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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST WED JAN 24 1996
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-17
ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 1 1996.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 1 1996 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FOUR /4/ COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA /TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN ABERDEEN /ABR/...SOUTH DAKOTA FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SIOUX FALLS /FSD/...
SOUTH DAKOTA.
WSO ABR 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 17TH UPDATE IN
1996.
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 ABR IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FSD 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
CLARK SDZ019- SDC025- FSD ABR
CODINGTON SDZ020- SDC029- FSD ABR
DEUEL SDZ023- SDC039- FSD ABR
HAMLIN SDZ022- SDC057- FSD ABR
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ABR. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES FSDTORABR WFUS1 KABR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FSDSVRABR WUUS1 KABR
FLASH FLOODS FSDFFWABR WRUS1 KABR
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO ABR. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSPSABR WWUS35 KABR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSVSABR WWUS34 KABR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FSDCEMABR MMUS40 KABR
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT FSDPNSABR ABUS34 KABR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FSDNOWABR FXUS21 KABR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FSDFFSABR RWUS32 KABR
LOCAL STORM REPORT FSDLSRABR WWUS30 KABR
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS FSDWSWABR WWUS46 KABR
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING FSDNPWABR WWUS45 KABR
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO FSD.
WSFO FSD WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER-FUSE EVENTS FOR THESE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSPSFSD WWUS35 KFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FSDSVSFSD WWUS34 KFSD
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FSDCEMFSD MMUS40 KFSD
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT FSDPNSFSD ABUS34 KFSD
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS FSDWSWFSD WWUS46 KFSD
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING FSDNPWFSD WWUS45 KFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FSDFFSFSD RWUS32 KFSD
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING
D. GREG HARMON /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
26 WEATHER LANE
SIOUX FALLS SD 57104-0198
605-330-4247
JACK R. COOLEY /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
824 BROWN CO 14S
ABERDEEN SD 57401-9311
605-225-5547
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST WED JAN 24 1996
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-18
BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON APRIL 1 1996
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 1 1996 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIVE /5/ COUNTIES IN NORTH DAKOTA /TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN BISMARCK /BIS/ NORTH DAKOTA
FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN WILLISTON /ISN/...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 18TH UPDATE IN
1996.
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 ISN IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
GOLDEN VALLEY NDZ031- NDC033- ISN BIS
BILLINGS NDZ032- NDC007- ISN BIS
BURKE NDZ002- NDC013- ISN BIS
MOUNTRAIL NDZ010- NDC061- ISN BIS
DUNN NDZ018- NDC025- ISN 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
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BISNOWBIS FXUS21 KBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BISFFSBIS RWUS32 KBIS
LOCAL STORM REPORT BISLSRBIS WWUS30 KBIS
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BISWSWBIS WWUS46 KBIS
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING BISNPWBIS WWUS45 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 DR.... BLDG. 27
BISMARCK ND 58502-1016
701-250-4224
PATRICK W. ALLARD /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
402 AIRPORT RD.
WILLISTON ND 58801-9802
701-572-3198
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