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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST WED JAN 13 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
SUBJECT FORECAST RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES IN WESTERN/
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN
LA CROSSE WISCONSIN ...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 2 1999.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MARCH 2 1999...AT 4:30 A.M...CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /1030 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN LA CROSSE WISCONSIN /LSE/ WILL ASSUME
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRTEEN /13/ ZONES IN
WESTERN/SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...EIGHT /8/ ZONES IN NORTHEAST IOWA
AND SEVEN /7/ ZONES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. FOR THE AFFECTED
ZONES...REFER TO /TABLES 1... 2 AND 3/.
USERS OF THE AFFECTED ZONES /TABLES 1...2 AND 3/...WILL NEED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE INFORMATION USING THE WMO
HEADINGS AND THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IDENTIFIERS
FROM WFO LSE
/SEE TABLE 4/.
TABLE 1: FROM WSFO MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN /MKE/ TO LSE:
THIRTEEN /13/ ZONES IN WEST AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN:
WIZ017-TAYLOR WIZ029-CLARK WIZ032-BUFFALO
WIZ033-TREMPEALEAU WIZ034-JACKSON WIZ041-LA CROSSE
WIZ042-MONROE WIZ043-JUNEAU WIZ044-ADAMS
WIZ053-VERNON WIZ054-CRAWFORD WIZ055-RICHLAND
WIZ061-GRANT
TABLE 2: FROM WSFO DES MOINES IOWA /DSM/ TO LSE:
EIGHT /8/ ZONES IN NORTHEAST IOWA.
IAZ008-MITCHELL IAZ009-HOWARD IAZ010-WINNESHIEK
IAZ011-ALLAMAKEE IAZ018-FLOYD IAZ019-CHICKASAW
IAZ029-FAYETTE IAZ030-CLAYTON
TABLE 3: FROM WSFO MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA /MSP/ TO LSE:
SEVEN /7/ ZONES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
MNZ079-WABASHA MNZ086-DODGE MNZ087-OLMSTED
MNZ088-WINONA MNZ094-MOWER MNZ095-FILLMORE
MNZ096-HOUSTON
TABLE 4: NEW IDENTIFIERS FOR AFFECTED ZONES IN TABLES 1 2 AND 3.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS MKEZFPARX FPUS53 KARX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING MKEWSWLSE WWUS43 KARX
NON-PRECIP ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING MKENPWLSE WWUS73 KARX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH MKEFFALSE WGUS63 KARX
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY MKEAWSLSE AWUS43 KARX
REGIONAL TEMP/PRECIPITATION TABLE MKERTPLSE ASUS63 KARX
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS ID WMO HEADING
CODED CITIES FORECAST MKECCFLSE FPUS43 KARX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION MKEAFDLSE FXUS63 KARX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE:
GLENN R. LUSSKY CRAIG M. EDWARDS BRENDA K. BROCK
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
N2788 COUNTY ROAD FA 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST 9607 NW BEAVER ROAD
LA CROSSE WI 54601 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 JOHNSTON IA 50131
608-784-8275 x 642 612-361-6670 x 642 515-270-4501 x 642
KENNETH R. RIZZO MICHAEL J. SZKIL
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
N3533 HARDSCRABBLE RD. 2485 SOUTH POINT ROAD
DOUSMAN WI 53118-9409 GREEN BAY WI 54313-5522
414-297-3243 x 642 920-494-5845 x 642
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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