960103:

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 960103:
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 13:55:25 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST FRI JAN 3 1997
 
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   SHORT-FUSE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FROM ELEVEN NWS      
          OFFICES TO TAKE ON A NEW LOOK...EFFECTIVE MARCH 4 1997 
 
BEGINNING MARCH 4 1997 AT 600 AM CST / 1200 UNIVERSAL TIME
COORDINATED OR UTC/...SHORT FUSE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS ISSUED
BY THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /NWSO/ AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /NWSFO/ WILL HAVE A
DIFFERENT APPEARANCE.
                                                       CODE
OFFICE                                                 /NNN/
 
NWSFO TOPEKA KANSAS                                     TOP 
NWSFO OMAHA NEBRASKA                                    OMA 
NWSO GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO                            GJT
NWSO WICHITA KANSAS                                     ICT
NWSO NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN AT GAYLORD MICHIGAN   APN
NWSO RIVERTON WYOMING                                   RIW
NWSO CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT LINCOLN ILLINOIS               SPI
NWSO GREEN BAY WISCONSIN                                GRB
NWSO RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA                            RAP
NWSO QUAD CITIES AT DAVENPORT IOWA                      MLI
NWSO SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI                               SGF
 
THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WITH A BULLET STYLE FORMAT

THE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS AFFECTED ARE
                                                                 
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCT      NWWS ID      WMO HEADER FOR FOS  
 
  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING     CCCSVRNNN    WUUS1 KNNN
TORNADO WARNING                 CCCTORNNN    WFUS1 KNNN
FLASH FLOOD WARNING             CCCFFWNNN    WRUS1 KNNN
               
CONTENT OF THE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN THE SAME...ONLY THE
APPEARANCE WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.  NWS OFFICES IN DES
MOINES IOWA...MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA...KANSAS CITY MISSOURI...AND
PUEBLO COLORADO USED THE NEW FORMAT DURING 1996.  CUSTOMER
SURVEYS PRODUCED HIGH MARKS AND POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM THE MEDIA
AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS.  A SAMPLE WARNING FORMAT FOLLOWS: 
    
    MSPTORMSP
    WFUS1 KMSP
           
    MNC999-221345-
     
    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
    TORNADO WARNING
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
    814 AM CDT MON APR 22 1996
     
    *  TORNADO WARNING FOR
       TEST COUNTY - SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
     
    *  UNTIL 845 AM CDT
     
    *  SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
       TEST CITY
       EXAMPLE TOWN
     
    *  AT 812 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO 10 MILES
       WEST OF TEST CITY MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

    *  THE STORM WILL BE NEAR TEST CITY AT 830 AM
     
    IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A
HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE
 
               ...END OF EXAMPLE...
    
THIS FORMAT MAY BE USED BY THE NWS OFFICE FOR A TEST TORNADO
WARNING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL OR MONTHLY TORNADO DRILLS...
BEGINNING THIS SPRING.  THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO ENSURE THAT
YOUR WARNING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CAN ADAPT TO THE NEW WARNING
DESIGN.
 
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS...PLEASE CONTACT
 
DAVID RUNYAN  816-426-3239 EXT 703  E-MAIL DAVID.RUNYAN@xxxxxxxx
OR MIKE LOONEY 816-426-3239 EXT 701
NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS...ROOM 1836
601 E. 12TH STREET
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI  64106
 
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
                           HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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