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UGC

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002904

(Universal Geographic Code) - (e.g. ANZ300 for Western Long Island Sound) are used in many National Weather Service text products to provide geographical information. This allows users easy automated processing and redistribution of the information. More specifically, the purpose of the UGC are to specify the affected geographic area of the event, typically by state, county (or parish), or unique NWS zone (land and marine). The only exception to the above is to define the weather synopsis part of certain marine products.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002904
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002904",
  "term": "UGC",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(Universal Geographic Code) - (e.g. ANZ300 for Western Long Island Sound) are used in many National Weather Service text products to provide geographical information. This allows users easy automated processing and redistribution of the information. More specifically, the purpose of the UGC are to specify the affected geographic area of the event, typically by state, county (or parish), or unique NWS zone (land and marine). The only exception to the above is to define the weather synopsis part of certain marine products.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ugc/"
}

Record 10,052 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.