NOUS41 KWBC 061832 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-01 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 130 PM EST THU JAN 5 2006 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: ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS: EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006. EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MAY 9 2006 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...2 PM EDT...FIVE NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST ZONES...IN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...WILL BE RECONFIGURED INTO 10 NEW FORECAST ZONES. CALDWELL /NCZ034/...MCDOWELL /NCZ054/...BURKE /NCZ055/... RUTHERFORD /NCZ067/...AND POLK /NCZ066/ COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS FOR THESE COUNTIES TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC. NWS CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROPERLY RECEIVE THESE ZONES USING THE NEW ZONE FORMAT /Z/ UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ LISTED IN TABLE 2. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3. USERS CAN DOWNLOAD AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE REALIGNED BOUNDARIES FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM TABLE 1. CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2. UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME COUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION ------ --------- ---------------------------- NCZ034 CALDWELL CALDWELL NZZ055 BURKE BURKE NCZ054 MCDOWELL MCDOWELL NCZ067 RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD NCZ066 POLK PORK TABLE 2. NEW ZONE CODES AND NEW NAMES...EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006 NEW UGC /Z/ NEW ZONE NAME COUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION NCZ501 CALDWELL MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST CALDWELL NCZ502 GREATER CALDWELL SOUTHEAST CALDWELL NZZ503 BURKE MOUNTAINS EXTREME NORTHWEST BURKE NCZ504 GREATER BURKE CENTRAL AND EAST BURKE NCZ505 MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NORTH AND WEST MCDOWELL NCZ506 EASTERN MCDOWELL EASTERN MCDOWELL NCZ507 RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS EXTREME WEST RUTHERFORD NCZ508 GREATER RUTHERFORD CENTRAL AND EAST RUTHERFORD NCZ509 POLK MOUNTAINS WESTERN POLK NCZ510 EASTERN POLK EASTERN POLK TABLE 3. KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE WFO GSP ZONE CHANGES... EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006 AWIPS/ WMO ID PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID FOR FOS PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST CAEZFPGSP FPUS52 KGSP POINT FORECAST MATRICES CAEPFMGSP FOUS52 KGSP FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CAEFWFGSP FNUS52 KGSP HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK CAEHWOGSP FLUS42 KGSP FLASH FLOOD WATCH CAEFFAGSP WGUS62 KGSP NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CAENPWGSP WWUS72 KGSP WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CAEWSWGSP WWUS42 KGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CAESPSGSP WWUS82 KGSP CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAECEMGSP WOUS42 KGSP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CAEPNSGSP NOUS42 KGSP SHORT-TERM FORECAST CAENOWGSP FPUS72 KGSP RED FLAG WARNING CAERFWGSP WWUS81 KGSP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT: LARRY GABRIC...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR- VINCE DICARLO...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT 1549 GSP DRIVE GREER SC 29651 PHONE: 864-848-9970 THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM. $$ NNNN