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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT PUBLIC FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES TRANSFERRED FOR ZONES IN NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN
IOWA...EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 1996.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 1 1996 AT 400 AM CST /1000 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME/...PUBLIC FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING AND
ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PART OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN IOWA WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN DES MOINES /DSM/ TO THE WSFOS IN
SIOUX FALLS /FSD/...SOUTH DAKOTA AND OMAHA /OMA/...NEBRASKA.
THIS TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL PROVIDE AN IMPROVED LEVEL
OF SERVICE TO THE AFFECTED AREAS AS ALL NWS FORECAST AND WARNING
PRODUCTS /SHORT AND LONG TERM/ WILL ORIGINATE FROM ONE SERVICING NWS
OFFICE...BASED ON DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR /WSR-88D/
COVERAGE FROM WSFOS FSD AND OMA. PRIOR TO THIS ADJUSTMENT...SHORT-
FUSE FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS WERE ISSUED FROM ONE NWS OFFICE
WHILE A DIFFERENT OFFICE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER PUBLIC PRODUCTS
FOR THE SAME AREA.
FOR THE AFFECTED ZONES /TABLES 1 AND 3/...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE PRODUCTS USING THE FSD IDENTIFIER
/TABLE 2/ OR THE OMA IDENTIFIER /TABLE 4/ INSTEAD OF THE DSM
IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1. FROM WSFO DSM TO WSFO FSD -- NINE /9/ ZONES IN NORTHWEST
IOWA...TWO /2/ ZONES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND ONE /1/ ZONE IN
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
ZONE ZONE NAME ZONE ZONE NAME
NUMBER /BY COUNTY/ NUMBER /BY COUNTY/
IAZ002- OSCEOLA IAZ003- DICKINSON
IAZ013- O'BRIEN IAZ014- CLAY
IAZ020- PLYMOUTH IAZ021- CHEROKEE
IAZ022- BUENA VISTA IAZ031- WOODBURY
IAZ032- IDA
NEZ013- DIXON NEZ014- DAKOTA
SDZ071- UNION
TABLE 2. FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 1...THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR THIS SERVICE TRANSFER TO WSFO FSD.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FSDZFPSD FPUS5 KFSD
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING FSDNPWFSD WWUS45 KFSD
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING FSDWSWFSD WWUS46 KFSD
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FSDFFAFSD RWUS31 KFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FSDFFSFSD RWUS32 KFSD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSPSFSD WWUS35 KFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSVSFSD WWUS34 KFSD
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT FSDPNSFSD ABUS34 KFSD
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FSDCEMFSD MMUS40 KFSD
TABLE 3: FROM WSFO DSM TO WSFO OMA -- FIVE /5/ ZONES IN SOUTHWEST
IOWA AND ONE /1/ ZONE IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
ZONE ZONE NAME ZONE ZONE NAME
NUMBER /BY COUNTY/ NUMBER /BY COUNTY/
IAZ043- MONONA IAZ056- SHELBY
IAZ080- MONTGOMERY IAZ090- FREMONT
IAZ091- PAGE
NEZ015- THURSTON
TABLE 4. FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 3...THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR THIS SERVICE TRANSFER TO WSFO OMA.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST OMAZFPNE FPUS5 KOMA
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING OMANPWOMA WWUS45 KOMA
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING OMAWSWOMA WWUS46 KOMA
FLASH FLOOD WATCH OMAFFAOMA RWUS31 KOMA
FALSH FLOOD STATEMENT OMAFFSOMA RWUS32 KOMA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT OMASPSOMA WWUS35 KOMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT OMASVSOMA WWUS34 KOMA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT OMAPNSOMA ABUS34 KOMA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE OMACEMOMA MMUS40 KOMA
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-5...A-8...A-81...A-93...AND A-97. REPLACEMENT PAGES WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO ALL HOLDERS OF THIS APPENDIX.
FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
D. GREGORY HARMON PH. 605-330-4247 J. JOHN FELDT PH. 515-270-4501
26 WEATHER LANE 9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
SIOUX FALLS SD 57104-0198 JOHNSON IA 50131-1908
DAVID C. THEOPHILUS PH. 402-359-5166
6707 NORTH 288TH STREET
P.O. BOX 719
VALLEY NE 68064-0719
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