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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
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