NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-98 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1110 PM EDT THU OCT 12 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 FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000 ...THIS SCN SUPERCEDES SCN 00-76...ISSUED AUG 21 2000... ...SCN 00-76 IS CANCELLED... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD TIME /1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT FAIRBANKS WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM: 1. PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FAIRBANKS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FROM 10 TO 26. ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTIONS...WORLD METEOROLOGICAL HEADERS...AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES WILL CHANGE. ZONE NAMES/ DESCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE AREA. THE ZFP WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THREE NEW NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIERS AND THREE NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADERS AS FOLLOWS: NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK51 PAFG FAIZFPNSB NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING WAINWRIGHT - ATQASUK - POINT LAY AKZ202 NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING BARROW AKZ203 CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING PRUDHOE BAY - DEADHORSE - NUIQSUT - KUPARUK - DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOSTS 378 TO 414 AKZ204 EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING KAKTOVIK AKZ205 NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM THE COLVILLE RIVER WESTWARD INCLUDING UMIAT AKZ206 NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE EAST OF THE COLVILLE RIVER INCLUDING ANAKTUVUK PASS - DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOSTS 245 TO 378 NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK52 PAFG FAIZFPWCZ NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ207 CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - KIVALINA - SHISHMAREF - RED DOG PORT AKZ208 LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE AKZ209 BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK AKZ210 NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR AKZ211 SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN AKZ212 EASTERN NORTON SOUND-NULATO HILLS INCLUDING UNALAKLEET - STEBBINS - ST. MICHAEL - ELIM - KOYUK - SHAKTOOLIK AKZ213 ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES AKZ214 YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST. MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - SHELDON POINT - PITKAS POINT AKZ215 LOWER YUKON VALLEY INCLUDING MARSHALL - RUSSIAN MISSION - HOLY CROSS - GRAYLING - SHAGELUK - ANVIK - FLAT AKZ216 LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS INCLUDING GALENA - NULATO - KALTAG - HUSLIA - RUBY - KOYUKUK AKZ217 UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEY INCLUDING AMBLER - SHUNGNAK - KOBUK NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID FPAK53 PAFG FAIZFPAFG NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION AKZ218 SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE INCLUDING ARCTIC VILLAGE - WISEMAN - COLDFOOT - DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOST 160 TO 245 AKZ219 UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY INCLUDING ALLAKAKET - HUGHES - BETTLES - DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOST 90 TO 160 AKZ220 YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS INCLUDING FORT YUKON - VENETIE - BEAVER - STEVENS VILLAGE - CHALKITSYK - BIRCH CREEK - STEESE HIGHWAY NORTHEAST OF SOURDOUGH TO CIRCLE CITY - DALTON HIGHWAY FROM NEAR LIVENGOOD TO MILEPOST 90 AKZ221 WESTERN TANANA VALLEY AND YUKON VALLEY RAMPART TO LOWER NOWITNA RIVER INCLUDING ANDERSON - NENANA - TANANA - RAMPART - LAKE MINCHUMINA - LIVENGOOD - ELLIOTT HIGHWAY LIVENGOOD TO MANLEY HOT SPRINGS - PARKS HIGHWAY NENANA TO ANDERSON AKZ222 MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY INCLUDING FAIRBANKS - FORT WAINWRIGHT - EIELSON AFB - NORTH POLE - TWO RIVERS - ESTER - CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD - PARKS HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR NENANA - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR SALCHA - STEESE HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO SOURDOUGH - ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR LIVENGOOD AKZ223 TANANA RIVER FLATS INCLUDING DELTA JUNCTION - FORT GREELEY - SALCHA - DRY CREEK - DOT LAKE - HEALY LAKE - HARDING LAKE - ALASKA HIGHWAY DELTA JUNCTION TO DOT LAKE - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SALCHA TO DONNELLY DOME AKZ224 UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY INCLUDING TOK - NORTHWAY - EAGLE - TANACROSS - TETLIN - CHICKEN - ALCAN - TAYLOR HIGHWAY - ALASKA HIGHWAY DOT LAKE TO CANADA AKZ225 DENALI INCLUDING HEALY - DENALI NATIONAL PARK - KANTISHNA - PARKS HIGHWAY SOUTH OF ANDERSON TO NEAR CANTWELL AKZ226 NORTHEASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING MENTASTA LAKE - TRIMMS D.O.T. - FIELDING LAKE - BLACK RAPIDS - NABESNA - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY DONNELLY DOME TO THE NORTH END OF SUMMIT LAKE - TOK CUTOFF FROM SOUTH OF TOK TO MENTASTA LAKE THE UPDATED ZONE MAP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 16 2000: WWW.NWS.NOAA.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 FAILFPFAI FPAK11 PAFA FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY FORECAST FAIEFPAK FEAK01 PAFA EXTENDED FORECAST FOR FAIRBANKS AND THE TANANA VALLEY FAIZFPAK FPAK59 PAFG ZONE COLLECTIVE FAIZFPWCZ FPAK69 PAFG ZONE COLLECTIVE FAIRECFAI FPAK18 PAFA MOTORING /WINTER/ OR DENALI PARK /SUMMER/ IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS: LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-458-3730 JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-458-3712 KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 907-458-3704 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