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Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 1994 5:14 PM EST Msg: BGJE-6077-8154
Subj: 3 CWA messages; WSHPNSWSH message on avblty of ski reports
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 042135
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EST FRI FEB 4 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: HOUSTON, TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE'S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 5, 1994
With the installation, activation, and pending commissioning of
the Doppler Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR-88D) at the Houston
Area National Weather Service Office, the official warning
responsibility for several southeast Texas counties, and adjacent
coastal waters, as appropriate, will soon change.
Effective Tuesday, April 5, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight
Time, the National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse
warning responsibility for six (6) counties (Table 1) TO the
Houston Area (HOU) Weather Service Office (WSO) FROM Weather
Service Offices (WSO) in Austin, TX (AUS), Galveston, TX (GLS),
Victoria, TX (VCT), and Waco, TX (ACT). This transfer will also
give WSO HOU short-fuse marine warning responsibility for
adjoining coastal waters of Chambers, Galveston, and Jackson
Counties.
For these counties and coastal waters, WSO HOU will issue short-
fuse 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 third update of 1994.
Because of this 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 these counties and adjoining coastal waters using
the HOU identifier (Tables 2 and 3) instead of the AUS, GLS, VCT,
or ACT identifiers. The Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however,
will remain unchanged (as shown in Table 1).
Table 1 State/ UGC county UGC zone From To
County or City code/FIPS # code
Texas
Burleson TXC051- TXZ195- AUS HOU
* Chambers TXC071- TXZ214- GLS HOU
* Galveston TXC167- TXZ238- GLS HOU
* Jackson TXC239- TXZ235- VCT HOU
* adjoining coastal waters - TXZ511- GLS/VCT HOU
Brazos TXC041- TXZ196- ACT HOU
Madison TXC313- TXZ176- ACT HOU
Table 2 The following are short-fuse warning products for the
counties transferred to HOU. UGC county FIPs codes are
used for these products, except for affected coastal
waters in which UGC zone codes will be used.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
+ Tornadoes SATTORHOU WFUS1 KHOU
+ Severe Thunderstorm SATSVRHOU WUUS1 KHOU
* Special Marine Warning SATSMWHOU WMUS1 KHOU
Flash Floods SATFFWHOU WRUS1 KHOU
note: "*" for coastal waters. "+" means that these will
also include special marine warnings when adjoining coastal
waters are affected.
Table 3 The following are key related products for the counties
transferred to HOU. UGC zone codes are used in these
products.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
# Special Weather Statement SATSPSHOU WWUS35 KHOU
# Severe Weather Statement SATSVSHOU WWUS34 KHOU
# Civil Emergency Message SATCEMHOU MMUS40 KHOU
# Flash Flood Statement SATFFSHOU RWUS32 KHOU
# Coastal Flood Stmts/Wrngs SATCFWHOU FZUS68 KHOU
# Winter Weather Wrngs/Stmts SATWSWHOU WWUS46 KHOU
# Non-precipitation Wrngs/Stmts SATNPWHOU WWUS45 KHOU
# Public Information Statement SATPNSHOU ABUS34 KHOU
Local Storm Report SATLSRHOU WWUS30 KHOU
Short-term Forecast SATNOWHOU FXUS21 KHOU
* Marine Weather Statement SATMWSHOU FZUS60 KHOU
Hurricane Local Statement SATHLSHOU WWUS31 KHOU
note: "*" for coastal waters.
"#" users should continue to receive products from
WSFO San Antonio covering longer-fuse events for
these counties including the first 8 categories
in Table 3.
For the present period before this service change, do NOT delete
any product. Just add those you desire. If you have further
questions, you may contact the following:
Mr. Bill Read or Mr. Gene Hafele
Meteorologist in Charge Warning Coordination
National Weather Service Office Meteorologist
1620 Gill Drive
Dickinson, TX 77539
Phone: (713) 337-5074 Mon. - Fri. 800 am - 400 pm
END
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 042135
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EST FRI FEB 4 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: MELBOURNE, FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE'S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 5, 1994
With the installation, activation, and pending commissioning of
the Doppler Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR-88D) at the Melbourne
National Weather Service Office, the official short-fuse warning
responsibility for several east Florida counties, and adjacent
coastal waters, as appropriate, will soon change.
Effective Tuesday, April 5, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Time, the National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse
warning responsibility for four (4) counties (Table 1) TO the
Melbourne (MLB) Weather Service Office (WSO) FROM Weather Service
Offices (WSO) in Daytona Beach, FL (DAB), and West Palm Beach, FL
(PBI). This transfer will also give WSO MLB short-fuse marine
warning responsibility for adjoining coastal waters of Martin,
St. Lucie, and Volusia Counties.
For these counties and coastal waters, WSO MLB will issue short-
fuse 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 fourth update of 1994.
Because of this 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 these counties and adjoining coastal waters using
the MLB identifier (Tables 2 and 3) instead of the DAB or PBI
identifiers. The Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however, will
remain unchanged (as shown in Table 1).
Table 1 State/County UGC county UGC zone From To
or City code/FIPS # code
Florida
* Martin FLC085- FLZ064- PBI MLB
Okeechobee FLC093- FLZ058- PBI MLB
* St. Lucie FLC111- FLZ059- PBI MLB
* Volusia FLC127- FLZ041- DAB MLB
* adjoining coastal waters - FLZ501- DAB/PBI MLB
Table 2 The following are short-fuse warning products for the
counties transferred to MLB. UGC county FIPs codes are
used for these products, except for affected coastal
waters in which UGC zone codes will be used.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
+ Tornadoes MIATORMLB WFUS1 KMLB
+ Severe Thunderstorm MIASVRMLB WUUS1 KMLB
* Special Marine Warning MIASMWMLB WMUS1 KMLB
Flash Floods MIAFFWMLB WRUS1 KMLB
note: "*" for coastal waters. "+" means that these will
also include special marine warnings when adjoining coastal
waters are affected.
Table 3 The following are key related products for the counties
transferred to MLB. UGC zone codes are used in these
products.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
# Special Weather Statement MIASPSMLB WWUS35 KMLB
# Severe Weather Statement MIASVSMLB WWUS34 KMLB
# Civil Emergency Message MIACEMMLB MMUS40 KMLB
# Flash Flood Statement MIAFFSMLB RWUS32 KMLB
# Coastal Flood Stmts/Wrngs MIACFWMLB FZUS68 KMLB
# Winter Weather Wrngs/Stmts MIAWSWMLB WWUS46 KMLB
# Non-precipitation Wrngs/Stmts MIANPWMLB WWUS45 KMLB
# Public Information Statement MIAPNSMLB ABUS34 KMLB
Local Storm Report MIALSRMLB WWUS30 KMLB
Short-term Forecast MIANOWMLB FXUS21 KMLB
* Marine Weather Statement MIAMWSMLB FZUS60 KMLB
Hurricane Local Statement MIAHLSMLB WWUS31 KMLB
note: "*" for coastal waters.
"#" users should continue to receive products from
WSFO Miami covering longer-fuse events for
these counties including the first 8 categories
in Table 3.
For the present period before this service change, do not delete
any product codes. Just add those you desire.
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
Mr. Bart Hagemeyer or Mr. Dennis Decker
Meteorologist in Charge Warning Coordination
National Weather Service Office Meteorologist
421 Croton Road
Melbourne, FL 32935
Phone: (407) 255-0212 Mon. - Fri. 800 am - 400 pm
END
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 042135
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EST FRI FEB 4 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: STERLING VA/WASHINGTON DC WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1994
Effective March 1, 1994 at 10:00 a.m Eastern Standard Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse warning
responsibility for four counties in Virginia and five counties in
West Virginia (Table 1) TO the Sterling (WBC), Washington DC
Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) FROM the Elkins (EKN),
West Virginia Weather Service Office (WSO) and the Richmond (RIC)
Virginia WSO. For these counties, WSFO WBC will issue short-fuse
warning products (Table 2) and related products that give
followup information on the warnings (Table 3). For holders of
NWS Operations Manual Chapter C-47, County Warning Areas, this
transfer is the fifth 1994 update of the latest chapter issuance.
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 these nine counties using the WBC identifier
(Tables 2 and 3) instead of the EKN and RIC identifiers. The
Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however, will remain unchanged (as
shown in Table 1).
However, to ensure that every user has enough time to make the
necessary changes, the WSFO WBC will issue warning products under
BOTH the old identifiers (EKN and RIC) and new identifier (WBC)
until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, April 5, 1994. After
that time, only the new identifier (WBC) will be used.
1. County/Ind. City UGC county UGC zone From To
code code
Pendleton WVC071- WVZ054- EKN WBC
Mineral WVC057- WVZ049- EKN WBC
Grant WVC023- WVZ048- EKN WBC
Hampshire WVC027- WVZ050- EKN WBC
Hardy WVC031- WVZ055- EKN WBC
Highland VAC091- VAZ021- RIC WBC
Nelson VAC125- VAZ036- RIC WBC
Albemarle VAC003- VAZ037- RIC WBC
Spotsylvania VAC177- VAZ056- RIC WBC
City of Charlottesville VAC540- VAZ037- RIC WBC
City of Fredericksburg VAC630- VAZ056- RIC WBC
2. The following are short-fuse warning products for the
nine counties transferred to WBC. UGC county codes are used in
these products.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
tornadoes WBCTORWBC WFUS1 KWBC
severe thunderstorms WBCSVRWBC WUUS1 KWBC
flash floods WBCFFWWBC WRUS1 KWBC
3. The following are key related products for the nine
counties transferred to WBC. UGC zone codes are used in these
products.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID FOS ID
special weather statement WBCSPSWBC WWUS35 KWBC
severe weather statement WBCSVSWBC WWUS34 KWBC
civil emergency message WBCCEMWBC MMUS40 KWBC
public info. statement WBCPNSWBC ABUS34 KWBC
winter weather warnings WBCWSWWBC WWUS46 KWBC
non-precipitation warnings WBCNPWWBC WWUS45 KWBC
short-term forecast WBCNOWWBC FXUS21 KWBC
flash flood statement WBCFFSWBC RWUS32 KWBC
local storm report WBCLSRWBC WWUS30 KWBC
Users should continue to receive products from WSFO WBC covering
longer-fuse events for these counties, including those from the
first six categories listed in table 3.
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
NOAA National Weather Service
Washington Forecast Office
44087 Weather Service Road
Sterling, Virginia 20166
Telephone: 703-260-0107
National Weather Service Office - NOAA
Route 1,Box 271
Elkins, WV 26241
Telephone: 304-636-1200
National Weather Service Office - NOAA
Richmond International Airport
Executive terminal
Sandston, VA 23150-2505
Telephone: 804-222-7411
END
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Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 1994 3:09 PM EST Msg: AGJE-6075-8689
Subj: WSHPNSWSH message on avblty of ski reports
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 031945
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST THU FEB 3 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,
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NWS HEADQUARTERS
SUBJECT: NATIONWIDE SKI REPORTS AVAILABLE ON NWS DISSEMINATION
SYSTEM
Sno Country Reports (SCR), a national collection and distribution
center for ski information, is now providing nationwide ski
condition reports to NWWS and the FOS Public Product Service
(PPS). This is a convenient summary of ski conditions for a
majority of ski areas all across the country.
The reports are transmitted twice a day via a connection to the
Weather Service Forecast Office at Albany, New York. The reports
are available in the AFOS and NWWS identifier ALBRECALB and WMO
header FWUS1 KALB at approximately 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern
time. The 6 a.m. report is not as complete as the 4 p.m. report.
SCR collects and transmits data each day of the ski season from
mid-October to mid-May, or until 10 or fewer ski areas in the
country are open.
The following is a partial sample of the product.
.................PARTIAL SAMPLE ONLY...................
ALBRECALB
FWUS1 KALB 022041
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SKI REPORT
SNO COUNTRY REPORTS WOODSTOCK VT
341 PM EST WED FEB 2 1994
LATEST SKIING CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION AS SUPPLIED BY SNO
COUNTRY REPORTS.
SKIING CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER, SKIER
TRAFFIC AND OTHER FACTORS. BE AWARE OF CHANGING CONDITIONS.
KEY:
PDR = POWDER WETGR = WET GRANULAR
PP = PACKED POWDER WETSN = WET SNOW
HP = HARD PACKED WETPS = WET PACKED SNOW
MGS = MACHINE GROMMED SC = SPRING CONDITIONS
LSGR = LOOSE GRANULAR CORN = CORN SNOW
FRZR = FROZEN GRANULAR VC = VARIABLE CONDITIONS
WBLN = WIND BLOWN ICY = ICY
GRMG = GROOMING SM = SNOW MADE LAST 24 HRS
NEW DAY
SKI AREA SNOW SURFACE BASE TRLS LFTS SM GRMG NS COMMENTS
CT
MOHAWK MTN LSGR 18- 90 23 4 SM GRMG NS
8:30A-10P
MT. SOUTHINGTON MGS 20- 48 14 6 SM GRMG NS
9A-10:30P
POWDER RIDGE PP 10- 40 12 5 SM GRMG NS
9A-10:30P
SKI SUNDOWN LSGR 20- 50 15 4 SM GRMG NS
65 ACRES
9A-5:30P,
6:30P-10P
WOODBURY LSGR 10- 50 12 2 GRMG
10:30A-6P
20 KM
(Message continues with reports from other states that send ski
condition information to SCR)
..............END OF PARTIAL SAMPLE...................
For further information about this service, SCR can be contacted
at the following address:
Wendy More
Ski Area/Media Coordinator
Sno Country Reports
P.O. Box 401
Woodstock, Vermont 05091
telephone: 802-457-3838
FAX: 802-457-1550
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