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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...RECISION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST THU JAN 25 1996
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT DELAY OF BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANSION UNTIL
MID SUMMER.
RE RECISION OF SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE
96-18... AS ISSUED 200 PM EST WED JANUARY 24 1996
THE NUMBER 96-18 WILL BE USED FOR ANOTHER SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER MESSAGE
DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOPPLER WEATHER
SURVEILLANCE RADAR NEAR MINOT NORTH DAKOTA...THE FOLLOWING 5
COUNTIES /TABLE 1/ WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED ON APRIL 1 1996 TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN BISMARCK /BIS/...NORTH
DAKOTA. THESE COUNTIES WILL REMAIN UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN WILLISTION /ISN/...NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL MID SUMMER. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE AS SOON
AS A DATE CAN BE DETERMINED.
NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS IN KANSAS CITY REGRETS ANY
INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THEIR REQUEST TO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS TO
TRANSMIT THE ABOVE REFERENCED MESSAGE ON JANUARY 24.
BECAUSE OF THIS DELAY...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST CONTINUE TO
USE THE ISN IDENTIFIER TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES /TABLES 2 AND 3/ AND NOT THE
BIS IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1. UNTIL MID SUMMER...
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY REMAINING WITH
CODE CODE
GOLDEN VALLEY NDZ031- NDC033- ISN
BILLINGS NDZ032- NDC007- ISN
BURKE NDZ002- NDC013- ISN
MOUNTRAIL NDZ010- NDC061- ISN
DUNN NDZ018- NDC025- ISN
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES REMAINING WITH ISN UNTIL MID SUMMER. UGC COUNTY CODES
/C/ ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES BISTORISN WFUS1 KISN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BISSVRISN WUUS1 KISN
FLASH FLOODS BISFFWISN WRUS1 KISN
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
REMAINING WITH ISN UNTIL MID SUMMER. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BISSPSISN WWUS35 KISN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BISSVSISN WWUS34 KISN
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BISCEMISN MMUS40 KISN
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BISPNSISN ABUS34 KISN
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BISNOWISN FXUS21 KISN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BISFFSISN RWUS32 KISN
LOCAL STORM REPORT BISLSRISN WWUS30 KISN
HOWEVER...WSFO BIS WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES.
PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BISSPSBIS WWUS35 KBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BISSVSBIS WWUS34 KBIS
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BISCEMBIS MMUS40 KBIS
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BISPNSBIS ABUS34 KBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BISFFSBIS RWUS32 KBIS
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BISWSWBIS WWUS46 KBIS
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS BISNPWBIS WWUS45 KBIS
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING
JAMES R. FORS /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
BOX 1016
2301 UNIVERSITY DR.... BLDG. 27
BISMARCK ND 58502-1016
701-250-4224
PATRICK W. ALLARD /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
402 AIRPORT RD.
WILLISTON ND 58801-9802
701-572-3198
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