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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST TUE JAN 31 1995
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: CORRECTION TO SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER
95-17 // SACRAMENTO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE-S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS - EFFECTIVE MAY 1 - 1995.
...THIS IS A CORRECTION TO THE MESSAGE SENT JANUARY 27 - 1995 -
THAT CHANGES THE DATE OF TRANSFER TO MAY 1 - 1995. ALL OTHER
INFORMATION REMAINS THE SAME...
EFFECTIVE MONDAY - MAY 1 - 1995 - AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
TWO COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE SACRAMENTO /SAC/ -
CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN EUREKA
/EKA/ -CALIFORNIA AND THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/ - CALIFORNIA. FOR THESE
COUNTIES - WSO SAC WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE
2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER C-47 - COUNTY WARNING AREAS - THIS IS A CORRECTION
TO THE 17TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
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 TWO COUNTIES USING THE SAC IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE EKA AND SFO IDENTIFIERS. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO SAC. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
LAKE CAZ001- CAC033- EKA NAPA CAZ002- CAC055- SFO
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SAC. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES SFOTORSAC WFUS1 KSAC
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SFOSVRSAC WUUS1 KSAC
FLASH FLOODS SFOFFWSAC WRUS1 KSAC
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SAC. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSAC WWUS35 KSAC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVSSAC WWUS34 KSAC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSAC MMUS40 KSAC
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSAC ABUS34 KSAC
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SFOWSWSAC WWUS46 KSAC
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SFONPWSAC WWUS45 KSAC
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SFONOWSAC FXUS21 KSAC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SFOFFSSAC RWUS32 KSAC
LOCAL STORM REPORT SFOLSRSAC WWUS30 KSAC
+ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO SFO.
WSFO SFO ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENT
AFFECTING THE TWO COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSFO WWUS35 KSFO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVRSFO WWUS34 KSFO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSFO MMUS40 KSFO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSFO ABUS34 KSFO
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SFOWSWSFO WWUS46 KSFO
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SFONPWSFO WWUS45 KSFO
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
/MIC = METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE/
ELIZABETH MORSE - MIC
NEXRAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
1641 RESOURCES BUILDING
1416 9TH STREET
SACRAMENTO CA 95814
/916/ 551-1418
NANCY DEAN - MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
WOODLEY ISLAND
300 STARTARE DRIVE
EUREKA CA 95501
/707/ 443-5610
NORM HOFFMANN - AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
/408/ 656-1710
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST TUE JAN 31 1995
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES - FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS - NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS - OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD WERNLY - CHIEF - WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER 95-21 // BISMARCK - NORTH
DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE-S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 - 1995.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 3 - 1995 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME -
/1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 2 COUNTIES IN
NORTH DAKOTA TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN BISMARCK
/BIS/ - NORTH DAKOTA /TABLE 1/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/
IN FARGO /FAR/ - NORTH DAKOTA.
WSFO BIS WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED
PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47 - COUNTY WARNING
AREAS - THIS TRANSFER IS THE 21ST UPDATE FOR 1995.
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 COUNTIES USING THE BIS IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2
AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FAR IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
CODE CODE
LA MOURE NDZ048- NDC045- FAR BIS
DICKEY NDZ051- NDC021- FAR BIS
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO BIS. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES BISTORBIS WFUS1 KBIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BISSVRBIS WUUS1 KBIS
FLASH FLOODS BISFFWBIS WRUS1 KBIS
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO /BIS/. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ - ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BISSPSBIS WWUS35 KBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BISSVSBIS WWUS34 KBIS
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BISCEMBIS MMUS40 KBIS
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BISPNSBIS ABUS34 KBIS
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BISWSWBIS WWUS46 KBIS
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING BISNPWBIS WWUS45 KBIS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BISNOWBIS FXUS21 KBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BISFFSBIS RWUS32 KBIS
LOCAL STORM REPORT BISLSRBIS WWUS30 KBIS
WSFO BIS WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER-FUSE
EVENTS - INCLUDING THOSE IN TABLE 3.
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
JAMES R. FORS /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE - NOAA
BOX 1016
2301 UNIVERSITY DRIVE - BLDG. 27
BISMARCK - ND 58502-1016
701-223-0647
LUCIUS M. BENNETT /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE - NOAA
ROOM 212
1801 23RD AVENUE NORTH
FARGO - ND 58102-1047
701-239-5607
PATRICK W. ALLARD /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE - NOAA
402 AIRPORT ROAD
WILLISTON - ND 58801-9802
701-572-3198
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