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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1145 AM EST FRI FEB 12 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECTS 1. FORECAST AND LONG FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MUCH OF MICHIGAN WILL BE TRANSFERRED
TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN GRAND RAPIDS...
GAYLORD...AND MARQUETTE MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY
APRIL 6 1999.
2. CHANGES TO NWWS ID/WMO HEADING FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY THE DETROIT/WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN FORECAST
OFFICE...ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 6 1999.
1...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...APRIL 6 1999...AT 4:45 A.M...EASTERN
DAYLIGHT TIME /0845/ UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN /GRR/ ...NORTH
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN AT GAYLORD /APN/ ...AND MARQUETTE MICHIGAN
/MQT/ WILL ASSUME FORECAST AND LONG FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTIES IN MUCH OF LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. REFER TO TABLES 1A...1B...AND 1C.
THIS CHANGE DOES NOT APPLY TO CONVECTIVE STORM WATCHES (I.E.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES) WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO
BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAL
OKLAHOMA.
2...IN ADDITION...THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
DETROIT/WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN /DTX/ WILL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
REFER TO TABLES 2A AND 2B.
TABLE 1A - WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOWER MICHIGAN...23 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO WFO GRR:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
MIZ037-MASON MIZ038-LAKE
MIZ039-OSCEOLA MIZ040-CLARE
MIZ043-OCEANA MIZ044-NEWAYGO
MIZ045-MECOSTA MIZ046-ISABELLA
MIZ050-MUSKEGON MIZ051-MONTCALM
MIZ052-GRATIOT MIZ056-OTTAWA
MIZ057-KENT MIZ058-IONIA
MIZ059-CLINTON MIZ064-ALLEGAN
MIZ065-BARRY MIZ066-EATON
MIZ067-INGHAM MIZ071-VAN BUREN
MIZ072-KALAMAZOO MIZ073-CALHOUN
MIZ074-JACKSON
TABLE 1B - NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND EXTREME EASTERN UPPER
PENINSULA...25 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO WFO APN:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
MIZ008-CHIPPEWA MIZ015-MACKINAC
MIZ016-EMMET MIZ017-CHEBOYGAN
MIZ018-PRESQUE ISLE MIZ019-CHARLEVOIX
MIZ020-LEELANAU MIZ021-ANTRIM
MIZ022-OTESGO MIZ023-MONTMORENCY
MIZ024-ALPENA MIZ025-BENZIE
MIZ026-GRAND TRAVERSE
MIZ027-KALKASKA MIZ028-CRAWFORD
MIZ029-OSCODA MIZ030-ALCONA
MIZ031-MANISTEE MIZ032-WEXFORD
MIZ033-MISSAUKEE MIZ034-ROSCOMMON
MIZ035-OGEMAW MIZ036-IOSCO
MIZ041-GLADWIN MIZ042-ARENAC
TABLE 1C - UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN EXCEPT THE EXTREME EAST
... 13 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO WFO MQT:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
MIZ001-KEWEENAW MIZ002-ONTONAGON
MIZ003-HOUGHTON MIZ004-BARAGA
MIZ005-MARQUETTE MIZ006-ALGER
MIZ007-LUCE MIZ009-GOGEBIC
MIZ010-IRON MIZ011-DICKINSON
MIZ012-MENOMINEE MIZ013-DELTA
MIZ014-SCHOOLCRAFT
TABLE 2A - SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...17 COUNTIES WITH CONTINUED
SERVICE FROM WFO DTX:
UGC ZONE UGC ZONE
MIZ047-MIDLAND MIZ048-BAY
MIZ049-HURON MIZ053-SAGINAW
MIZ054-TUSCOLA MIZ055-SANILAC
MIZ060-SHIAWASSEE MIZ061-GENESEE
MIZ062-LAPEER MIZ063-ST. CLAIR
MIZ068-LIVINGSTON MIZ069-OAKLAND
MIZ070-MACOMB MIZ075-WASHTENAW
MIZ076-WAYNE MIZ082-LENAWEE
MIZ083-MONROE
TABLE 2B - SOUTH CENTRAL AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...5
COUNTIES WITH CONTINUED SERVICE FROM WFO DTX. THIS
RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE ASSUMED BY WFO NORTHERN INDIANA /IWX/
DURING THE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL OF 1999.
MIZ077-BERRIEN MIZ078-CASS
MIZ079-ST.JOSEPH MIZ080-BRANCH
MIZ081-HILLSDALE
TABLE 3A: FOR THE ZONES IN TABLES ...1A...1B...1C... THE
FOLLOWING WILL BE THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR TRANSFER OF
RESPONSIBILITY TO WFOS GRR...APN...AND MQT.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
+PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS *ARBZFPGRR FPUS53 KGRR
*ARBZFPAPX FPUS53 KAPX
*ARBZFPMQT FPUS53 KMQT
+BEGINNING APRIL 6 1999... PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS ISSUED BY
MICHIGAN WFOS WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH FIVE DAYS.
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
*ARBWSWGRR WWUS43 KGRR
*ARBWSWAPN WWUS43 KAPX
*ARBWSWMQT WWUS43 KMQT
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
*ARBNPWGRR WWUS73 KGRR
*ARBNPWAPN WWUS73 KAPX
*ARBNPWMQT WWUS73 KMQT
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH *ARBFFAGRR WGUS63 KGRR
*ARBFFAAPN WGUS63 KAPX
*ARBFFAMQT WGUS63 KMQT
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE ARBRTPGRR ASUS63 KGRR
ARBRTPAPN ASUS63 KAPX
ARBRTPMQT ASUS63 KMQT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION ARBAFDGRR FXUS63 KGRR
ARBAFDAPN FXUS63 KAPX
ARBAFDMQT FXUS63 KMQT
CODED CITIES FORECAST ARBCCFGRR FPUS43 KGRR
ARBCCFAPN FPUS43 KAPX
ARBCCFMQT FPUS43 KMQT
AIR QUALITY INDEX ARBAQIGRR AEUS73 KGRR
ARBAQIAPN AEUS73 KAPX
ARBAQIMQT AEUS73 KMQT
*THESE NWWS/FOS IDS ALREADY EXIST...HOWEVER ACTION MAY BE
REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS.
TABLE 3B: FOR THE ZONES IN TABLES ...2A AND 2B THE FOLLOWING
WILL BE THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR CONTINUING SERVICE PROVIDED
BY WFO DTX:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS *ARBZFPDTX FPUS53 KDTX
*INDZFPIWX FPUS53 KIWX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
*ARBWSWDTX WWUS43 KDTX
*INDWSWFWA WWUS43 KIWX
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
*ARBNPWDTX WWUS73 KDTX
*INDWSWFWA WWUS73 KIWX
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH ARBFFADTX WGUS63 KDTX
INDFFAFWA WGUS63 KIWX
CODED CI TIES FORECAST *ARBCCFDTX FPUS43 KDTX
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE *ARBRTPDTX ASUS63 KDTX
INDRTPFWA ASUS63 KIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION **ARBAFDDTX FXUS63 KDTX
AIR QUALITY INDEX *ARBAQIDTX AEUS73 KDTX
**ARBAFDDTX REPLACES ARBSFDDTX. ARBSFDDTX WILL NO LONGER BE
ISSUED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
DEAN P. GULEZIAN DAN HOUSER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
9200 WHITE LAKE ROAD 4899 SOUTH COMPLEX DR., SE
WHITE LAKE MI 48386-1126 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-4034
248-625-3309 x 642 616-956-7180 x 642
GARY G. CAMPBELL JOHN F. MACHOWSKI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
8800 PASSENHEIM ROAD 112 AIRPARK DRIVE SOUTH
GAYLORD MI 49735-9454 NEGAUNEE MI 49866
517-731-1194 x 642 906-475-5782 x 642
MICHAEL E. SABONES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
7550 E850N
SYRACUSE IN 46567
219-834-5178 x 642
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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