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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
920 AM EDT WED APR 24 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT 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 SELECTED ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES IN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JUNE 4 2002
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JUNE 4 2002...AT 400 AM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /1000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THERE WILL BE A
REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. THESE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN RAPID
CITY SOUTH DAKOTA /UNR/. REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR NEW ZONE
NAMES...DESCRIPTIONS...AND CODES. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADERS OR AWIPS IDS WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM WFO UNR.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHOWING THE REALIGNED ZONES WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE BY MAY 3 2002
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://ISL715.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MAPDATA/NEWCAT/WSOM/C11-ZONE.HTM
TABLE 1 - NEW ZONE CODES /UGC/...NAMES...AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR
SELECTED FORECAST ZONES ISSUED BY WFO UNR.
SOUTH DAKOTA:
ZONE /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME NEW ZONE NAME
UGC ...DESCRIPTION.../WHERE APPLICABLE/
SDZ013 MEADE CO. PLAINS NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
...NORTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY...
SDZ026 CENTRAL FOOT HILLS RAPID CITY
...PENNINGTON COUNTY PORTION OF
CURRENT CENTRAL FOOTHILLS ZONE
SDZ026...
SDZ030 CUSTER PLAINS CUSTER CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE ONLY/
SDZ031 PENNINGTON PLAINS PENNINGTON CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE
ONLY/
SDZ072 -NEW ZONE-- STURGIS/PIEDMONT
...MEADE COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS ZONE SDZ025...
SDZ073 -NEW ZONE-- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
...SOUTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY
EAST OF FOOTHILLS...
SDZ074 -NEW ZONE-- HERMOSA FOOTHILLS
...CUSTER COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
CENTRAL FOOTHILLS ZONE SDZ026...
WYOMING:
ZONE /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME NEW ZONE NAME
UGC
WYZ054 GILLETTE NORTHERN CAMPBELL /NAME CHANGE
ONLY/
...WEST OF WYOMING BLACK HILLS...
WYZ071 --NEW ZONE-- NORTHEASTERN CROOK COUNTY
...NORTH AND EAST OF WYOMING BLACK
HILLS...
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS53 KUNR ZFPUNR
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS63 KUNR FFARAP
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS73 KUNR NPWRAP
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS43 KUNR WSWRAP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS35 KUNR SPSRAP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS34 KRAP SVSRAP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ABUS34 KRAP PNSRAP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS73 KUNR NOWRAP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT RWUS32 KRAP FFSRAP
RIVER FLOOD WARNING WGUS43 KUNR FLWRAP
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE CARPENTER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
300 EAST SIGNAL DRIVE
RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA 57701-3800
PHONE: 605-341-9271
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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