20020424: zones-SD, WY-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:15:43 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 241320
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
920 AM EDT WED APR 24 2002

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT 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 SELECTED ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN
          SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JUNE 4 2002...AT 400 AM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /1000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THERE WILL BE A
REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.  THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN RAPID
CITY SOUTH DAKOTA /UNR/.  REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE
NAMES...DESCRIPTIONS...AND CODES.  PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADERS OR AWIPS IDS WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM WFO UNR.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHOWING THE REALIGNED ZONES WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE BY MAY 3 2002
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://ISL715.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MAPDATA/NEWCAT/WSOM/C11-ZONE.HTM

TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE CODES /UGC/...NAMES...AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR
SELECTED FORECAST ZONES ISSUED BY WFO UNR.

SOUTH DAKOTA:

ZONE /Z/  OLD ZONE NAME       NEW ZONE NAME
UGC                           ...DESCRIPTION.../WHERE APPLICABLE/

SDZ013    MEADE CO. PLAINS    NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
                              ...NORTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY...

SDZ026    CENTRAL FOOT HILLS  RAPID CITY
                              ...PENNINGTON COUNTY PORTION OF
                              CURRENT CENTRAL FOOTHILLS ZONE
                              SDZ026...

SDZ030    CUSTER PLAINS       CUSTER CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE ONLY/

SDZ031    PENNINGTON PLAINS   PENNINGTON CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE
                              ONLY/

SDZ072     -NEW ZONE--        STURGIS/PIEDMONT
                              ...MEADE COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
                              NORTHERN FOOTHILLS ZONE SDZ025...

SDZ073     -NEW ZONE--        SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
                              ...SOUTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY
                              EAST OF FOOTHILLS...

SDZ074     -NEW ZONE--        HERMOSA FOOTHILLS
                              ...CUSTER COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
                              CENTRAL FOOTHILLS ZONE SDZ026...

WYOMING:

ZONE /Z/  OLD ZONE NAME       NEW ZONE NAME
UGC

WYZ054    GILLETTE            NORTHERN CAMPBELL /NAME CHANGE
                              ONLY/
                              ...WEST OF WYOMING BLACK HILLS...

WYZ071    --NEW ZONE--        NORTHEASTERN CROOK COUNTY
                              ...NORTH AND EAST OF WYOMING BLACK
                              HILLS...

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:

   PRODUCT NAME                           WMO HEADER     AWIPS ID

   PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                   FPUS53 KUNR    ZFPUNR
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH                      WGUS63 KUNR    FFARAP
   NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  WWUS73 KUNR    NPWRAP
   WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       WWUS43 KUNR    WSWRAP
   SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              WWUS35 KUNR    SPSRAP
   SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT               WWUS34 KRAP    SVSRAP
   PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT           ABUS34 KRAP    PNSRAP
   SHORT-TERM FORECAST                    FPUS73 KUNR    NOWRAP
   FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                  RWUS32 KRAP    FFSRAP
   RIVER FLOOD WARNING                    WGUS43 KUNR    FLWRAP

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     DAVE CARPENTER
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
     NWS FORECAST OFFICE
     300 EAST SIGNAL DRIVE
     RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA 57701-3800
     PHONE: 605-341-9271

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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