NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-97 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C. 1110 PM EDT FRI OCT 13 2000 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: PAUL STOKOLS...ACTING CHIEF FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 ...THIS SCN SUPERCEDES SCN 00-75...ISSUED AUG 21 2000... ...SCN 00-75 IS CANCELLED... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD TIME /1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT ANCHORAGE WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM: 1. PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ANCHORAGE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FROM 3 TO 16. THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADERS... ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTORS...AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES WILL CHANGE. ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTORS WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE AREA. THE ZONE FORECASTS /ZFP/ WILL BE ISSUED UNDER FOUR NEW WMO HEADERS AND NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIERS AS FOLLOWS: NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK51 PAFC ANCZFPWCM NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ101 ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY TO BIRD CREEK INCLUDING GLENN HIGHWAY NORTH TO THE FIRST KNIK RIVER BRIDGE - SEWARD HIGHWAY SOUTH TO BIRD POINT AKZ111 MATANUSKA VALLEY INCLUDING PALMER - WASILLA - GLENN HIGHWAY FIRST KNIK RIVER BRIDGE TO CHICKALOON - PARKS HIGHWAY NORTH TO HOUSTON AKZ121 KENAI PENINSULA INCLUDING KENAI - SOLDOTNA - HOMER - STERLING HIGHWAY AKZ145 SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK52 PAFC ANCZFPAFC NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ125 WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WHITTIER - GIRDWOOD - SEWARD - SEWARD HIGHWAY BIRD POINT TO SEWARD AKZ131 NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING VALDEZ - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY NORTH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AKZ135 SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING CORDOVA AKZ141 COPPER RIVER BASIN INCLUDING GLENNALLEN - GLENN HIGHWAY CHICKALOON TO GLENNALLEN - TOK CUTOFF GAKONA JUNCTION TO MENTASTA PASS - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY THOMPSON PASS TO THE NORTH END OF SUMMIT LAKE NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK53 PAFC ANCZFPSWB NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ151 KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INCLUDING MCGRATH AKZ155 KUSKOKWIM DELTA INCLUDING BETHEL AKZ161 BRISTOL BAY INCLUDING KING SALMON - NAKNEK - DILLINGHAM AKZ171 KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK54 PAFC ANCZFPALU NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ181 ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY - SAND POINT AKZ185 EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA AKZ191 WESTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING ADAK AKZ195 PRIBILOF ISLANDS INCLUDING ST PAUL THE UPDATED ZONE MAP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 16 2000: WWW.NOAA.NWS.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST_MAPS/MAPS.HTM 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE TERMINATED AND REPLACED DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA. PIL ID WMO HEADER PRODUCT NAME/DESCRIPTION ANCLFPANC FPAK11 PANC ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY INCLUDING PALMER AND WASILLA FORECAST ANCLFPAK FPAK12 PANC COLLECTIVE OF CITY FORECASTS ANCLFPAK FPAK13 PANC WILLOW AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCEFPAK FEAK01 PANC EXTENDED FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE... PALMER...AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ANCRECANC FPAK15 PANC SEASONAL RECREATION OR MOTORING FORECAST ANCZFPAK FPAK58 PAFC COLLECTIVE OF ZONE FORECASTS ANCLFPVWS FPAK11 PAVD VALDEZ AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPADQ FPAK11 PADQ KODIAK AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPMCG FPAK11 PAMC MCGRATH AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPBET FPAK11 PABE BETHEL AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPAKN FPAK11 PAKN KING SALMON AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPCDB FPAK11 PACD COLD BAY AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST ANCLFPSNP FPAK11 PASN ST PAUL AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN ANCHORAGE: BOB HOPKINS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-266-5120 DAVE GOLDSTEIN...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-266-5117 THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM END NNNN