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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
335 PM EDT MON AUG 26 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS..NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMET. SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES
TRANSFERRED FOR 39 ZONES IN MIDWEST U.S. ON NOV 5 1996
EFFECTIVE AT 0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /3 A.M. CST...
2 A.M. MST/ TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 5 1996...FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE
WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 39 ZONES IN THE MIDWEST U.S. /TABLE 2/
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WSFO/
/TABLE 1/. THESE SERVICE TRANSFERS WILL CONSOLIDATE ALL SERVICES
FOR EACH OF THESE 39 ZONES WITH ONE WSFO. BECAUSE OF THESE FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSE WARNING TRANSFERS...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...AND OTHER
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 3 FOR THESE 39 ZONES.
TABLE 1: WSFOS INVOLVED IN THESE TRANSFERS ALONG WITH WSFO CCC
IDENTIFIER CODES -
..TO WSFO.. CCC ..FROM WSFO.. CCC
ST. LOUIS MO STL CHICAGO IL CHI
CHEYENNE WY CYS OMAHA NE OMA
SIOUX FALLS SD FSD MINNEAPOLIS MN MSP
LOUISVILLE KY SDF INDIANAPOLIS IN IND
MINNEAPOLIS MN MSP MILWAUKEE WI MKE
TABLE 2: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER WSFO. UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN. THE FIRST TWO LETTERS IN
THE UGC CODE INDICATE WHICH STATE THE ZONE RESIDES IN.
UGC Z ZONE NAME TO FROM UGC Z ZONE NAME TO FROM
CODE /BY COUNTY/ /CCC/ /CCC/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ /CCC/ /CCC/
ILZ058- GREENE STL CHI ILZ059- MACOUPIN STL CHI
ILZ060- MONTGOMERY STL CHI ILZ064- BOND STL CHI
ILZ065- FAYETTE STL CHI ILZ069- CLINTON STL CHI
ILZ070- MARION STL CHI ILZ074- WASHINGTON STL CHI
ILZ079- RANDOLPH STL CHI NEZ001- SIOUX CYS OMA
NEZ002- DAWES CYS OMA NEZ003- BOX BUTTE CYS OMA
NEZ019- SCOTTS BLUFF CYS OMA NEZ020- BANNER CYS OMA
NEZ021- MORRILL CYS OMA NEZ054- KIMBALL CYS OMA
NEZ055- CHEYENNE CYS OMA MNZ071- LINCOLN FSD MSP
MNZ072- LYON FSD MSP MNZ080- MURRAY FSD MSP
MNZ081- COTTONWOOD FSD MSP MNZ089- NOBLES FSD MSP
MNZ090- JACKSON FSD MSP INZ076- ORANGE SDF IND
INZ077- WASHINGTON SDF IND INZ078- SCOTT SDF IND
INZ079- JEFFERSON SDF IND INZ083- DUBOIS SDF IND
INZ084- CRAWFORD SDF IND INZ089- PERRY SDF IND
WIZ014- POLK MSP MKE WIZ015- BARRON MSP MKE
WIZ016- RUSK MSP MKE WIZ023- ST. CROIX MSP MKE
WIZ024- PIERCE MSP MKE WIZ025- DUNN MSP MKE
WIZ026- PEPIN MSP MKE WIZ027- CHIPPEWA MSP MKE
WIZ028- EAU CLAIRE MSP MKE
TABLE 3: FOR THESE ZONES...IDENTIFIERS FOR THE FOLLOWING FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS WILL SWITCH ACCORDING TO THE CCC OF
THEIR NEW WSFO. FOR EXAMPLE...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES FOR ILZ058- WILL
BE IN NWWS IDENTIFIER STLFFASTL AND FOS IDENTIFIER RWUS31 KSTL.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CCCFFACCC RWUS31 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS
9 IL ZONES IN TABLE 2 TO WSFO STL STLZFPMO FPUS5 KSTL
8 NE ZONES IN TABLE 2 TO WSFO CYS CYSZFPWY FPUS5 KCYS
6 MN ZONES IN TABLE 2 TO WSFO FSD FSDZFPSD FPUS5 KFSD
7 IN ZONES IN TABLE 2 TO WSFO SDF SDFZFPKY FPUS5 KSDF
9 WI ZONES IN TABLE 2 TO WSFO MSP MSPZFPMN FPUS5 KMSP
FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND
LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/...THIS CHANGE
UPDATES PAGES: A-77 A-78 A-79 A-80 A-89 A-90 A-93 A-94 A-99
A-100. UPDATED MAPS FOR THESE CHANGES ARE ON WEB AT THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESS /BUT DOWNLOAD MAPS REVISED AFTER AUG 22 1996 ONLY/
/SMALL CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
TO REQUEST HARD COPY MAPS...CALL 301-713-1726 EXT 109 OR 149
OR WRITE NWS/OM12 - 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY...SILVER SPRING MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS...CONTACT: /MIC - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE/
STEVEN D. THOMAS MIC PAUL W. DAILEY MIC D. GREG HARMON MIC
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
12 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE 333 W. UNIVERSITY DR. 26 WEATHER LANE
ST. CHARLES MO 63304 ROMEOVILLE IL 60446 SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
314-447-1876 815-834-0673 605-330-4247
MARVIN A. MADDOX MIC JOHN T. CURRAN MIC CRAIG M. EDWARDS MIC
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
6201 THEILER LANE 6900 WEST HANNA AVE 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST
LOUISVILLE KY 40229 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46241 CHANHASSEN MN 55317
502-969-8842 317-856-0360 612-361-6670
WILLIAM T. PARKER MIC DAVE C. THEOPHILUS MIC KENNETH R. RIZZO MIC
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY 6707 NORTH 288TH ST. N3533 HARDSCRABBLE RD
CHEYENNE WY 82001 VALLEY NE 68064-0719 DOUSMAN WI 53118-9409
307-772-2468 402-359-5205 414-297-3243
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE ON
THE WEB AT - /SMALL CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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