CARIBOU MAINE WEATHER SERVICE

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• Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 08:26:31 -0600

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 1994

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, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CARIBOU MAINE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RETAINING COUNTY
          WARNING AREA

On August 26, 1994 a Public Information Statement was issued
stating that the National Weather Service was transferring short-
fused warning responsibility for four (4) northern Maine counties
(Table 1) to the Portland/Gray, Maine (PWM) Weather Service
Forecast Office (WSFO) from the Caribou (CAR), Maine Weather
Service Office (WSO) on November 1, 1994.  The transfer of these
four counties HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.

For these counties, WSO CAR will RETAIN short-fuse warning and
related product responsibility.  For holders of NWS Operations
Manual Chapter C-47, County Warning Areas, this transfer
postponement is an amendment to the 38th update of 1994 of the
latest chapter issuance.

Table 1.  Counties retained by CAR.

County                UGC ZONE  UGC COUNTY
                       code        code
Northwest Aroostook   MEZ001-     MEC003-
Northeast Aroostook   MEZ002-     MEC003-
Southern Aroostook    MEZ006-     MEC003-
Northern Somerset     MEZ003-     MEC025-
Northern Piscataquis  MEZ004-     MEC021-
Northern Penobscot    MEZ005-     MEC019-

Users of weather information for these counties should RETAIN the
following products (Tables 2 and 3) using the CAR identifier.

Table 2. UGC county codes are used in these short-fuse warning
products.

WARNING PRODUCT FOR      NWWS ID        WMO header (for FOS)
Tornadoes                PWMTORCAR      WFUS1 KCAR
Severe Thunderstorms     PWMSVRCAR      WUUS1 KCAR
Flash Floods             PWMFFWCAR      WRUS1 KCAR

Table 3.  The following are key related products.  UGC zone codes
are used in these products.


RELATED PRODUCTS              NWWS ID        WMO header (for FOS)

Special Weather Statement     PWMSPSCAR      WWUS35 KCAR
Severe Weather Statement      PWMSVSCAR      WWUS34 KCAR
Civil Emergency Message       PWMCEMCAR      MMUS40 KCAR
Public Information Statement  PWMPNSCAR      ABUS34 KCAR
* Winter weather warnings     PWMWSWCAR      WWUS46 KCAR
* Non-precipitation warnings  PWMNPWCAR      WWUS45 KCAR
Flash Flood Statement         PWMFFSCAR      RWUS32 KCAR
Local Storm Report            PWMLSRCAR      WWUS30 KCAR

* These would only be used for emergency backup to WSFO PWM (e.g.
PWMWSWPWM / WWUS46 KPWM and PWMNPWPWM / WWUS45 KPWM).

If you have further questions, you may contact the following:

      Albert W. Wheeler (Meteorologist In Charge)
      National Weather Service Forecast Office
      1 Weather Lane
      Gray, Maine  04039
      207-688-3216

      Randall Ravasio (Official in Charge)
      Municipal Airport
      664 Main Street
      Caribou, Maine 04736
      207-496-8931