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>Date: Wed, 25 May 94 15:43:33 EST
>From:Christine_Alex_at_W-OM13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: CWA changes in Michigan
I sent the attached two-part message on AFOS, NWWS, TG under WSHPNSWSH
(WMO header ADMN81 KWBC) this aftn.
ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL
TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1 OF 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF
SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
(NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: PRODUCT IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE AT DETROIT/PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, EFFECTIVE
JULY 25, 1994.
At 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, July 25, 1994, all products
issued by the Michigan Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) in
Detroit/Pontiac will use the new communications identifier DTX
instead of ARB for products distributed on the Automation of
Field Operations and Services (AFOS), NOAA Weather Wire Service
(NWWS) and the Family of Services (FOS). The old identifier
reflected the previous location of the Michigan WSFO at Ann
Arbor. Users will need to make appropriate adjustments to
receive the new National Weather Service (NWS) products from the
Detroit/Pontiac (DTX), Michigan WSFO.
AFOS and NWWS product identifiers ending with ARB will change to
DTX. For example, a special weather statement from WSFO DTX will
change to ARBSPSDTX from ARBSPSARB. However, AFOS and NWWS
products that end with the Michigan STATE identifier (MI) and
LAKE Identifiers (LH for Lake Huron and SC for Lake St. Clair)
will remain the same. For example the AFOS/NWWS identifier for
Michigan Zone Forecasts will remain ARBZFPMI and the AFOS/NWWS
identifier for the Lake Huron Great Lakes Marine Forecast will
remain ARBGLFLH. Note that the BEGINNING (first three
characters) of all AFOS and NWWS product identifiers issued by
Michigan NWS offices will still be ARB. Only NWWS product
identifiers ENDING with ARB will change (to an ending with DTX).
WMO headers (for FOS users) previously ending with KARB will ALL
change to an ending with KDTX. For example, the WMO header for
Michigan Zone Forecasts will change to FPUS05 KDTX from FPUS5
KARB. The WMO headers for the Great Lakes Marine Forecasts for
Lake Huron will change to FZUS62 KDTX from FZUS62 KARB.
The following is a list of AFOS/NWWS identifiers and WMO headers.
Old AFOS/ New AFOS/ New
NWWS ID NWWS ID WMO header Product Description
ARBGLFLH ARBGLFLH FZUS62 KDTX Great lakes marine forecast
ARBGLFSC ARBGLFSC FZUS63 KDTX Great lakes marine forecast
ARBMWSARB ARBMWSDTX FZUS60 KDTX Marine weather statement
ARBNSHARB ARBNSHDTX FZUS64 KDTX Near shore marine forecast
ARBFLWARB ARBFLWDTX WRUS02 KDTX River flood warning
ARBRR1ARB ARBRR1DTX SRUS21 KDTX Hydrometeorological data, pt 1
ARBRR2ARB ARBRR2DTX SRUS22 KDTX Hydrometeorological data, pt 2
ARBRR3ARB ARBRR3DTX SRUS23 KDTX Hydrometeorological data, pt 3
ARBRR4ARB ARBRR4DTX SRUS24 KDTX Hydrometeorological data, pt 4
ARBRR5ARB ARBRR5DTX N/A Hydrometeorological data, pt 5
ARBRR6ARB ARBRR6DTX N/A Hydrometeorological data, pt 6
ARBRR7ARB ARBRR7DTX N/A Hydrometeorological data, pt 7
ARBRR8ARB ARBRR8DTX N/A Hydrometeorological data, pt 8
ARBRR9ARB ARBRR9DTX RRUS01 KDTX Hydrometeorological data, pt 9
ARBESFARB ARBESFDTX RWUS04 KDTX Spring flood potential outlook
ARBLSRARB ARBLSRDTX WWUS30 KDTX Local storm report
ARBSFDARB ARBSFDDTX FPUS03 KDTX State forecast discussion
ARBSLSMI ARBSLSMI WWUS32 KDTX Svr local storm areal outline
ARBSWRMI ARBSWRMI TTAA00 KDTX State weather roundup
ARBESSARB ARBESSDTX RWUS05 KDTX Water supply outlook
ARBSTPMI ARBSTPMI ABUS21 KDTX State temp and precip table
ARBSWSMI ARBSWSMI ABUS30 KDTX State weather summary
ARBSFPMI ARBSFPMI FPUS01 KDTX State and extended forecast
ARBCCFARB ARBCCFDTX FPUS04 KDTX Coded city forecast
ARBZFPMI ARBZFPMI FPUS05 KDTX Zone forecast product
ARBRECARB ARBRECDTX FWUS01 KDTX Recreational report
ARBRVAARB ARBRVADTX RWUS11 KDTX River summary
ARBFFAARB ARBFFADTX RWUS31 KDTX Flash flood watch
ARBFFSARB ARBFFSDTX RWUS32 KDTX Flash flood statement
ARBFLSARB ARBFLSDTX RWUS42 KDTX Flood statement
ARBSMWARB ARBSMWDTX WMUS01 KDTX Special marine warning
ARBSPSARB ARBSPSDTX WWUS35 KDTX Special weather statement
ARBWSWARB ARBWSWDTX WWUS46 KDTX Winter weather warning
ARBNPWARB ARBNPWDTX WWUS45 KDTX Non-precipitation warning
ARBPNSARB ARBPNSDTX ABUS34 KDTX Public information statement
ARBCEMARB ARBCEMDTX MMUS40 KDTX Civil emergency message
ARBAOAARB ARBAOADTX ABUS50 KDTX Agricultural advisory
ARBAGFARB ARBAGFDTX FXUS08 KDTX Agricultural forecast
ARBRRMARB ARBRRMDTX SRUM10 KDTX Misc. climatological report
ARBAGOARB ARBAGODTX SXUS04 KDTX Agricultural observations
ARBASAARB ARBASADTX N/A Air stagnation advisory
ARBFRFARB ARBFRFDTX FXUS81 KDTX Fruit/frost advisory
ARBFWMARB ARBFWMDTX FXUS76 KDTX Fire weather
ARBLSHARB ARBLSHDTX WMUS02 KDTX Lakeshore warning
ARBNOWARB ARBNOWDTX FXUS21 KDTX Short term forecast
ARBRERARB ARBRERDTX SXUS99 KDTX Record report
ARBRFDARB ARBRFDDTX FXUS73 KDTX Rangeland fire danger stmnt
ARBRVSARB ARBRVSDTX RWUS15 KDTX River summary
ARBSVSARB ARBSVSDTX WWUS34 KDTX Severe weather statement
no prev. ARBSVRDTX WUUS01 KDTX Severe thunderstorm warning
no prev. ARBTORDTX WFUS01 KDTX Tornado warning
no prev. ARBFFWDTX WRUS01 KDTX Flash flood warning
LISTENERS OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS KEC-63 DETROIT (162.550
MHz) AND KIH-29 FLINT (162.400 MHz), PLEASE NOTE:
The NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) program consoles will be moved to
WSFO DTX on July 25, 1994. NWR transmitters will remain in the
same locations, so there will be no change in the programming
itself or in reception areas. Only the locations of NWS
employees doing the programming will change to WSFO DTX from the
Weather Service Office (WSO) near Detroit Airport and WSO Flint.
END OF PART 1 OF 2
NNNNZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL
TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 2 OF 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF
SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
(NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA FOR WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE AT DETROIT/PONTIAC EXPANDS ON
JULY 25, 1994
Effective July 25, 1994 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fused warning
responsibility for 17 counties in Michigan (Table 1) TO the
Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) at Detroit/Pontiac (DTX)
from the Weather Service Offices (WSO) at Detroit (DTW), Michigan
and Flint (FNT), Michigan. WSFO DTX will issue short-fused
warnings (Table 2) and related products that provide followup
information on the warnings (Table 3). For holders of NWS
Operations Manual Chapter C-47, County Warning Areas, this
transfer is the 15th update for 1994.
Because of this county warning transfer and the new WSFO
identifier, subscribers to the NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)
and the Family of Services (FOS) must take appropriate action to
receive NWS products using the DTX identifier (Tables 2 and 3)
instead of DTW, FNT, or ARB. FOS uses WMO headers.
For example, if you have been receiving Tornado Warnings using
the AFOS/NWWS (or WMO header) product identifiers ARBTORDTW
(WUUS1 KDTW) or ARBTORFNT (WUUS1 KFNT), you will need to change
to ARBTORDTX (WUUS01 KDTX). If you have been receiving Special
Marine Warnings using the AFOS/NWWS (or WMO header) product
identifiers ARBSMWARB (WMUS1 KARB), you will need to change to
ARBSMWDTX (WMUS01 KDTX). The Universal Generic Codes (UGC),
however, will remain unchanged (Table 1).
TABLE 1 : County Warning Area Transfer to WSFO DTX
see notes County UGC county UGC zone From To
below (FIPS) code code
Lenawee MIC091- MIZ082- DTW DTX
Livingston MIC093- MIZ068- DTW DTX
2 Macomb MIC099- MIZ070- DTW DTX
1 2 6 St. Clair MIC147- MIZ063- DTW DTX
4 Monroe MIC115- MIZ083- DTW DTX
Oakland MIC125- MIZ069- DTW DTX
Washtenaw MIC161- MIZ075- DTW DTX
2 3 Wayne MIC163- MIZ076- DTW DTX
5 Bay MIC017- MIZ048- FNT DTX
Genesee MIC049- MIZ061- FNT DTX
5 6 Huron MIC063- MIZ049- FNT DTX
Lapeer MIC087- MIZ062- FNT DTX
Midland MIC111- MIZ047- FNT DTX
Saginaw MIC145- MIZ053- FNT DTX
6 Sanilac MIC151- MIZ055- FNT DTX
Shiawassee MIC155- MIZ060- FNT DTX
5 Tuscola MIC157- MIZ054- FNT DTX
1 adjoining waters of St. Clair River MIZ517- ARB DTX
2 adjoining waters of Lake St. Clair MIZ518- ARB DTX
3 adjoining waters of Detroit River MIZ519- ARB DTX
4 adjoining MI waters of Lake Erie MIZ520- ARB DTX
...adjoining waters of Lake Huron: 5,6
5 Alabaster MI to Port Austin MI MIZ511- ARB DTX
6 Port Austin MI to Port Huron MI MIZ512- ARB DTX
open lake waters (Lake Huron) LHZ501- ARB DTX
open lake waters (Lake St. Clair) SCZ501- ARB DTX
TABLE 2: The following are short-fused warning products for the
counties transferred to WSFO DTX. UGC county FIPS codes are used
in these products except for affected adjoining waters in which
UGC zone codes for marine areas will be used.
Warning products for AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
+ Tornadoes ARBTORDTX WFUS01 KDTX
+ Severe thunderstorms ARBSVRDTX WUUS01 KDTX
* special marine warning ARBSMWDTX WMUS01 KDTX
Flash floods ARBFFWDTX WRUS01 KDTX
"+" means that special marine warnings will also be included when
adjoining waters are affected. "*" means for water areas only.
TABLE 3: The following are related products for the counties
transferred to WSFO DTX. UGC zone codes are used in these
products.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
Special weather statement ARBSPSDTX WWUS35 KDTX
Severe weather statement ARBSVSDTX WWUS34 KDTX
Civil emergency message ARBCEMDTX MMUS40 KDTX
Public infor. Statement ARBPNSDTX ABUS34 KDTX
Winter weather warnings ARBWSWDTX WWUS46 KDTX
Non-precipitation warnings ARBNPWDTX WWUS45 KDTX
Short-term forecast ARBNOWDTX FXUS21 KDTX
Flash flood statement ARBFFSDTX RWUS32 KDTX
Local storm report ARBLSRDTX WWUS30 KDTX
Marine Weather Statement * ARBMWSDTX FZUS60 KDTX
* for water areas only
If you have any questions on parts 1 or 2 of this message,
contact one of the following:
Dean Gulezian, Michigan Area Manager
NOAA/National Weather Service
9200 White Lake Road
White Lake, MI 48386-1126
(313) 625-3309
Edward Burney Michael Nadolski
Official in Charge Official in Charge
NOAA/Nat'l Weather Service NOAA/Nat'l Weather Service
Metropolitan Airport, Bldg. 348 3519 W. Bristol Road
Detroit, MI 48242-1496 Flint, MI 48507-3187
(313) 955-1231 (810) 232-1725
END OF PART 2 OF 2
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