ507 NORTH BAY SONOMA...NAPA...AND MARIN/ABOVE MOUNTAINS 1000 FT /EXCLUDING INVERNESS RIDGE SEE ZONE CAZ505/ CAZ006 SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CAZ508 SAN FRANCISCO BAY SAN MATEO...CONTRA COSTA AND SHORELINE ALAMEDA/BAYSIDE SECTIONS BELOW 1000 FT SANTA CLARA/BAYSIDE SECTIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 237 BELOW 1000 FT CAZ509 SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO/COASTAL STRIP BELOW PENINSULA COAST 1000 FT AND ALL ELEVATIONS OF MONTARA MOUNTAIN SANTA CRUZ/COASTAL STRIP BELOW 1000 FT NORTH OF DAVENPORT CAZ510 EAST BAY INTERIOR CONTRA COSTA AND ALAMEDA/INTERIOR VALLEYS BELOW 1000 FT CAZ511 EAST BAY HILLS CONTRA COSTA AND ALAMEDA/ AND THE DIABLO RANGE ABOVE 1000 FT SANTA CLARA/AREAS EAST OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY ABOVE 1000 FT CAZ512 SANTA CRUZ SAN MATEO...SANTA CRUZ...AND SANTA MOUNTAINS CLARA/SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000 FT CAZ513 SANTA CLARA SANTA CLARA/SANTA CLARA VALLEY VALLEY... INCLUDING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 237 BELOW 1000 FT SAN JOSE CAZ514 MONTEREY BAY... SANTA CRUZ/COASTAL SECTIONS SOUTH NORTHERN SALINAS OF DAVENPORT BELOW 1000 FT VALLEY... HOLLISTER VALLEY... MONTEREY/COASTAL SECTIONS NORTH OF AND CARMEL VALLEY POINT LOBOS BELOW 1000 FT... SALINAS VALLEY NORTH OF SOLEDAD AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT... AND CARMEL VALLEY AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT SAN BENITO/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS BELOW 1000 FT CAZ515 BIG SUR COAST MONTEREY/COASTAL SECTIONS SOUTH OF POINT LOBOS BELOW 1000 FT CAZ516 SOUTHERN SALINAS MONTEREY/INTERIOR SECTIONS SOUTH VALLEY...ARROYO OF SOLEDAD BELOW 1000 FT SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO CAZ517 SANTA LUCIA MONTEREY/MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND LOS SALINAS VALLEY ABOVE 1000 FT PADRES NATIONAL FORREST CAZ518 MOUNTAINS OF SAN SAN BENITO/ABOVE 1000 FT BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY MONTEREY/MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING SALINAS VALLEY ABOVE 1000 FT PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. THIS IS 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. THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3 WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ IDENTIFIERS. TABLE 3. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. PRODUCT NWWS ID/FOS IDS /Z/ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFP/FPUS56 /W/ WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSW/WWUS46 /N/ NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW/WWUS45 /C/ COASTAL FLOOD WATCH CFW/WHUS46 PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID/FOS ID SHORT TERM FORECAST NOW/FPUS76 STATE FORECAST TABLE SFT/FPUS66 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS/WWUS35 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS/ABUS34 POINT FORECAST MATRICES PFM/FPUS56 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWO/FLUS46 EARTHQUAKE REPORT EQR/SEUS66 AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE REALIGNED PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT: DAVID REYNOLDS METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA MONTEREY CA 93943 PHONE: 831-656-1710 EMAIL: DAVID.REYNOLDS@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