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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST TUE MAR 4 1997
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
SUBJECT: SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MORE EVENT-DRIVEN PUBLIC
FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
MINNESOTA
AND WISCONSIN EFFECTIVE MAY 1 1997
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 1 1997... AT 445 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /0945 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/... THE WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE /WSO/ DULUTH MINNESOTA /DLH/ AND THE WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN GREEN BAY WISCONSIN /GRB/ WILL SHARE PUBLIC FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSE WARNING AND ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA
/MSP/ AND THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN MILWAUKEE
WISCONSIN /MKE/.
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 AND WISCONSIN 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 AND WISCONSIN PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
MINNESOTA ZONE FORECASTS MSPZFPMN FPUS53 KMPX
WISCONSIN ZONE FORECASTS MKEZFPWI FPUS53 KMKX
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS MSPWSWMSP WWUS46 KMPX
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS MKEWSWMKE WWUS46 KMKX
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS MSPNPWMSP WWUS45 KMPX
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS MKENPWMKE WWUS45 KMKX
WSFO MINNEAPOLIS WILL ISSUE THE MINNESOTA ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
AT 445 A.M. AND 345 P.M.... CENTRAL TIME FOR THE MINNESOTA ZONES.
AS NECESSARY... WSFO MINNEAPOLIS WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER AND
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCHES... WARNING AND ADVISORIES AT THESE
SCHEDULED TIMES FOR THE MINNESOTA ZONES.
WSFO MILWAUKEE WILL ISSUE THE WISCONSIN ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT AT
400 A.M. AND 400 P.M.... CENTRAL TIME FOR THE WISCONSIN ZONES.
AS NECESSARY... WSFO MILWAUKEE WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER AND
NON-PRECIPITATION
WATCHES... WARNING AND ADVISORIES AT THESE
SCHEDULED TIMES FOR THE WISCONSIN ZONES.
AT OTHER TIMES... AS NECESSARY... UPDATED ZONE FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
FOLLOWING OFFICES FOR THE ZONES SHOWN IN THE TABLE BELOW:
OFFICE ZONES
WSO DULUTH /WI ZONES 1-4...6-9/
/MN ZONES 10-12...18-21...25-26...
33-38/
WSO GREEN BAY /WI ZONES 5...10-13...18-22...30-31...
35-40...45...48-50/
WSFO MINNEAPOLIS /MN ZONES 41-45...47-70...73-78...
82-85...91-93/
/WI ZONES 14-16...23-28/
WSFO MILWAUKEE /WI ZONES 46-47...51-52...56-60...62-72/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING:
GARY R. AUSTIN KENNETH R. RIZZO
NOAA/NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA/ NWS FORECAST OFFICE
5027 MILLER TRUNK HIGHWAY N3533 HARDSCABBLE ROAD
DULUTH MN 55811-1442 DOUSMAN WI 53118-9409
218-729-0651 414-297-3243
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CRAIG M. EDWARDS MICHAEL SZKIL
NOAA/NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA/NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST 2485 SOUTH POINT ROAD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 GREEN BAY WI 54313-5522
612-361-6670 414-494-5845
NOTE: THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE POSTED
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM/
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