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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT TUE SEP 17 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 96-37
BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON DECEMBER 2
1996
EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 2 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 37TH 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