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Alaska Region Zone Change

Alaska Public, Fire Weather and Hydrologic Services Zone Change

The following Public, Fire Weather and Hydrologic Services zone change will occur at 0000UTC May 7, 2009 (400pm ADT May 6, 2009).

  • The current zone AKZ151 - Kuskokwim Valley will be split into two new zones.

  • Zone AKZ152 - Lower Kuskokwin Valley
  • Zone AKZ227 - Upper Kuskokwim Valley

    AK Zone Change

    NWS Product Changes Associated With the Kuskokwim Valley Zone Change

    1. Upper Kuskokwim Valley (AKZ227) Public, Fire Weather, Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF), and Hydrologic forecast services, including those for the McGrath area will now be found under the following headers:
    WMO HEADER PRODUCT NAME
    ASAK69 PAFG REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION ROUNDUP
    FGAK49 PAFG RIVER STATEMENT/RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT
    FGAK49 PAFG RIVER STATEMENT/RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT
    FGAK59 PAFG DAILY RIVER SUMMARY - FAIRBANKS
    FGAK79 PAFG FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK
    FGAK89 PAFG RIVER STATEMENT
    FLAK49 PAFG HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
    FNAK49 PAFG FIRE DANGER INDICES
    FNAK52 PAFG ROUTINE FIRE WX FCST(WITH/WITHOUT 6-10 DAY OUTLOOK)
    FNAK79 PAFG SPOT FORECAST
    FOAK59 PAFG EXPERIMENTAL POINT FORECAST MATRICES
    FPAK52 PAFG ALASKA ZONE WEATHER FORECAST
    NOAK49 PAFG PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
    NWAK59 PAFG LOCAL STORM REPORT
    SRAK49 PAFG RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST FOR THE YUKON RIVER BASIN
    WFAK59 PAFG TORNADO WARNING
    WGAK49 PAFG FLOOD WARNING
    WGAK59 PAFG FLASH FLOOD WARNING
    WGAK69 PAFG FLASH FLOOD WATCH
    WGAK69 PAFG FLOOD WATCH
    WGAK79 PAFG FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
    WGAK89 PAFG FLOOD STATEMENT
    WUAK59 PAFG SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
    WWAK42 PAFG WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS, WATCHES, ADVISORIES
    WWAK59 PAFG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
    WWAK62 PAFG RED FLAG WARNING
    WWAK72 PAFG NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS, WATCHES, ADVISORIES
    WWAK82 PAFG SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
    FTAK31 PAFA NWS TAF COLLECTIVE USING FAITAFAMC

    2. Forecast and data collection services provided by WSO McGrath can now be found under the following headers:
    WMO HEADER PRODUCT NAME
    ABAK34 PAMC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
    CDAK49 PAMC DAILY CLIMATE SUMMARY
    CXAK56 PAMC PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
    CXAK59 PAMC MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY
    CXAK69 PAMC SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
    FPAK79 PAMC SHORT TERM FORECAST
    NOAK79 PAMC ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
    NWAK59 PAMC LOCAL STORM REPORT
    SEAK69 PAMC EARTHQUAKE REPORT
    WWAK89 PAMC SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
    SXAK79 PAMC RECORD EVENT REPORT
    UFAK49 PAMC RAWINSONDE DATA ABOVE 100 MILLIBARS
    UMAK19 PAMC RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION SIGNIFICANT LEVELS
    USAK19 PAMC RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION MANDATORY LEVELS
    UXAK49 PAMC FREEZING LEVEL DATA (RADAT)
    WOAK49 PAMC NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE (EXTERNAL)
    WOAK49 PAMC AVALANCHE WATCH
    WOAK49 PAMC AVALANCHE WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
    WOAK49 PAMC CIVIL DANGER WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
    WOAK49 PAMC EARTHQUAKE WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
    WOAK49 PAMC FIRE WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
    WOAK49 PAMC LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING
    WOAK49 PAMC 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
    WOAK49 PAMC VOLCANO WARNING

    3. Lower Kuskokwim Valley (AKZ152) Public, Fire Weather, and Hydrologic forecast services, including those for the Aniak and Sleetmute areas will be found under the current WFO Anchorage headers except that they will be associated with the new AKZ152 zone. Any reference to the previous Kuskokwim Valley (AKZ151) zone will be removed.
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