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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 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
SUBJECT ADDITIONAL NWS OFFICES GAIN PARTIAL /SHARED/
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCHES/
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 1996
...NOTE...THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE CUSTOMERS
TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS...FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ HEADER CODES...OR
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES FOR ZONES.
EFFECTIVE 0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /3 A.M. CST
- 2 A.M. MST/...TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 5 1996...A NUMBER OF WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ OFFICES IN THE MIDWEST U.S. WILL GAIN NEWLY
ACQUIRED PARTIAL /OR SHARED/ RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ZONE
FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE WATCHES/WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. THESE
WSOS WILL SHARE THIS RESPONSIBILITY WITH ESTABLISHED WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WSFO/. THIS IS AN INTERIM PHASE IN THE
NWS MODERNIZATION THAT WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICES THROUGH
MORE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF LONG-AND-SHORT FUSE WARNINGS AND
FORECASTS. THE NWS OFFICES INVOLVED ARE LISTED BELOW.
AROUND 4 A.M AND 4 P.M. LOCAL TIME...WSFOS WILL ISSUE
SCHEDULED PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS FOR THEIR ASSIGNED ZONES AND...IF
NECESSARY...ASSOCIATED WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION
WATCHES/WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. AT OTHER UNSCHEDULED
TIMES...AS NECESSARY...THESE PRODUCTS MAY BE ISSUED BY A WSO
USING THE SAME NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND FOS HEADERS THAT THE
WSFO USES. THUS...NO PRODUCT IDENTIFIER AND HEADER CHANGES ARE
REQUIRED BY NWS CUSTOMERS. THE ISSUING OFFICE /WHETHER WSO OR
WSFO/ WILL BE INDICATED IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR LABEL
WITHIN THE PRODUCT ITSELF.
THE NWS PRODUCT CATEGORIES REFERRED TO IN THE THESE CHANGES
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
NWWS/FOS
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS ZFP/FPUS5 OR FPUS05
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WSW/WWUS46
NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARDS NPW/WWUS45
THE FOLLOWING OFFICES WILL IMPLEMENT THIS SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY BEGINNING NOVEMBER 5 1996 AT 0900 UTC. FURTHER
INQUIRES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THESE NWS OFFICES. PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS FROM THESE OFFICES WILL CONTAIN MORE
DETAILED LOCAL INFORMATION.
WSFO CHEYENNE WY WSFO CHICAGO IL WSFO SIOUX FALLS SD
PH. 307-772-2468 PH. 815-834-0600 PH. 605-330-4247
WSO RIVERTON WY WSO CENTRAL IL WSO ABERDEEN SD
PH. 307-857-3898 PH. 217-732-4029 PH. 605-225-5547
WSO RAPID CITY SD
PH. 605-341-9271
WSFO ST. LOUIS MO WSFO BISMARCK ND WSFO MINNEAPOLIS MN
PH. 314-447-1876 PH. 701-250-4224 PH. 612-725-3741
WSO SPRINGFIELD MO WSO EASTERN ND WSO DULUTH MN
PH. 417-863-1456 PH. 701-772-0720 /FOR NORTHEAST MN/
PH. 218-720-5255
WSFO DES MOINES IA WSFO DETROIT MI WSFO LOUISVILLE KY
PH. 515-270-4501 PH. 313-625-3309 PH. 502-969-8842
WSO QUAD CITIES IA WSO MARQUETTE MI WSO PADUCAH KY
PH. 319-391-6729 PH. 906-475-5782 PH. 502-744-6440
WSO NORTH CENTRAL
LOWER MI
PH. 517-731-3384
WSO GRAND RAPIDS MI
PH. 616-956-5922
WSFO INDIANAPOLIS IN
PH. 317-856-0361
THE FOLLOWING OFFICES HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE
WATCHES/WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.
WSFO TOPEKA KS WSFO OMAHA NE
WSO WICHITA KS WSO HASTINGS NE
WSO GOODLAND KS WSO NORTH PLATTE NE
WSO DODGE CITY KS WSO KANSAS CITY MO
WSFO DENVER CO WSO PUEBLO CO
WSO GRAND JUNCTION CO
NOTE FOR INTERNET USERS: THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE
CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE ON THE WEB AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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