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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
255 PM EST MON MAR 28 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: BUFFALO (BUF), NEW YORK WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1994.
Effective June 1, 1994 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse warning
responsibility for eight counties in western New York (Table 1)
TO the Buffalo (BUF), New York Weather Service Forecast Office
(WSFO) FROM the Rochester (ROC), New York and Syracuse (SYR), New
York Weather Service Offices (WSO). WSFO BUF 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 10th update of the latest chapter issuance
for 1994.
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 eight counties using the BUF
identifier (Tables 2 and 3) instead of the ROC and SYR
identifiers. (For example, if you have been receiving severe
thunderstorm warnings using the product identifier BUFSVRROC, you
will have to add or change your product identifier to BUFSVRBUF.)
The Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however, will remain unchanged
(as shown in Table 1).
1. County UGC county UGC zone From To
code code
N. Cayuga NYC011- NYZ005- SYR BUF
Jefferson NYC045- NYZ007- SYR BUF
Lewis NYC049- NYZ008- SYR BUF
Livingston NYC051- NYZ013- ROC BUF
Monroe NYC055- NYZ003- ROC BUF
Ontario NYC069- NYZ014- ROC BUF
Oswego NYC075- NYZ006- SYR BUF
Wayne NYC117- NYZ004- ROC BUF
2. The following are short-fuse warning products for the eight
counties transferred to BUF. UGC county codes are used in
these products.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
tornadoes BUFTORBUF WFUS1 KBUF
severe thunderstorms BUFSVRBUF WUUS1 KBUF
flash floods BUFFFWBUF WRUS1 KBUF
3. The following are key related products for the eight
counties transferred to BUF. UGC zone codes are used in
these products.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
special weather statement BUFSPSBUF WWUS35 KBUF
severe weather statement BUFSVSBUF WWUS34 KBUF
civil emergency message BUFCEMBUF MMUS40 KBUF
public info. statement BUFPNSBUF ABUS34 KBUF
winter weather warnings BUFWSWBUF WWUS46 KBUF
non-precipitation warnings BUFNPWBUF WWUS45 KBUF
short-term forecast BUFNOWBUF FXUS21 KBUF
flash flood statement BUFFFSBUF RWUS32 KBUF
local storm report BUFLSRBUF WWUS30 KBUF
Longer-fuse warnings, forecasts, and statements will continue to
be issued by WSFO BUF.
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
Guy E. Tucker
Acting AM/MIC
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Greater Buffalo Int'l Airport
East Terminal
Buffalo, NY 14225
(716-632-1319) Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Gerald E. English, MIC
National Weather Service
Greater Rochester Int'l Airport
One Airport Way - Suite 305
Rochester, NY 14624-3151
(716-328-7391) Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Stephen W. Francis,
Acting OIC
National Weather Service
Hancock Airport
North Syracuse, NY 13212
(315-455-6601) Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
255 PM EST MON MAR 28 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: BURLINGTON (BTV), VERMONT WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE'S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
JUNE 1, 1994
Effective June 1, 1994 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse warning
responsibility for three counties in northern New York (Table 1)
TO the Burlington (BTV), Vermont Weather Service Office (WSO)
FROM the Albany (ALB), New York Weather Service Forecast Office
(WSFO) and the Syracuse (SYR), New York WSO. For these three
counties, WSO BTV 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 11th
update of the latest chapter issuance for 1994.
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 three counties using the BTV
identifier (Tables 2 and 3) instead of the ALB and SYR
identifiers. (For example if you have been receiving severe
thunderstorm warnings using the product identifier ALBSVRALB, you
will have to add or change your product identifier to ALBSVRBTV.)
The Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however, will remain unchanged
(as shown in Table 1).
1. County UGC county UGC zone From To
code code
Essex NYC031- NYZ034- & 035- ALB BTV
Franklin NYC033- NYZ027- & 030- ALB BTV
St Lawrence NYC089- NYZ026- & 029- SYR BTV
2. The following are short-fuse warning products for the three
counties transferred to BTV. UGC county codes are used in
these products.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
tornadoes ALBTORBTV WFUS1 KBTV
severe thunderstorms ALBSVRBTV WUUS1 KBTV
floods ALBFFWBTV WRUS1 KBTV
3. The following are key related products for the three
counties transferred to BTV. UGC zone codes are used in
these products.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER
special weather statement ALBSPSBTV WWUS35 KBTV
severe weather statement ALBSVSBTV WWUS34 KBTV
civil emergency message ALBCEMBTV MMUS40 KBTV
public info. statement ALBPNSBTV ABUS34 KBTV
* winter weather warnings ALBWSWBTV WWUS46 KBTV
* non-precipitation warnings ALBNPWBTV WWUS45 KBTV
short-term forecast ALBNOWBTV FXUS21 KBTV
flood statement ALBFFSBTV RWUS32 KBTV
local storm report ALBLSRBTV WWUS30 KBTV
* used during emergency backup operations for the WSFO ALB.
Users should continue to receive products from WSFO ALB
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:
Robert Bell or Steve Hogan Roland Loffredo or Stan Levine
NWS Office NWS Forecast Office
Burlington Int'l Airport Albany County Airport
South Burlington, VT 05403 Albany, NY 12211
802-862-2475 518-869-6347
Meteorologist-in-Charge
NWS Office
Hancock Airport
North Syracuse, NY 13212
315-455-6601
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