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It's often useful when working with NOAA information to know your County and Zone code numbers. The following maps will help you locate your zone.
It's often useful when working with NOAA information to know your County and Zone code numbers. The following maps will help you locate your zone.


[http://www.weather.gov/mirs/public/prods/maps/pfzones_list.htm NOAA Zone Map]
[https://www.weather.gov/mirs/public/prods/maps/pfzones_list.htm NOAA Zone Map]


The following contains all United States zones:
The following contains all United States zones:


This file is an ASCII "dump" in pipe ("|") delimited form, of a "master" shapefile maintained by AWIPS GIS Map Group (AGMG) for the maintenance of County, Public Forecast Zones, CWA boundaries, and Time zones. Each record represents a single polygon within the master file. Multiple polygons may exist for the same zone/county that contain the same attributes, but the lat and lon fields will be different as they are the centroid of the polygon. No attempt has been made to remove these seemingly duplicate entries from this text file. In addition, the coastal and offshore marine zone shapefiles are also "dumped" to this file.  
This file is an ASCII "dump" in pipe ("|") delimited form, of a "master" shapefile maintained by AWIPS GIS Map Group (AGMG) for the maintenance of County, Public Forecast Zones, CWA boundaries, and Time zones. Each record represents a single polygon within the master file. Multiple polygons may exist for the same zone/county that contain the same attributes, but the latitude and longitude fields will be different as they are the centroid of the polygon. No attempt has been made to remove these seemingly duplicate entries from this text file. In addition, the coastal and offshore marine zone shapefiles are also "dumped" to this file.  
 
[http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/data/bp04ja06.dbx County-Public Forecast Zones Correlation file (CONUS/OCONUS)]


[https://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/data/bp04ja06.dbx County-Public Forecast Zones Correlation file (CONUS/OCONUS)]
===File Specifications===
===File Specifications===
'''Naming Convention''': ''bp'' ddmmyy.dbx.<br>
'''Naming Convention''': ''bp'' ddmmyy.dbx.<br>
'''File Type''': Text, delimited by pipes ("|")<br>
'''File Type''': Text, delimited by pipes ("|")<br>
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<TABLE BORDER=2>
<TABLE BORDER=2>
<TR ALIGN=TOP><TH>Field name </TH><TH>Type </TH><TH>Width,Dec </TH><TH>Description </TH></TR>
<TR ALIGN=TOP><TH>Field name </TH><TH>Type </TH><TH>Width,Dec </TH><TH>Description </TH></TR>
 
<TR><TD>STATE </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2 </TD><TD>[ss] State abbrev (US Postal Standard or Marine Zone two letter prefix) </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>STATE     </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2   </TD><TD>[ss] State abbrev (US Postal Standard or Marine Zone two letter prefix) </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>ZONE </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>3 </TD><TD>[zzz] Zone number</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>ZONE     </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>3   </TD><TD>[zzz] Zone number</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>CWA </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>3 </TD><TD>County Warning Area, from WSOM C-47 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>CWA       </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>3   </TD><TD>County Warning Area, from WSOM C-47 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>NAME </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>254 </TD><TD>Zone name, from WSOM C-11 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>NAME     </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>254 </TD><TD>Zone name, from WSOM C-11 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>STATE_ZONE</TD><TD>character</TD><TD>5 </TD><TD>[sszzz] For Public Zones, state+zone number<br>For Marine Zones, complete zone id </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>STATE_ZONE</TD><TD>character</TD><TD>5   </TD><TD>[sszzz] For Public Zones, state+zone number<br>
<TR><TD>COUNTYNAME </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>24 </TD><TD>County name</TD></TR>
                                                                  For Marine Zones, complete zone id </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>FIPS </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>5 </TD><TD>[ssccc] [http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/pubs/fip6-4.htm FIPS Code]</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>COUNTYNAME </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>24 </TD><TD>County name</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>TIME_ZONE </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2 </TD><TD>[tt] Time zone assignment (DOT)</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>FIPS       </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>5   </TD><TD>[ssccc] [http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/pubs/fip6-4.htm FIPS Code]</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>FE_AREA </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2 </TD><TD>[https://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/county/html/county.htm#fe_abbrevs Geographic area of county]TD</TR>
<TR><TD>TIME_ZONE </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2   </TD><TD>[tt] Time zone assignment (DOT)</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>LAT </TD><TD>numeric </TD><TD>9,5 </TD><TD>Latitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>FE_AREA   </TD><TD>character</TD><TD>2   </TD><TD>[http://www.weather.gov/geodata/catalog/county/html/county.htm#fe_abbrevs Geographic area of county]TD</TR>
<TR><TD>LON </TD><TD>numeric </TD><TD>10,5</TD><TD>Longitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>LAT       </TD><TD>numeric </TD><TD>9,5 </TD><TD>Latitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>LON       </TD><TD>numeric </TD><TD>10,5</TD><TD>Longitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</TABLE>
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 8 May 2022

It's often useful when working with NOAA information to know your County and Zone code numbers. The following maps will help you locate your zone.

NOAA Zone Map

The following contains all United States zones:

This file is an ASCII "dump" in pipe ("|") delimited form, of a "master" shapefile maintained by AWIPS GIS Map Group (AGMG) for the maintenance of County, Public Forecast Zones, CWA boundaries, and Time zones. Each record represents a single polygon within the master file. Multiple polygons may exist for the same zone/county that contain the same attributes, but the latitude and longitude fields will be different as they are the centroid of the polygon. No attempt has been made to remove these seemingly duplicate entries from this text file. In addition, the coastal and offshore marine zone shapefiles are also "dumped" to this file.

County-Public Forecast Zones Correlation file (CONUS/OCONUS)

File Specifications

Naming Convention: bp ddmmyy.dbx.
File Type: Text, delimited by pipes ("|")
Source: NWSI 10-507, NWSI 10-503, FIPS Pub 6-4


Field name Type Width,Dec Description
STATE character2 [ss] State abbrev (US Postal Standard or Marine Zone two letter prefix)
ZONE character3 [zzz] Zone number
CWA character3 County Warning Area, from WSOM C-47
NAME character254 Zone name, from WSOM C-11
STATE_ZONEcharacter5 [sszzz] For Public Zones, state+zone number
For Marine Zones, complete zone id
COUNTYNAME character24 County name
FIPS character5 [ssccc] FIPS Code
TIME_ZONE character2 [tt] Time zone assignment (DOT)
FE_AREA character2 Geographic area of countyTD
LAT numeric 9,5 Latitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]
LON numeric 10,5Longitude of Centroid [decimal degrees]