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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
800 AM EDT THU OCT 15 1998
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS
CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMET SERVICES
SUBJECT WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCT SEGMENTATION IN MICHIGAN
AND NORTHERN INDIANA...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...DECEMBER 1 1998...AT 4:45 A.M....EASTERN
STANDARD TIME/ 0945 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...WINTER WEATHER
AND NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE
ISSUED AS FIVE SEPARATE PRODUCTS FOR FIVE DISTINCT REGIONS OF
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
WINTER WEATHER /WSW/ PRODUCTS ARE THOSE DESCRIBING
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND ICE PELLET EVENTS. NON-PRECIPITATION
/NPW/ PRODUCTS DESCRIBE HIGH WIND... WIND CHILL... EXCESSIVE
HEAT... AND FROST/FREEZE EVENTS.
WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
PRODUCTS WILL BE COORDINATED BY THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN
DETROIT/WHITE LAKE /DTX/ MICHIGAN...WITH WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
IN GRAND RAPIDS /GRR/...MICHIGAN...NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN
/APN/ IN GAYLORD...MICHIGAN...MARQUETTE /MQT/...MICHIGAN...AND
NORTHERN INDIANA /IWX/ IN NORTH WEBSTER...INDIANA.
WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA USING
FIVE DISTINCT PRODUCT HEADERS...AS INDICATED BELOW.
NOTE THAT THE WMO HEADERS ARE NEW HEADERS PROJECTED FOR
DECEMBER 1 1998.
REGION NWWS ID WMO HEADER
WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY PRODUCT /WSW/ ARBWSWMQT WWUS43 KMQT
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ ARBNPWMQT WWUS73 KMQT
UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE
MIZ001- KEWEENAW MIZ002- ONTONAGON MIZ003- HOUGHTON
MIZ004- BARAGA MIZ005- MARQUETTE MIZ006- ALGER
MIZ007- LUCE MIZ009- GOGEBIC MIZ010- IRON
MIZ011- DICKINSON MIZ012- MENOMINEE MIZ013- DELTA
MIZ014- SCHOOLCRAFT
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND EXTREME EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY PRODUCT /WSW/ ARBWSWAPN WWUS43 KAPX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ ARBNPWAPN WWUS73 KAPX
UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE
MIZ008- CHIPPEWA MIZ015- MACKINAC MIZ016- EMMET
MIZ017- CHEBOYGAN MIZ018- PRESQUE ISLE MIZ019- CHARLEVOIX
MIZ020- LEELANAU MIZ021- ANTRIM MIZ022- OTSEGO
MIZ023- MONTMORENCY MIZ024- ALPENA MIZ025- BENZIE
MIZ026- GRAND TRAVERSE MIZ027- KALKASKA MIZ028- CRAWFORD
MIZ029- OSCODA MIZ030- ALCONA MIZ031- MANISTEE
MIZ032- WEXFORD MIZ033- MISSAUKEE MIZ034- ROSCOMMON
MIZ035- OGEMAW MIZ036- IOSCO MIZ041- GLADWIN
MIZ042- ARENAC
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN EXCEPT EXTREME SOUTHWEST...
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY PRODUCT /WSW/ ARBWSWGRR WWUS43 KGRR
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ ARBNPWGRR WWUS73 KGRR
UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE
MIZ037- MASON MIZ038- LAKE MIZ039- OSCEOLA
MIZ040- CLARE MIZ043- OCEANA MIZ044- NEWAYGO
MIZ045- MECOSTA MIZ046- ISABELLA MIZ050- MUSKEGON
MIZ051- MONTCALM MIZ052- GRATIOT MIZ056- OTTAWA
MIZ057- KENT MIZ058- IONIA MIZ059- CLINTON
MIZ064- ALLEGAN MIZ065- BARRY MIZ066- EATON
MIZ067- INGHAM MIZ071- VAN BUREN MIZ072- KALAMAZOO
MIZ073- CALHOUN MIZ074- JACKSON
SOUTHEASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY PRODUCT /WSW/ ARBWSWDTX WWUS43 KDTX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ ARBNPWDTX WWUS73 KDTX
UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE
MIZ047- MIDLAND MIZ048- BAY MIZ049- HURON
MIZ053- SAGINAW MIZ054- TUSCOLA MIZ055- SANILAC
MIZ060- SHIAWASSEE MIZ061- GENESEE MIZ062- LAPEER
MIZ063- ST. CLAIR MIZ068- LIVINGSTON MIZ069- OAKLAND
MIZ070- MACOMB MIZ075- WASHTENAW MIZ076- WAYNE
MIZ082- LENAWEE MIZ083- MONROE
EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... NORTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO...
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY PRODUCT /WSW/ INDWSWFWA WWUS43 KIWX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ INDNPWFWA WWUS73 KIWX
UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE UGC Z COUNTY ZONE
MIZ077- BERRIEN MIZ078- CASS MIZ079- ST. JOSEPH
MIZ080- BRANCH MIZ081- HILLSDALE
INZ003- LA PORTE INZ004- ST JOSEPH INZ005- ELKHART
INZ006- LAGRANGE INZ007- STUEBEN INZ008- NOBLE
INZ009- DE KALB INZ012- STARKE INZ013- PULASKI
INZ014- MARSHALL INZ015- FULTON INZ016- KOSCIUSKO
INZ017- WHITLEY INZ018- ALLEN INZ020- WHITE
INZ022- CASS INZ023- MIAMI INZ024- WABASH
INZ025- HUNTINGTON INZ026- WELLS INZ027- ADAMS
INZ032- GRANT INZ033- BLACKFORD INZ034- JAY
OHZ001- WILLIAMS OHZ002- FULTON OHZ004- DEFIANCE
OHZ005- HENRY OHZ015- PAULDING OHZ016- PUTNAM
OHZ024- VAN WERT OHZ025- ALLEN
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES CONTACT THE METEOROLOGIST
IN CHARGE AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
DEAN P. GULEZIAN DANIEL G. HOUSER
NWS NWS
9200 WHITE LAKE ROAD 4899 SOUTH COMPLEX DRIVE S.E.
WHITE LAKE MI 48386-1126 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-4034
248-625-3309 X642 616-949-0643 X642
GARY CAMPBELL JOHN F. MACHOWSKI
NWS NWS
8800 PASSEMHEIN ROAD 112 AIRPARK DRIVE SOUTH
GAYLORD MI 49735-9454 NEGAUNEE MI 49866
517-731-1194 X642 906-475-5782 X642
MICHAEL E. SABONES
NWS
7550 E850N
SYRACUSE IN 46567
219-834-5178 X642
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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