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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
115 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 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 FOUR NWS
OFFICES IN THE EASTERN U.S. TO TAKE ON A NEW
LOOK...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 8 1997
ON OCTOBER 8 1997 AT 8 A.M. EDT (1200 UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED
OR UTC)...A NEW SHORT-FUSED SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FORMAT WILL BE
USED BY FOUR EASTERN REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
(NWSOS) AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES (NWSFOS).
THEY ARE:
OFFICE
NWSFO RALEIGH-DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA
NWSO NEWPORT NORTH CAROLINA
NWSO WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA AND
NWSFO ALBANY NEW YORK
THE SHORT-FUSED WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WITH A BULLET STYLE
FORMAT INSTEAD OF A LONGER VERSION USED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
THIS FORMAT ALLOWS CRITICAL INFORMATION TO CLEARLY STAND OUT ON
INDIVIDUAL LINES...SEPARATED BY A BLANK LINE. THE NEW APPEARANCE
MAKES IT EASIER TO REVIEW AND READ THE WARNING QUICKLY.
NO PRODUCT IDENTIFIER/HEADER CHANGES AND NO UNIVERSAL GENERIC
FORMAT INSTEAD OF A LONGER VERSION USED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
THIS FORMAT ALLOWS CRITICAL INFORMATION TO CLEARLY STAND OUT ON
INDIVIDUAL LINES...SEPARATED BY A BLANK LINE. THE NEW APPEARANCE
MAKES IT EASIER TO REVIEW AND READ THE WARNING QUICKLY.
NO PRODUCT IDENTIFIER/HEADER CHANGES AND NO UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODE CHANGES ARE REQUIRED BY NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/
CUSTOMERS...FAMILY OF SERVICE /FOS/ CUSTOMERS...OR OTHER NWS
CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE THE NEW FORMAT. HOWEVER...SOME TELEVISION
STATIONS...POSSIBLY INCLUDING CABLE TELEVISION...WILL NEED TO
ENSURE EQUIPMENT USED TO GENERATE A CRAWL WILL ACCOMMODATE THE
NEW WARNING FORMAT.
THE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION
HEADERS ARE:
SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS RDUSVRRDU WUUS1 KRDU
RDUSVRMHX WUUS01 KMHX
RDUSVRILM WUUS1 KILM
ALBSVRALB WUUS1 KALB
TORNADO WARNINGS RDUTORRDU WFUS1 KRDU
RDUTORMHX WFUS01 KMHX
RDUTORILM WFUS1 KILM
ALBTORALB WFUS1 KALB
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS RDUFFWRDU WRUS1 KRDU
RDUFFWMHX WRUS01 KMHX
RDUFFWILM WRUS1 KILM
ALBFFWALB WRUS1 KALB
A SAMPLE WARNING FORMAT FOLLOWS:
.............S A M P L E O N L Y.....NOT FOR REAL.......
RDUTORMHX
WFUS01 KMHX
NCC147-061815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT NC
130 PM EDT TUESDAY MAY 6 1997
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR PITT COUNTY - EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* TORNADO WILL BE NEAR-
SIMPSON AT 145 PM EDT
GRIMESLAND AT 150 PM EDT
* AT 130 PM EDT...TORNADO INDICATED NEAR WINTERVILLE...BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR...MOVING NORTHEAST
20 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS - SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM - AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
{OPTIONAL NUMERIC SEQUENCE FOR USE WITH AZRANWHIZ TO
AUTOMATICALLY CREATE LAT/LONG PATHCAST - E.G. 142.672 74.499
142.672 74.403 142.672 74.307 142.672 74.211 142.672 74.115}
END OF SAMPLE
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICK WATLING W/ER1X1
NWS EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVENUE
BOHEMIA NY 11715
PHONE 516-244-0123
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /SMALL CASE/
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