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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST WED FEB 1 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 SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE 95-22
JACKSON...MISSISSIPPI...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...
EFFECTIVE APRIL 4...1995
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...APRIL 4...1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
TWENTY-ONE /21/ COUNTIES/PARISHES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE
JACKSON /JAN/ WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WSFO IN
LITTLE ROCK /LIT/...AR...AND WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN MERIDIAN
/MEI/ AND TUPELO /TUP/...MS...AND BATON ROUGE /BTR/...AND SHREVEPORT
/SHV/...LA. FOR THESE COUNTIES/PARISHES...WSFO JAN WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE
FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 22ND UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY/PARISH 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 THE 21 COUNTIES/PARISHES USING THE JAN IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LIT...MEI...TUP...BTR...OR SHV
IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO JAN . /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
ARKANSAS COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
ASHLEY ARC003- ARZ074- LIT JAN
CHICOT ARC017- ARZ075- LIT JAN
LOUISIANA PARISH UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
CATAHOULA LAC025- LAZ024- BTR JAN
CONCORDIA LAC029- LAZ026- BTR JAN
EAST CARROLL LAC035- LAZ009- SHV JAN
FRANKLIN LAC041- LAZ023- SHV JAN
MADISON LAC065- LAZ016- SHV JAN
MOREHOUSE LAC067- LAZ007- SHV JAN
RICHLAND LAC083- LAZ015- SHV JAN
TENSAS LAC107- LAZ025- SHV JAN
WEST CARROLL LAC123- LAZ008- SHV JAN
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
CLARKE MSC023- MSZ058- MEI JAN
JASPER MSC061- MSZ057- MEI JAN
JONES MSC067- MSZ066- MEI JAN
KEMPER MSC069- MSZ046- MEI JAN
LAUDERDALE MSC075- MSZ052- MEI JAN
NESHOBA MSC099- MSZ045- MEI JAN
NEWTON MSC101- MSZ051- MEI JAN
NOXUBEE MSC103- MSZ039- MEI JAN
OKTIBBEHA MSC105- MSZ033- TUP JAN
WINSTON MSC159- MSZ038- MEI JAN
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 21
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO JAN . UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING JANTORJAN WFUS1 KJAN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JANSVRJAN WUUS1 KJAN
FLASH FLOOD WARNING JANFFWJAN WRUS1 KJAN
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 21 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO JAN . UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT JANSPSJAN WWUS35 KJAN
+ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT JANSVSJAN WWUS34 KJAN
+ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE JANCEMJAN MMUS40 KJAN
+ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT JANFFSJAN RWUS32 KJAN
+/ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS JANWSWJAN WWUS46 KJAN
+/ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSY JANNPWJAN WWUS45 KJAN
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT JANPNSJAN ABUS34 KJAN
LOCAL STORM REPORT JANLSRJAN WWUS30 KJAN
SHORT-TERM FORECAST JANNOWJAN FXUS21 KJAN
+ ALSO USED FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES.
/ FOR AR COUNTIES AND LA PARISHES...USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP ONLY.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR AR COUNTIES AND LA PARISHES...USERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH A CCC OF LIT FOR
ARKANSAS COUNTIES AND A CCC OF NEW FOR LOUISIANA PARISHES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMCCC MMUS40 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSCCC RWUS32 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CCCPNSCCC ABUS34 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. TICE WAGNER OR MR. JIM BUTCH
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
234 WEATHER SERVICE DRIVE
JACKSON MS 39208 PHONE 601-936-2189 MON.-FRI. 8 AM - 4 PM
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST WED FEB 1 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 SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 95-23
NEW ORLEANS...LOUISIANA...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE PARISH/COUNTY WARNING AREA
EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE APRIL 4...1995
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...APRIL 4...1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 17
PARISHES/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN SOUTHEAST LOUSISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI TO THE NEW ORLEANS AREA /NEW/...LOUISIANA...WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN
BATON ROUGE /BTR/...LA...AND MOBILE /MOB/...AL...AND WSFO JACKSON
/JAN/...MS. THIS TRANSFER WILL ALSO GIVE WSFO NEW SHORT-FUSE MARINE
WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF
HANCOCK...HARRISON...AND JACKSON COUNTIES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
FOR THESE PARISHES/COUNTIES AND COASTAL WATERS...WSFO NEW WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE
FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 23TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS PARISH/COUNTY 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 THE 17 PARISHES/COUNTIES AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS
USING THE NEW IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE
BTR...MOB...OR JAN IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
LOUISIANA PARISH UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
ASCENSION LAC005- LAZ049- BTR NEW
E. BATON ROUGE LAC033- LAZ048- BTR NEW
E. FELICIANA LAC037- LAZ036- BTR NEW
IBERVILLE LAC047- LAZ046- BTR NEW
LIVINGSTON LAC063- LAZ050- BTR NEW
POINTE COUPEE LAC077- LAZ034- BTR NEW
ST. HELENA LAC091- LAZ037- BTR NEW
W. BATON ROUGE LAC121- LAZ047- BTR NEW
W. FELICIANA LAC125- LAZ035- BTR NEW
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
AMITE MSC005- MSZ069- JAN NEW
+ HANCOCK MSC045- MSZ080- MOB NEW
+ HARRISON MSC047- MSZ081- MOB NEW
+ JACKSON MSC059- MSZ082- MOB NEW
PEARL RIVER MSC109- MSZ077- MOB NEW
PIKE MSC113- MSZ070- JAN NEW
WALTHALL MSC147- MSZ071- JAN NEW
WILKINSON MSC157- MSZ068- JAN NEW
+ ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS TO UGC Z FROM TO
JACKSON ALZ501- MOB NEW
HARRSION ALZ501- AND LAZ501- MOB NEW
HANCOCK LAZ501- MOB NEW
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 17
PARISHES/COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO NEW . UGC C CODES ARE USED IN
THESE...EXCEPT FOR UGC Z CODES FOR AFFECTED COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADO WARNING NEWTORNEW WFUS1 KNEW
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEWSVRNEW WUUS1 KNEW
/ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NEWSMWNEW WMUS1 KNEW
FLASH FLOOD WARNING NEWFFWNEW WRUS1 KNEW
+ MEANS THAT THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN
ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ARE AFFECTED.
/ FOR COASTAL WATERS.
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 17 PARISHES
/COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO NEW . UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSPSNEW WWUS35 KNEW
+ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSVSNEW WWUS34 KNEW
+ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE NEWCEMNEW MMUS40 KNEW
+ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NEWFFSNEW RWUS32 KNEW
+ COASTAL FLOOD STMTS/WRNGS NEWCFWNEW FZUS68 KNEW
+ / WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS NEWWSWNEW WWUS46 KNEW
+ / NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS NEWNPWNEW WWUS45 KNEW
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NEWPNSNEW ABUS34 KNEW
LOCAL STORM REPORT NEWLSRNEW WWUS30 KNEW
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NEWNOWNEW FXUS21 KNEW
// MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NEWMWSNEW FZUS60 KNEW
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NEWHLSNEW WWUS31 KNEW
/ FOR MS COUNTIES...ONLY EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO JAN
+ FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS IN THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES SHOULD
ALSO RECEIVE THESE FROM WSFO JAN /USE JAN IN IDENTIFIERS/.
// FOR COASTAL WATERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. PAUL TROTTER OR MR. FRANK REVITTE -
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 62300 AIRPORT ROAD
SLIDELL LA 70460-5243 PHONE 504-522-7330 MON.- FRI. 8 AM - 4 PM
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