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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: REALIGNMENT OF ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN CHERRY
COUNTY NEBRASKA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 20 2001
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 20 2001...AT 4:00 AM CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THERE WILL BE A
REALIGNMENT OF FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. CHERRY ZONE NEZ005 WILL BE DIVIDED INTO
EASTERN CHERRY /NEZ005/ AND WESTERN CHERRY /NEZ094/. THIS CHANGE
AFFECTS PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA /LBF/.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM WFO LBF.
USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES NEED TO TAKE THE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR
THIS COUNTY. THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF UGC. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 2. PLEASE REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE NAMES
AND CODES.
TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE UGC CODES AND ZONE NAMES FOR CHERRY COUNTY
NEBRASKA ISSUED BY WFO NORTH PLATTE.
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME
EASTERN CHERRY NEZ005 CHERRY
WESTERN CHERRY NEZ094 N/A
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PIL ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KLBF ZFPLBF OMAZFPLBF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS61 KLBF FFALBF OMAFFALBF
NON-PRECIPITATION WWUS71 KLBF NPWLBF OMANPWLBF
ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
WINTER STORM ADVSY/ WWUS41 KLBF WSWLBF OMAWSWLBF
WATCH/WARNING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KLBF SPSLBF OMASPSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS51 KLBF SVSLBF OMASVSLBF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE WOUS41 KLBF CEMLBF OMACEMLBF
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KLBF PNSLBF OMAPNSLBF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KLBF NOWLBF OMANOWLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS71 KLBF FFSLBF OMAFFSLBF
RIVER FLOOD WARNING WGUS41 KLBF FLWLBF OMAFLWLBF
LOCAL STORM REPORT WWUS30 KLBF LSRLBF OMALSRLBF
NOTE: NOAA WEATHER WIRE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS ARE REMINDED THE USE
OF PIL IDENTIFIERS WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON THE NWWS ON OCTOBER 1
2001.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHOWING THE NEW ZONE CONFIGURATIONS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE BY
OCTOBER 19 2001 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/
...CLICK ON PART C...THEN CLICK ON FILE NC110105...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE WERT
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
5250 E. LEE BIRD DRIVE
NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA 69101-2473
PHONE: 308-532-4936
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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