NOUS41 KWBC 152128 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-45 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 530 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: JAMES E. LEE CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CREATION OF NEW ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN UPPER MICHIGAN FOR HOUGHTON AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2002 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 15 2002...AT 4:00 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME OR 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...THERE WILL BE A REALIGNMENT OF FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR HOUGHTON AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES IN UPPER MICHIGAN. THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN MARQUETTE MICHIGAN /MQT/. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO MQT. AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY SEPTEMBER 13 2002 FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: ...NOTE URL FOR SHAPEFILES CHANGED EARLIER THIS YEAR... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm PLEASE REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES AND CODES. TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE CODES /"Z" FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE...OR UGC/ AND NAMES NEW OLD NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ----------------- --------- ------------- -------- NORTHERN HOUGHTON MIZ003 HOUGHTON MIZ003 SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MIZ084 N/A N/A SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ014 SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ014 NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MIZ085 N/A N/A TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE: PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS53 KMQT ZFPMQT FLOOD WATCH WGUS63 KMQT FFAMQT NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS73 KMQT NPWMQT WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS43 KMQT WSWMQT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS35 KMQT SPSMQT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS34 KMQT SVSMQT SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS73 KMQT NOWMQT FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS43 KMQT FLSMQT FLOOD WARNING WGUS43 KMQT FLWMQT HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY SRUS43 KMQT RVAMQT HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FGUS83 KMQT RVSMQT WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FGUS73 KMQT ESFMQT PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COUNTY CODES USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS WELL AS CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGES...REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS UTILIZE THE COUNTY FIPS CODES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: ROBIN J TURNER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NWS FORECAST OFFICE 112 AIRPARK DRIVE SOUTH NEGAUNEE MICHIGAN 49866 PHONE: 906-475-5212 X726 THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm END NNNN