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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI DEC 20 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJEC SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MORE EVENT-DRIVEN PUBLIC
FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... AND
NORTHEAST IOWA EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 4... 1997.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY... FEBRUARY 4... 1997... AT 400 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/... THE WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ LA CROSSE /LSE/ WILL SHARE PUBLIC FORECAST AND
LONG-FUSE WARNING AND ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY IN MINNESOTA WITH THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN MINNEAPOLIS... MINNESOTA
/MSP/... IN WISCONSIN WITH THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ IN MILWAUKEE... WISCONSIN /MKE/... IN IOWA WITH THE WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN DES MOINES... IOWA /DSM/.
THESE CHANGES WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICES THROUGH MORE
EFFECTIVELY COORDINATED LONG- AND SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND
FORECASTS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES TO CONTINUE RECEIVING
THESE PRODUCTS. THIS MEANS THAT NWWS AND FOS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS
FOR MINNESOTA... WISCONSIN... AND IOWA WILL REMAIN THE SAME...
REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUING OFFICE. THE ISSUING OFFICE... HOWEVER...
WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR BLOCK AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PRODUCT. MINNESOTA... WISCONSIN... AND IOWA
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
MINNESOTA ZONE FORECASTS MSPZFPMN FPUS53 KMPX
WISCONSIN ZONE FORECASTS MKEZFPWI FPUS53 KMKX
IOWA ZONE FORECASTS DSMZFPIA FPUS53 KDMX
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS MSPWSWMSP WWUS46 KMSP
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS MKEWSWMKE WWUS46 KMKE
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS DSMWSWDSM WWUS46 KDSM
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS MSPNPWMSP WWUS45 KMSP
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS MKENPWMKE WWUS45 KMKE
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS DSMNPWDSM WWUS45 KDSM
WSFO MSP WILL ISSUE THE MINNESOTA ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT AROUND
500 A.M. AND 400 P.M. CENTRAL TIME FOR THE MINNESOTA ZONES. AS
NECESSARY... WSFO MSP WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER AND NON-
PRECIPITATION WATCHES... WARNING AND ADVISORIES AT THESE SCHEDULED
TIMES FOR THE MINNESOTA ZONES.
WSFO MKE WILL ISSUE THE WISCONSIN ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT AROUND
500 A.M. AND 400 P.M. ... CENTRAL TIME FOR THE WISCONSIN ZONES. AS
NECESSARY... WSFO MKE WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER AND NON-
PRECIPITATION WATCHES... WARNING AND ADVISORIES AT THESE SCHEDULED
TIMES FOR THE WISCONSIN ZONES.
WSFO DSM WILL ISSUE THE IOWA ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT AROUND
400 A.M. AND 400 P.M. CENTRAL TIME FOR THE IOWA ZONES. AS
NECESSARY... WSFO DSM WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER AND NON-
PRECIPITATION WATCHES... WARNING AND ADVISORIES AT THESE SCHEDULED
TIMES FOR THE IOWA ZONES.
AT OTHER TIMES... AS NECESSARY... UPDATED ZONE FORECASTS AND LONG-
FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FROM WSO LA CROSSE...
WISCONSIN FOR THE FOLLOWING WISCONSIN... MINNESOTA AND IOWA ZONES
SHOWN IN THE TABLE BELOW:
OFFICE ZONES
WSO LA CROSSE /WI ZONES 17... 29... 32-34...
41-44...53-55... 61/
/MN ZONES 79... 86-88...94-96/
/IA ZONES 8-11...18-19...29-30/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING:
GLENN R. LUSSKY CRAIG M. EDWARDS
NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
N2788 COUNTY ROAD FA 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST
LA CROSSE... WI 54601 CHANHASSEN... MN 55317
608-784-8275 612-361-6670
KENNETH R. RIZZO J. JOHN FELDT
NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
N3533 HARDSCABBLE ROAD 9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
DOUSMAN... WI 53118-9409 JOHNSON... IA 50131-1908
414-297-3243 515-270-4501
NOTE: PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THIS URL ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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