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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-32...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 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: UPDATED - REALIGNMENT OF SELECTED ZONE FORECAST
BOUNDARIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EFFECTIVE
JUNE 4 2002
...UPDATES NOTED IN TABLES 1 AND 2...
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 HEADINGS 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 IS AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /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/
***ADDED ZONE***
SDZ012 BUTTE /WILL INCLUDE ENTIRE COUNTY/
SDZ013 MEADE CO PLAINS NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
...NORTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY...
***ADDED ZONE***
SDZ025 NORTHERN FOOT HILLS ...LAWRENCE COUNTY PORTION OF ZONE
SDZ025/REMOVED BUTTE AND MEADE
COUNTY PORTIONS...
***REVISED ZONE DESCRIPTION***
SDZ026 CENTRAL FOOT HILLS RAPID CITY
...PENNINGTON COUNTY PORTION OF
CURRENT CENTRAL FOOTHILLS ZONE
SDZ026/REMOVED CUSTER COUNTY
PORTION...
***ADDED ZONE***
SDZ028 CENTRAL BLACK CENTRAL BLACK HILLS /NAME CHANGE
HILLS/PENNINGTON ONLY/
***ADDED ZONE***
SDZ029 SOUTHERN BLACK ...WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY /REMOVED
HILLS FALL RIVER COUNTY PORTION...
***REVISED ZONE DESCRIPTION***
SDZ030 CUSTER PLAINS CUSTER CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE ONLY/
...EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY...
SDZ031 PENNINGTON PLAINS PENNINGTON CO PLAINS /NAME CHANGE
ONLY/
***ADDED ZONE***
SDZ041 FALL RIVER COUNTY FALL RIVER /NAME CHANGE ONLY
...FALL RIVER COUNTY/EXCEPT
NORTHERN...
SDZ072 -NEW ZONE-- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS
...MEADE COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS ZONE SDZ025...
SDZ073 -NEW ZONE-- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS
...SOUTHERN HALF OF MEADE COUNTY
EAST OF FOOT HILLS...
SDZ074 -NEW ZONE-- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS
...CUSTER COUNTY PORTION OF CURRENT
CENTRAL FOOT HILLS ZONE SDZ026...
WYOMING:
ZONE /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME NEW ZONE NAME
UGC
***REVISED ZONE DESCRIPTION***
WYZ054 GILLETTE NORTHERN CAMPBELL /NAME CHANGE
ONLY/
***ADDED ZONE***
WYZ056 MOORCROFT WESTERN CROOK /NAME CHANGE ONLY/
...WEST OF WYOMING BLACK HILLS...
WYZ071 --NEW ZONE-- NORTHEASTERN CROOK
...NORTH AND EAST OF WYOMING BLACK
HILLS...
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
***ADDED PRODUCTS***
AREA FORECAST PRODUCT FLUS43 KUNR AFPRAP
***ADDED PROUCT***
FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS83 KUNR FLSRAP
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS53 KUNR ZFPUNR
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
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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