950322-Bismarck, ND-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950322-Bismarck, ND-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 09:08:57 -0700 (MST)

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NOUS40 KWBC 171545
FOS NOTICE NO. 624 03-17-95   DATE CORRECTION
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TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS

FROM:     DONALD WERNLY - CHIEF - WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH


SUBJECT:  SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER 95-21 // BISMARCK -
          NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE-S
          SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
          APRIL 3 - 1995.

EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 3 - 1995 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME - /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
2 COUNTIES IN NORTH DAKOTA TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ IN BISMARCK /BIS/ - NORTH DAKOTA /TABLE 1/ FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN FARGO /FAR/ - NORTH DAKOTA.

WSFO BIS WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND
RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS
/TABLE 3/.  FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47 -
COUNTY WARNING AREAS - THIS TRANSFER IS THE 21ST UPDATE FOR 1995.

BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER - SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES USING THE BIS IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FAR IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1.
COUNTY              UGC ZONE      UGC COUNTY          FROM
TO
                    CODE          CODE

LA MOURE            NDZ048-       NDC045-             FAR
BIS
DICKEY              NDZ051-       NDC021-             FAR
BIS

TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO BIS.  UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.

WARNING PRODUCT FOR:          AFOS/NWWS ID        WMO HEADER FOR
/FOS/

TORNADOES                     BISTORBIS           WFUS1 KBIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS          BISSVRBIS           WUUS1 KBIS
FLASH FLOODS                  BISFFWBIS           WRUS1 KBIS

TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO /BIS/.  UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ - ARE USED IN THESE.

RELATED PRODUCTS              AFOS/NWWS ID        WMO HEADER FOR
                                                 /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     BISSPSBIS           WWUS35 KBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      BISSVSBIS           WWUS34 KBIS
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       BISCEMBIS           MMUS40 KBIS
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT        BISPNSBIS           ABUS34 KBIS
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS       BISWSWBIS           WWUS46 KBIS
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING     BISNPWBIS           WWUS45 KBIS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST           BISNOWBIS           FXUS21 KBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         BISFFSBIS           RWUS32 KBIS
LOCAL STORM REPORT            BISLSRBIS           WWUS30 KBIS

WSFO BIS WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER-FUSE
EVENTS - INCLUDING THOSE IN TABLE 3.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

JAMES R. FORS /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE - NOAA
BOX 1016
2301 UNIVERSITY DRIVE - BLDG. 27
BISMARCK - ND  58502-1016
701-223-0647

LUCIUS M. BENNETT /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE - NOAA
ROOM 212
1801 23RD AVENUE NORTH
FARGO - ND  58102-1047
701-239-5607

PATRICK W. ALLARD /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE - NOAA
402 AIRPORT ROAD
WILLISTON - ND  58801-9802
701-572-3198
END