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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1201 PM EDT MON OCT 5 1998
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
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE BINGHAMTON
(BGM) NEW YORK WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 1 1998.
EFFECTIVE AT 8 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/ 1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ TUE DEC 1 1998...FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 25 ZONES IN NEW YORK
AND PENNSYLVANIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN BINGHAMTON NY FROM THE ALBANY /ALB/ALY/ NY...BUFFALO
/BUF/ NY...AND MT. HOLLY /PHL/PHI/ NJ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. IN
ADDITION...THE THREE TO FIVE DAY FORECAST WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE
BODY OF THE ZONE FORECASTS FOR THESE ZONES.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 25 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO BGM.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO BINGHAMTON /BGM/ FOR FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSED WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/
FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM ALBANY /ALB/ALY/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
NYZ056- BROOME NYZ045- CHENANGO NYZ044- CORTLAND
NYZ057- DELAWARE NYZ036- MADISON NYZ037- S. ONEIDA
NYZ046- OTSEGO NYZ062- SULLIVAN NYZ055- TIOGA
FROM BUFFALO /BUF/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
NYZ017- S. CAYUGA NYZ024- CHEMUNG NYZ009- N. ONEIDA
NYZ018- ONONDAGA NYZ023- SCHUYLER NYZ016- SENECA
NYZ022- STEUBEN NYZ025- TOMPKINS NYZ015- YATES
FROM MT. HOLLY /PHL/PHI/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
PAZ038- BRADFORD PAZ044- LACKAWANNA PAZ047- LUZERNE
PAZ048- PIKE PAZ039- SUSQUEHANNA PAZ040- WAYNE
PAZ043- WYOMING
TABLE 2: FOR THE 25 ZONES IN THESE TWO STATES THE FOLLOWING FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO FOUR
NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO BGM.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECASTS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW /NEW/ ALBZFPBGM FPUS51 KBGM
YORK AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL /NEW/ ALBFFABGM WGUS61 KBGM
NEW YORK AND NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ ALBNPWBGM WWUS71 KBGM
FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ ALBWSWBGM WWUS41 KBGM
FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11 APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES PAGES
A-7...A-25...A-26...A-33...AND A-34.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
PETER AHNERT GENE AUCIELLO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA
BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT 251 FULLER ROAD B300
32 DAWES DRIVE ALBANY NY 12203
JOHNSON CITY NY 13790 PHONE 518-435-9566
PHONE 607-770-9531
GUY TUCKER GARY SZATKOWSKI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA
587 AERO DRIVE 732 WOODLANE ROAD
CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225-1405 MT. HOLLY NJ 08060
PHONE 716-565-0204 PHONE 609-261-6602 EXT 222
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