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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-59
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 2 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 RECONFIGURATION OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN WALSH
COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 1999.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 1 1999...AT 4:00 A.M...CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /0900/ UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN WALSH COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE RECONFIGURED FROM
THE PRESENT SINGLE ZONE /NDZ016-/ TO TWO ZONES. SEE TABLE 1.
FORECASTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR WALSH COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA
/TABLE 2/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED AND ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA /GRAND
FORKS/ WFO FGF/ WITH THE TWO RECONFIGURED ZONES. THERE ARE NO
CHANGES TO NWWS IDENTIFIERS AND WMO HEADINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
TABLE 1 - NEW UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ BY ZONE FOR WALSH
COUNTY ISSUED BY WFO FGF.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
NDZ016- EASTERN WALSH COUNTY
NDZ054- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO
FGF THAT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR THESE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST BISZFPFGF FPUS53 KFGF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH BISFFAFAR WGUS63 WFGF
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING BISNPWFAR WWUS73 KFGF
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING BISWSWFAR WWUS43 KFGF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BISSPSFAR WWUS35 KFAR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BISSVSFAR WWUS34 KFAR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BISCEMFAR MMUS40 KFAR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT BISPNSFAR ABUS34 KFAR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BISNOWFAR FPUS73 KFGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BISFFSFAR RWUS32 KFAR
LOCAL STORM REPORT BISLSRFAR WWUS30 KFAR
NOTE THAT THE UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE FOR WALSH COUNTY REMAINS
UNCHANGED /SINGLE CODE OF NDC099-/ FOR SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS
/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...TORNADOES...AND FLASH FLOODS/.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
LEE C. ANDERSON JIM E.BELLES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
4797 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE 4797 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE
GRAND FORKS ND 58203-0600 GRAND FORKS ND 58203-0600
701-795-5198 701-795-5127
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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