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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST THU DEC 3 1998
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
SUBJECTS 1. FORECAST AND LONG FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 17 ZONES IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
24 ZONES IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TRANSFERRED TO THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEB 2 1999.
2. PRODUCT CHANGES FOR BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE FEB 2 1999.
1...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 2 1999...AT 430 A.M...CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1030 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA /FGF/ WILL ASSUME
FORECAST AND LONG FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
17 ZONES IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND 24 ZONES IN NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. REFER TO TABLES 1A AND 1B FOR THE AFFECTED ZONES AND
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/. ZONES ARE NAMED BY COUNTY /OR
PART OF/. TABLE 1C LISTS THE NEW PRODUCTS FOR THOSE ZONES.
TABLE 1A: FROM WFO BISMARCK /BIS/ TO WFO FGF:
17 ZONES IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND 3 ZONES IN NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
NDZ006-TOWNER NDZ007-CAVALIER NDZ008-PEMBINA
NDZ014-BENSON NDZ015-RAMSEY NDZ016-WALSH
NDZ024-EDDY NDZ026-NELSON NDZ027-GRAND FORKS
NDZ028-GRIGGS NDZ029-STEELE NDZ030-TRAILL
NDZ038-BARNES NDZ039-CASS NDZ049-RANSOM
NDZ052-SARGENT NDZ053-RICHLAND MNZ001-WEST POLK
MNZ002-NORMAN MNZ003-CLAY
TABLE 1B: FROM WFO MINNEAPOLIS /MSP/ TO WFO FGF:
21 ZONES IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
MNZ004-KITTSON MNZ005-ROSEAU
MNZ006-LAKE OF THE WOODS MNZ007-WEST MARSHALL
MNZ008-EAST MARSHALL MNZ009-NORTH BELTRAMI
MNZ013-PENNINGTON MNZ014-RED LAKE
MNZ015-EAST POLK MNZ016-NORTH CLEARWATER
MNZ017-SOUTH BELTRAMI MNZ022-MAHNOMEN
MNZ023-SOUTH CLEARWATER MNZ024-HUBBARD
MNZ027-WEST BECKER MNZ028-EAST BECKER
MNZ029-WILKIN MNZ030-WEST OTTER TAIL
MNZ031-EAST OTTER TAIL MNZ032-WADENA
MNZ040-GRANT
TABLE 1C: FOR THE ZONES IN TABLES 1A AND 1B... THE FOLLOWING
WILL BE THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR THIS SERVICE TRANSFER TO
WFO FGF.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS BISZFPFGF FPUS53 KFGF
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING BISWSWFAR WWUS43 KFGF
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY BISNPWFAR WWUS73 KFGF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH BISFFAFAR WGUS63 KFGF
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY BISAWSFAR AWUS43 KFGF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/NORTHWEST BISRTPFAR ASUS63 KFGF
MINNESOTA TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE
PRODUCT AFOS ID WMO HEADING
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BISAFDFAR FXUS63 KFGF
2...EFFECTIVE FEB 2 1999 AT 430 AM CST...THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT
CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 2A REMAINING
UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WFO BIS.
NEW NWWS PRODUCT ID FOR ZONE FORECASTS...BISZFPBIS... THIS
REPLACES BISZFPND...WHICH WILL BE DISCONTINUED. NOTE THAT THE
WMO HEADING OF FPUS53 KBIS WILL CONTINUE UNCHANGED.
NEW AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION PRODUCT...AS SHOWN IN TABLE
2B...REPLACING THE OLD ND STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION /BISSFDBIS -
FXUS73 KBIS/..WHICH WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
NEW AREA WEATHER SUMMARY...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 2B. THIS
SUMMARY AND THE AREA WEATHER SUMMARY LISTED IN TABLE 1C WILL
REPLACE THE OLD ND STATE WEATHER SUMMARY /BISSWSND - ABUS30
KBIS/..WHICH WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
NEW CENTRAL AND WESTERN ND TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
TABLE...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 2B.
TABLE 2A: ZONES REMAINING WITH WFO BIS. ZONES ARE NAMED BY
COUNTY.
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
NDZ001-DIVIDE NDZ002-BURKE NDZ003-RENVILLE
NDZ004-BOTTINEAU NDZ005-ROLETTE NDZ009-WILLIAMS
NDZ010-MOUNTRAIL NDZ011-WARD NDZ012-MCHENRY
NDZ013-PIERCE NDZ017-MCKENZIE NDZ018-DUNN
NDZ019-MERCER NDZ020-OLIVER NDZ021-MCLEAN
NDZ022-SHERIDAN NDZ023-WELLS NDZ025-FOSTER
NDZ031-GOLDEN VALLEY NDZ032-BILLINGS NDZ033-STARK
NDZ034-MORTON NDZ035-BURLEIGH NDZ036-KIDDER
NDZ037-STUTSMAN NDZ040-SLOPE NDZ041-HETTINGER
NDZ042-GRANT NDZ043-BOWMAN NDZ044-ADAMS
NDZ045-SIOUX NDZ046-EMMONS NDZ047-LOGAN
NDZ048-LA MOURE NDZ050-MCINTOSH NDZ051-DICKEY
TABLE 2B. FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 2A...THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR CONTINUED SERVICE PROVIDED BY WFO BIS.
PRODUCT AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS BISZFPBIS FPUS53 KBIS
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY BISAWSBIS AWUS43 KBIS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BISRTPBIS ASUS63 KBIS
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
PRODUCT AFOS ID WMO HEADING
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BISAFDBIS FXUS63 KBIS
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
LEE C. ANDERSON OR JIM BELLES JAMES R. FORS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
4797 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE BOX 1016
GRAND FORKS ND 58203-0600 BISMARCK ND 58502-1016
701-795-5127 701-250-4224
CRAIG M. EDWARDS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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