20010920: zone forecasts-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010920: zone forecasts-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 06:47:06 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN CHERRY
          COUNTY NEBRASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 20 2001

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 20 2001...AT 4:00 AM CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THERE WILL BE A
REALIGNMENT OF FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  CHERRY ZONE NEZ005 WILL BE DIVIDED INTO
EASTERN CHERRY /NEZ005/ AND WESTERN CHERRY /NEZ094/. THIS CHANGE
AFFECTS PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA /LBF/.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM WFO LBF.

USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES NEED TO TAKE THE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR
THIS COUNTY.  THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF UGC.  PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 2.  PLEASE REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES
AND CODES.

TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE UGC CODES AND ZONE NAMES FOR CHERRY COUNTY
NEBRASKA ISSUED BY WFO NORTH PLATTE.


     NEW ZONE NAME       UGC /Z/   OLD ZONE NAME

     EASTERN CHERRY      NEZ005    CHERRY
     WESTERN CHERRY      NEZ094      N/A

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES:

 PRODUCT NAME                 WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID  PIL ID

 PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST         FPUS51 KLBF    ZFPLBF    OMAZFPLBF
 FLASH FLOOD WATCH            WGUS61 KLBF    FFALBF    OMAFFALBF
 NON-PRECIPITATION            WWUS71 KLBF    NPWLBF    OMANPWLBF
   ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
 WINTER STORM ADVSY/          WWUS41 KLBF    WSWLBF    OMAWSWLBF
   WATCH/WARNING
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    WWUS81 KLBF    SPSLBF    OMASPSLBF
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     WWUS51 KLBF    SVSLBF    OMASVSLBF
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      WOUS41 KLBF    CEMLBF    OMACEMLBF
 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KLBF    PNSLBF    OMAPNSLBF
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          FPUS71 KLBF    NOWLBF    OMANOWLBF
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        WGUS71 KLBF    FFSLBF    OMAFFSLBF
 RIVER FLOOD WARNING          WGUS41 KLBF    FLWLBF    OMAFLWLBF
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           WWUS30 KLBF    LSRLBF    OMALSRLBF

NOTE:  NOAA WEATHER WIRE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS ARE REMINDED THE USE
OF PIL IDENTIFIERS WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON THE NWWS ON OCTOBER 1
2001.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHOWING THE NEW ZONE CONFIGURATIONS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE BY
OCTOBER 19 2001 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/

     ...CLICK ON PART C...THEN CLICK ON FILE NC110105...

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     DAVE WERT
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
     NWS FORECAST OFFICE
     5250 E. LEE BIRD DRIVE
     NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA 69101-2473
     PHONE:  308-532-4936

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

          HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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