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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 1996
TO - FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECTS RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING AND TRANSFER OF LONG FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ZONES WITHIN SHERIDAN COUNTY
WYOMING...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 1996
EFFECTIVE 4:00 A.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME /1100 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME/...TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 5 1996...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN PART OF
NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING BY REPLACING THREE WYOMING ZONES /50...51...
AND 52/ WITH 4 NEW WYOMING ZONES /26...27...98...99/. CONCURRENTLY
WYOMING ZONE 53 WILL BE RENUMBERED AS ZONE 28 AND RENAMED TO EAST
JOHNSON /COUNTY/. TABLE 1 LISTS THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/
AND ZONE NAMES FOR THE NEW WYOMING ZONES 26...27...28...98 AND 99.
EFFECTIVE AT THE SAME TIME...LONG FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WYOMING ZONES 98 AND 99...WHICH TOGETHER COMPRISE
ALL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY...WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN GREAT FALLS /GTF/...MONTANA. FOR WYOMING
ZONES 26...27 AND 28...LONG FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
WILL RESIDE WITH THE WSFO IN CHEYENNE /CYS/...WYOMING.
TABLE 1.
..UGC Z ..ZONE NAME ..PARTS OF COUNTIES IN ZONES
WYZ026- WESTERN BIG HORN MOUNTAINS E BIG HORN...E WASHAKIE
WYZ027- SOUTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS W JOHNSON
WYZ028- EAST JOHNSON E JOHNSON
WYZ098- NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS W SHERIDAN
WYZ099- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS E SHERIDAN
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...THE
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...AND OTHER USERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE LONG FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS LISTED
IN TABLES 2A AND 2B FOR THESE AREAS USING APPROPRIATE PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS/ HEADERS AND NEW UGCS FOR THESE NEW ZONES.
TABLE 2A. FOR WYZ026- WYZ027- WYZ028-...WSFO CYS WILL ISSUE THESE:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID FOS HEADER
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST CYSZFPWY FPUS5 KCYS
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CYSFFACYS RWUS31 KCYS
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CYSNPWCYS WWUS45 KCYS
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CYSWSWCYS WWUS46 KCYS
TABLE 2B. FOR WYZ098- WYZ099-...WSFO GTF WILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID FOS HEADER
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST GTFZFPMT FPUS5 KGTF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH GTFFFAGTF RWUS31 KGTF
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING GTFNPWGTF WWUS45 KGTF
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING GTFWSWGTF WWUS46 KGTF
MANY ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS /TABLE 3/ ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS WILL
ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THE ZONE CHANGES. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF
THE UGC USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO
FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE. FOR
WYOMING ZONES 98 AND 99...PRODUCTS IN TABLE 3 WOULD BE ISSUED BY
EITHER WSFO GTF...WSFO CYS...OR THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN
BILLINGS /BIL/...MONTANA. FOR WYOMING ZONES 26...27 AND 28...
PRODUCTS IN TABLE 3 WOULD BE ISSUED BY EITHER WSFO CYS OR WSO
RIVERTON /RIW/...WYOMING. FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING ISSUANCE
OF THESE PRODUCTS...YOU MAY INQUIRE FROM THE CONTACTS AT THE END OF
THIS MESSAGE.
TABLE 3. OTHER PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE CHANGES.
PRODUCT CATEGORIES NWWS/FOS IDS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOW/FXUS21
STATE FORECAST SFP/FPUS1
STATE WEATHER SUMMARY SWS/ABUS30
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS/WWUS35
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SVS/WWUS34
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FFS/RWUS32
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS/ABUS34
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEM/MMUS40
LOCAL STORM REPORT LSR/WWUS30
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP SWR/ASUS45
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-101 AND A-102. UPDATED STATE ZONE MAPS ARE ON WEB AT THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESS /SMALL CASE/...BUT ONLY DOWNLOAD MAPS REVISED
AFTER 8/22/96. HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
TO REQUEST HARD COPY MAPS...CALL 301-713-1726 EXT 109 OR 149
OR WRITE NWS/OM12 - 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY...SILVER SPRING MD 20910.
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE WEB AT /SMALL CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
KEN MIELKE...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE /MIC/ WILLIAM T. PARKER...MIC
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
5234 TRI-HILL FRONTAGE RD 1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
GREAT FALLS...MT 50404 CHEYENNE...WY 82001-1549
406-453-9957 307-772-9901
BERT NELSON...MIC 406-652-0851 VALERIA I. CAPELL/MIC 307-857-3898
NWS OFFICE NWS OFFICE...NOAA
2170 OVERLAND AVE 12744 WEST U.S. HWY 26
BILLINGS MT 59102-6455 RIVERTON WY 82501
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