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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-44
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT 1. FORECAST RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 7 1999.
2. NWWS ID/WMO HEADING CHANGES FOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE CHICAGO ILLINOIS.
1. EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...JULY 7 1999...AT 400 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE CENTRAL
ILLINOIS NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ LOCATED IN
LINCOLN /ILX/ ILLINOIS WILL ASSUME FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THIRTY-FIVE /35/ ZONES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
FOR A LIST OF THE AFFECTED ZONES...REFER TO /TABLE 1/.
USERS OF THE AFFECTED ZONES /TABLE 1/ MAY NEED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE INFORMATION USING THE WMO HEADINGS
AND THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO
ILX. /SEE TABLE 2/.
2. ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JULY 7 1999...NWWS IDS AND WMO
HEADINGS FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO CHICAGO /CHI/ WILL
CHANGE. SEE TABLE 3 FOR AFFECTED PRODUCTS.
TABLE 1: FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FROM WFO CHI TO WFO ILX.
THIRTY-FIVE /35/ ZONES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS:
ILZ027-KNOX ILZ028-STARK ILZ029-PEORIA
ILZ030-MARSHALL ILZ031-WOODFORD ILZ036-FULTON
ILZ037-TAZEWELL ILZ038-MCLEAN ILZ040-SCHUYLER
ILZ041-MASON ILZ042-LOGAN ILZ043-DEWITT
ILZ044-PIATT ILZ045-CHAMPAIGN ILZ046-VERMILLION
ILZ047-CASS ILZ048-MENARD ILZ049-SCOTT
ILZ050-MORGAN ILZ051-SANGAMON ILZ052-CHRISTIAN
ILZ053-MACON ILZ054-MOULTRIE ILZ055-DOUGLAS
ILZ056-COLES ILZ057-EDGAR ILZ061-SHELBY
ILZ062-CUMBERLAND ILZ063-CLARK ILZ066-EFFINGHAM
ILZ067-JASPER ILZ068-CRAWFORD ILZ071-CLAY
ILZ072-RICHLAND ILZ073-LAWRENCE
TABLE 2: PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR AFFECTED ZONES IN TABLE 1.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS CHIZFPILX FPUS53 KILX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CHIWSWILX WWUS43 KILX
NON-PRECIP ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CHINPWILX WWUS73 KILX
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH CHIFFAILX WGUS63 KILX
SHORT TERM FORECAST CHINOWILX FPUS73 KILX
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY CHIAWSILX AWUS43 KILX
REGIONAL TEMP/PRECIPITATION TABLE CHIRTPILX ASUS63 KILX
CODED CITIES FORECAST CHICCFILX FPUS43 KILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION CHIAFDILX FXUS63 KILX
AREA FORECAST PRODUCT CHIAFPILX FLUS43 KILX
FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK CHIESFILX FEUS73 KILX
RIVER FORECAST CHIRVAILX SRUS43 KILX
RIVER STATEMENT CHIRVSILX FGUS83 KILX
TABLE 3: NWWS ID/WMO HEADING CHANGES...PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO
CHI.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
*ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT CHIZFPLOT FPUS53 KLOT
**AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION CHIAFDCHI FXUS63 KLOT
REGIONAL TEMP/PRECIPITATION TABLE CHIRTPCHI ASUS63 KLOT
*CHIZFPLOT REPLACES CHIZFPIL. CHIZFPIL WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED.
**CHIAFDCHI REPLACES CHISFDCHI. INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
UNDER CHISFDCHI WILL BE FOUND UNDER CHIAFDCHI.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
METEOROLOGISTS IN CHARGE:
ERNEST H. GOETSCH PAUL W. DAILEY
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1362 STATE ROUTE 10 333 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE
LINCOLN ILLINOIS 62656 ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS 60446
217-732-3089 815-834-0600
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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