970602: warning area change-Seattle-Tacoma

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• Subject: 970602: warning area change-Seattle-Tacoma
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 14:55:12 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT MON JUN 2 1997 
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
          SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT:  SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA CHANGE NOTICE 97-3:
          SEATTLE-TACOMA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE'S
          SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
          JULY 1 1997 
 
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 1997...AT 4:00 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME.../1100
UNIVERSAL STANDARD TIME/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL
TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEWIS COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON /TABLE 1/ TO THE SEATTLE-TACOMA /SEA/...
WASHINGTON WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WSFO IN
PORTLAND /PDX/...OREGON.   FOR LEWIS COUNTY...WSFO SEA WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.  FOR HOLDERS
OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER  C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 3RD UPDATE FOR 1997. 
 
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THIS COUNTY USING THE SEATTLE-TACOMA
IDENTIFIER /SEA/ /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE PORTLAND
IDENTIFIER /PDX/.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/...BY COUNTY /C/
REMAINS UNCHANGED.  HOWEVER THE LISTED UGCS BY ZONE /Z/ GO INTO
EFFECT JULY 1 1997. 

TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO SEA. /Z= ZONE CODE; C= COUNTY CODE/ 
 
COUNTY                        UGC Z     UGC C             
LEWIS /WEST/                  WAZ011-   WAC041-        
LEWIS /CENTRAL/               WAZ004-   WAC041-
LEWIS /EAST/                  WAZ018-   WAC041-
      
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO SEA.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 
 
WARNING PRODUCT FOR:      NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                 SEATORSEA          WFUS1 KSEA
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      SEASVRSEA          WUUS1 KSEA
FLASH FLOODS              SEAFFWSEA          WRUS1 KSEA
 
TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO SEA. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 
 
 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     SEASVSSEA      WWUS34 KSEA
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      SEACEMSEA      MMUS40 KSEA
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       SEAPNSSEA      ABUS34 KSEA
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          SEANOWSEA      FPUS75 KSEA
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        SEAFFSSEA      RWUS32 KSEA
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           SEALSRSEA      WWUS30 KSEA
 
WSFO SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENT
AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY.  
 
 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      SEAWSWSEA      WWUS46 KSEA
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   SEANPWSEA      WWUS45 KSEA
 
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
 
CHRIS HILL...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
7600 SAN POINT WAY NE...BIN C15700
SEATTLE...WASHINGTON 98115
/206/ 576-6095
 
STEVE TODD...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE 
5241 NE 122ND AVENUE
PORTLAND...OREGON 97230-1089
/503/ 326-2340
    
NOTE: THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE:  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
                                   /LOWER CASE/ 
 
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