[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 11/13/2012 10:57:15 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1056 AM EST TUE NOV 13 2012

...NEW FIRE WEATHER AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND BOUNDARY CHANGES 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY IS 
SPLITTING THE FOLLOWING ZONES/COUNTIES; BUCKS, MONTGOMERY AND 
CHESTER. THESE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 
2012 AT 1800Z /100 PM EST/. 

A GRAPHIC DEPICTING THESE CHANGES IS ONLINE AT /ALL IN LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/FIRE/PHI_ZONES.PDF

THESE ZONES ARE BEING CHANGED TO IMPROVE FORECAST ACCURACY IN THE 
URBAN VERSUS SUBURBAN AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND TO 
BETTER REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCES IN CLIMATOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH 
ELEVATION INCREASES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THESE CHANGES WILL RESULT 
IN MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY PRECISE FORECAST, WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS 
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WILL ENHANCE WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL PRODUCT 
CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE. 

THESE ZONE CHANGES REQUIRE PARTNERS AND USERS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE 
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE NEW ZONE PRODUCTS USING THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC 
CODE /UGC/ ZONE CODE FORMAT /Z/ LISTED BELOW.


OLD ZONE NAME     OLD UGC /Z/   NEW ZONE NAME       NEW UGC /Z/
-------------     -----------   -------------       -----------

CHESTER           PAZ067        WESTERN CHESTER     PAZ101
                                EASTERN CHESTER     PAZ102

MONTGOMERY        PAZ068        WESTERN MONTGOMERY  PAZ103
                                EASTERN MONTGOMERY  PAZ104

BUCKS             PAZ069        UPPER BUCKS         PAZ105
                                LOWER BUCKS         PAZ106

$$

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