970110: additional responsibility

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• Subject: 970110: additional responsibility
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 07:18:03 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EST THU JAN 9 1997
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT:  NWS OFFICES GAIN ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORECAST
          AND LONG-FUSE WATCHES/ WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...
          EFFECTIVE JANUARY 16 1997 
      
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...JANUARY 16 1997...AT 4:00 A.M...CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...SELECTED NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES IN KANSAS WILL ASSUME ADDITIONAL
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.  KANSAS NWS OFFICES INCLUDE TOPEKA /TOP/...
WICHITA /ICT/...GOODLAND /GLD/...AND DODGE CITY /DDC/.
 
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY
OF SERVICES /FOS/ NEED NOT INITIATE ACTION TO ACCOMMODATE THESE
ENHANCEMENTS.  THESE PROGRAM CHANGES WILL NOT REQUIRE PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER CHANGES E.G. TOPZFPKS. HOWEVER...THIS PROGRAM CHANGE WILL
RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION BY MULTIPLE NWS OFFICES OF ADDITIONAL
VERSIONS OF THE SAME PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS. THE NWS OFFICE ORIGINATING
EACH PRODUCT ISSUANCE WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE MASS NEWS
DISSEMINATOR HEADING OF THE PRODUCT.  THIS REALIGNMENT OF FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:
 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT - WINTER WEATHER/NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARD
PRODUCTS - FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT
 
     BEGINNING JANUARY 16 1997...THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT...WINTER
     WEATHER/NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARD PRODUCTS...AND THE FLASH FLOOD
     WATCH PRODUCT WILL BE ALIGNED WITH THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
     /CWA/ OF EACH RESPONSIBLE OFFICE.  THIS ENHANCEMENT
     DECENTRALIZES THE FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FROM A STATEWIDE
     CONCEPT TO A LOCAL LEVEL...ALLOWING RAPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING
     WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. WHAT THIS MEANS IS YOU WILL
     RECEIVE ALL ZONE FORECASTS AND ALL WARNINGS FOR A GIVEN COUNTY
     FROM THE SAME NWS OFFICE. 
 
BELOW IS A LIST OF THE KANSAS NWS OFFICES AND THE PUBLIC PRODUCT
HEADERS EACH WILL BE USING THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS SERVICE
ENHANCEMENT:
 
     DODGE CITY /DDC/
  
PRODUCT                          NWWS ID    WMO/FOS ID  AFTER 1800 
                                                        UTC 1/22/97
 
ZONE FORECAST                    TOPZFPKS   FPUS5 KTOP  FPUS53 KTOP
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     TOPWSWTOP  WWUS46 KTOP 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  TOPNPWTOP  WWUS45 KTOP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                TOPFFATOP  RWUS31 KTOP 
 
     GOODLAND /GLD/
 
FOR KANSAS PORTION OF CWA:
 
ZONE FORECAST                    TOPZFPKS   FPUS5 KTOP  FPUS53 KTOP
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     TOPWSWTOP  WWUS46 KTOP 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  TOPNPWTOP  WWUS45 KTOP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                TOPFFATOP  RWUS31 KTOP 
 
FOR COLORADO PORTION OF CWA:
 
ZONE FORECAST                    DENZFPCO   FPUS45 KBOU   
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     DENWSWDEN  WWUS46 KDEN 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  DENNPWDEN  WWUS45 KDEN
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                DENFFADEN  RWUS31 KDEN
 
FOR NEBRASKA PORTION OF CWA:
 
ZONE FORECAST                    OMAZFPNE   FPUS5 KOMA  FPUS53 KOAX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     OMAWSWOMA  WWUS46 KOMA 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  OMANPWOMA  WWUS45 KOMA
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                OMAFFAOMA  RWUS31 KOMA
 
     TOPEKA /TOP/
 
ZONE FORECAST                    TOPZFPKS   FPUS5 KTOP  FPUS53 KTOP
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     TOPWSWTOP  WWUS46 KTOP 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  TOPNPWTOP  WWUS45 KTOP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                TOPFFATOP  RWUS31 KTOP
 
     WICHITA /ICT/
 
ZONE FORECAST                    TOPZFPKS   FPUS5 KTOP  FPUS53 KTOP
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING     TOPWSWTOP  WWUS46 KTOP 
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING  TOPNPWTOP  WWUS45 KTOP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                TOPFFATOP  RWUS31 KTOP
 
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES...CONTACT THE METEOROLOGIST IN
CHARGE /MIC/ AT THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR COUNTY   
     
CURTIS S. HOLDERBACH...MIC     RICHARD H. ELDER...MIC 
1116 NE STRAIT AVENUE          2142 S. TYLER ROAD
TOPEKA KS 66616-1698           WICHITA KS 67209-3016
913-232-1493                   316-942-8483 
 
SCOTT A. MENTZER...MIC         LARRY J. RUTHI...MIC
920 ARMORY ROAD                104 AIRPORT ROAD
GOODLAND KS 67735-9273         DODGE CITY KS 67801-9351 
913-899-2360                   316-227-7140
 
 
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE  URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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