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The notice at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/scn17-02psrzonechanges.htm shows the upcoming changes for Forecast zones
Effective Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 1000 AM Pacific Standard
Time, 1100 AM Mountain Standard Time, 1800 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), the NWS WFO in Phoenix, Arizona (WFO PSR), will
change all public forecast zone names and boundaries. Upon
implementation of this change, all public forecasts and related
products will use the zone numbers and names shown below.
The zone changes will improve services by allowing more fine-
tuned warnings and advisories for hazards such as dust, fog, and
winter weather and reflect changes in transportation and
population growth throughout the area.
The new zone numbers and names are listed below:
WFO Phoenix, Arizona, Public Weather Forecast Zones
Zone Number Zone Name
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AZ530 Parker Valley
AZ531 Kofa
AZ532 Yuma
AZ533 Central La Paz
AZ534 Aguila Valley
AZ535 Southeast Yuma County
AZ536 Gila River Valley
AZ537 Northwest Valley
AZ538 Tonopah Desert
AZ539 Gila Bend
AZ540 Buckeye/Avondale
AZ541 Cave Creek/New River
AZ542 Deer Valley
AZ543 Central Phoenix
AZ544 North Phoenix/Glendale
AZ545 New River Mesa
AZ546 Scottsdale/Paradise Valley
AZ547 Rio Verde/Salt River
AZ548 East Valley
AZ549 Fountain Hills/East Mesa
AZ550 South Mountain/Ahwatukee
AZ551 Southeast Valley/Queen Creek
AZ552 Superior
AZ553 Northwest Pinal County
AZ554 West Pinal County
AZ555 Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
AZ556 Tonto Basin
AZ557 Mazatzal Mountains
AZ558 Pinal/Superstition Mountains
AZ559 Sonoran Desert Natl Monument
AZ560 San Carlos
AZ561 Dripping Springs
AZ562 Globe/Miami
AZ563 Southeast Gila County
CA560 Joshua Tree NP West
CA561 Joshua Tree NP East
CA562 Imperial County Southwest
CA563 Salton Sea
CA564 Chuckwalla Mountains
CA565 Imperial County Southeast
CA566 Imperial County West
CA567 Imperial Valley
CA568 Chiriaco Summit
CA569 Palo Verde Valley
CA570 Chuckwalla Valley
These zones will be replacing existing zones:
Zone Number Zone Name
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AZ027 Southwest Maricopa County
AZ023 Greater Phoenix Area
AZ022 Northwest Maricopa County
AZ020 Lower Colorado River Valley AZ
AZ021 West Central Deserts
AZ028 Northwest and North Central Pinal County
AZ025 Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity
CA032 Riverside County/Eastern Deserts
CA033 Imperial County
AZ024 Southern Gila/Tonto NF Foothills
AZ026 Southwest Deserts
CA030 Joshua Tree National Park
CA031 Lower Colorado River Valley CA
The zone changes are described at the following two links.
Updated public zone shapefiles are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
A graphical depiction of this change is online at:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/zones/psr-zones04-17.html
For more information, please contact:
Ken Waters
Warning Coordination Meteorologist