change in county warning area in WBC area

• To: l.miller.ucar(rec)
• Subject: change in county warning area in WBC area
• From: C.ALEX
• Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 13:46:10 -0700

Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 1994   4:13 PM EST              Msg: IGJE-6098-6215
Subj:   change in county warning area in WBC area     
 
WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 222050

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
350 PM EST TUE FEB 22 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:    PHASE TWO OF THE WASHINGTON DC (AT STERLING VA) WEATHER
            SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA
            EXPANSION...EFFECTIVE APRIL 22, 1994.

Effective April 22, 1994 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the National
Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse warning responsibility for
six counties, one independent city, and any adjoining coastal waters
(Table 1) TO the Washington DC (at Sterling VA) (WBC) Weather Service
Forecast Office (WSFO) FROM Weather Service Offices (WSO) in Baltimore MD
(BWI), and Elkins WV (EKN).  This transfer will give WSFO WBC total short-
fuse marine warning responsibility for the northern half of the Chesapeake
Bay including the Potomac River, north of a line generally from Pocomoke
Sound to Smith Point.  

For these counties, cities, and coastal waters, WSFO WBC will issue short-
fuse warnings (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 sixth 1994
update of the latest chapter issuance and the second transfer to WSFO WBC.
 
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,
cities, and adjoining coastal waters using the WBC identifier (Tables 2
and 3) instead of the BWI, or EKN identifiers.  The Universal Generic
Codes (UGC), however, will remain unchanged (as shown in Table 1).      

1.    State/                  UGC county  UGC zone         From    To   
        County or City        code        code
      Maryland    
        Anne Arundel *        MDC003-     MDZ014-          BWI     WBC
        Baltimore *           MDC005-     MDZ006- & 011-   BWI     WBC
        Baltimore City *      MDC510-     MDZ011-          BWI     WBC
        Harford *             MDC025-     MDZ007-          BWI     WBC         
      * adjoining coastal waters  -       MDZ502-          BWI     WBC  
        Carroll               MDC013-     MDZ005-          BWI     WBC         
        Howard                MDC027-     MDZ010-          BWI     WBC
        Allegany              MDC001-     MDZ002-          EKN     WBC
            
2.    The following are short-fuse warning products for the counties and
      cities transferred to WBC.  UGC county codes are used for these
      products, except for affected coastal waters in which UGC zone codes
      will be used.

      Warning product for             NWWS ID         FOS ID
    + tornadoes                       WBCTORWBC       WFUS1 KWBC
    + severe thunderstorms            WBCSVRWBC       WUUS1 KWBC
    * special marine warning          WBCSMWWBC       WMUS1 KWBC
      flash floods                    WBCFFWWBC       WRUS1 KWBC

      note: "*" means for coastal waters.  "+" means that these will also
      include special marine warnings when adjoining coastal waters are
      affected.
            
3.    The following are key related products for the counties and cities
      transferred to WBC.  UGC zone codes are used in these products.   
    
      Related products                NWWS ID         FOS ID 
      special weather statement       WBCSPSWBC       WWUS35 KWBC
      severe weather statement        WBCSVSWBC       WWUS34 KWBC
      civil emergency message         WBCCEMWBC       MMUS40 KWBC
      flash flood statement           WBCFFSWBC       RWUS32 KWBC
      local storm report              WBCLSRWBC       WWUS30 KWBC
      short-term forecast             WBCNOWWBC       FXUS21 KWBC
      public info. statement          WBCPNSWBC       ABUS34 KWBC
    * marine weather statement        WBCMWSWBC       FZUS60 KWBC
      Hurricane Local Statement       WBCHLSWBC       WWUS31 KWBC

      note: "*" means for coastal waters.
      
Users should continue to receive products from WSFO WBC covering longer-
fuse events for these counties.
      
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
      
      NOAA/NWS
      Washington Forecast Office
      44087 Weather Service Road
      Sterling, Virginia  20166
      Telephone: 703-260-0107

      NOAA/NWS
      Baltimore-Washington International Airport
      Baltimore Maryland  21240
      Telephone: 410-962-2177

      National Weather Service Office - NOAA
      Route 1, Box 271
      Elkins, WV  26241
      Telephone: 304-636-1200

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