19990114: Zone responsibility transfer - Green Bay, WI

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• Subject: 19990114: Zone responsibility transfer - Green Bay, WI
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:31:34 -0700

999 
NOUS41 KWBC 141746
PNSWSH
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST THU JAN 14 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   TRANSFER OF FORECASTS FOR 22 ZONES IN NORTHEAST
          WISCONSIN TO THE GREEN BAY COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS
          AND HEADINGS...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 2 1999.
 
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MARCH 2 1999...AT 4:30 A.M...CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /1030 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...FORECASTS FOR 22 ZONES
IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GREEN
BAY WMO HEADINGS AND NWWS IDENTIFIERS /TABLE 2/. THIS IS IN
PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
THESE ZONES BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN GREEN BAY
WISCONSIN /GRB/. BETWEEN MARCH 2 1999 AND THE DATE OF ASSUMPTION
BY WFO GRB...THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 2 WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO
MILWAUKEE USING THE GREEN BAY CODES.  
 
USERS OF THE AFFECTED ZONES /TABLE 1/ WILL NEED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE INFORMATION USING THE NEW WMO
HEADINGS AND THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IDENTIFIERS IN
TABLE 2. 
 
TABLE 1. AFFECTED ZONES IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.
     
WIZ005-VILAS        WIZ010-ONEIDA       WIZ011-FOREST       
WIZ012-FLORENCE     WIZ013-MARINETTE    WIZ018-LINCOLN
WIZ019-LANGLADE     WIZ020-MENOMINEE    WIZ021-OCONTO       
WIZ022-DOOR         WIZ030-MARATHON     WIZ031-SHAWANO
WIZ035-WOOD         WIZ036-PORTAGE      WIZ037-WAUPACA      
WIZ038-OUTAGAMIE    WIZ039-BROWN        WIZ040-KEWAUNEE
WIZ045-WAUSHARA     WIZ048-WINNEBAGO    WIZ049-CALUMET      
WIZ050-MANITOWOC
 
TABLE 2...THE FOLLOWING WILL BE NEW HEADINGS AND IDENTIFIERS FOR
THE ZONES IN TABLE 1.
 
PRODUCT                            NWWS ID     WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS              MKEZFPGRB   FPUS53 KGRB
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING   MKEWSWGRB   WWUS43 KGRB
NON-PRECIP.ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING     MKENPWGRB   WWUS73 KGRB
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                  MKEFFAGRB   WGUS63 KGRB
LAKE SHORE WARNING                 MKELSHGRB   WHUS63 KGRB
                         
     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE:
 
 
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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