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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST WED FEB 28 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT LONG-FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITIES
TRANSFERRED FOR 6 ZONES IN EXTREME EASTERN
KANSAS...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 1996
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MAY 1 1996...AT 400 A.M....CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SAINT LOUIS /STL/...MISSOURI WILL
ASSUME LONG-FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIX /6/
ZONES IN EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS /TABLE 1/ FROM THE WSFO IN TOPEKA
/TOP/...KANSAS.
FOR THESE ZONES...WSFO STL WILL ISSUE THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 2.
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /STLZFPMO - FPUS5 KSTL/ WILL BE ISSUED AT
4 A.M. AND 4 P.M....CENTRAL TIME AND AT OTHER UNSCHEDULED TIMES...AS
CONDITIONS REQUIRE. THE OTHER PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 1...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ WILL NEED TO TAKE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 2 USING THE STL
IDENTIFIER...INSTEAD OF THE TOP IDENTIFIER /E.G. NWWS ID STLZFPMO
INSTEAD OF TOPZFPKS/.
TABLE 1 ZONES IN EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WSFO
STL /FROM WSFO TOP/ FOR LONG-FUSE WARNINGS AND FORECASTS.
ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME /BY COUNTY/
KSZ025- ATCHISON
KSZ057- MIAMI
KSZ060- LINN
KSZ073- BOURBON
KSZ097- CRAWFORD
KSZ101- CHEROKEE
TABLE 2 FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 1...THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSFO STL FOR LONG-FUSE WARNINGS AND
FORECASTS.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS STLZFPMO FPUS5 KSTL
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING STLWSWSTL WWUS46 KSTL
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING STLNPWSTL WWUS45 KSTL
FLASH FLOOD WATCH STLFFASTL RWUS31 KSTL
1 2 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT STLFFSSTL RWUS32 KSTL
1 2 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT STLSPSSTL WWUS35 KSTL
1 2 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT STLSVSSTL WWUS34 KSTL
1 2 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT STLPNSSTL ABUS34 KSTL
1 2 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE STLCEMSTL MMUS40 KSTL
1 NOTE FOR BOURBON...CRAWFORD...AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES - IN
ADDITION...USERS SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING FOR
SHORT-FUSE WEATHER FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN
SPRINGFIELD /SGF/...MISSOURI.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT STLFFSSGF RWUS32 KSGF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT STLSPSSGF WWUS35 KSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT STLSVSSGF WWUS34 KSGF
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT STLPNSSGF ABUS34 KSGF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE STLCEMSGF MMUS40 KSGF
2 NOTE FOR ATCHISON...MIAMI...AND LINN COUNTIES - IN ADDITION...
USERS SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING FOR SHORT-FUSE
WEATHER FROM THE WSO IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL /MCI/ ...MISSOURI.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO/FOS ID
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT STLFFSMCI RWUS32 KMCI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT STLSPSMCI WWUS35 KMCI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT STLSVSMCI WWUS34 KMCI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT STLPNSMCI ABUS34 KMCI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE STLCEMMCI MMUS40 KMCI
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-8 AND A-83. REPLACEMENT PAGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
HOLDERS OF THIS APPENDIX.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING
STEVEN D. THOMAS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PH. 314-447-1876
12 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
ST. CHARLES MO 63304-5686
LYNN P. MAXIMUK...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PH. 816-540-5147
1803 NORTH 7 HIGHWAY
PLEASANT HILL MO 64080-9421
WILLIAM T. DAVIS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PH. 417-863-8028
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT
5805 WEST HIGHWAY EE
SPRINGFIELD MO 65802-8400
CURTIS S. HOLDERBACH...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PH. 913-232-1493
1116 NE STRAIT AVENUE
TOPEKA KS 66616-1698
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