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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI FEB 3 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 95-27
FLAGSTAFF WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE APRIL 10...1995.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 10...1995...AT 900 A.M. MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA TO THE
FLAGSTAFF /FLG/...ARIZONA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE
WSO IN WINSLOW /INW/...ARIZONA. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO FLG
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
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 27TH 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 FLG
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE INW IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO FLG /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
NAVAHO AZZ003- AZC017- INW APACHE AZZ003- AZC001- INW
AZZ004- AZZ004-
AZZ005- AZZ006-
AZZ006-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO FLG. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PHXTORFLG WFUS1 KFLG
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PHXSVRFLG WUUS1 KFLG
FLASH FLOODS PHXFFWFLG WRUS1 KFLG
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO FLG. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSFLG WWUS35 KFLG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVSFLG WWUS34 KFLG
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMFLG MMUS40 KFLG
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSFLG ABUS34 KFLG
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PHXNOWFLG FXUS21 KFLG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSFLG RWUS32 KFLG
LOCAL STORM REPORT PHXLSRFLG WWUS30 KFLG
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PHXWSWFLG WWUS46 KFLG
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PHXNPWFLG WWUS45 KFLG
+ USED ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN PHOENIX /PHX/...ARIZONA.
WSFO PHX ISSUES PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE
TWO COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSPHX WWUS35 KPHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVRPHX WWUS34 KPHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMPHX MMUS40 KPHX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSPHX ABUS34 KPHX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING. /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE /OIC/ OFFICIAL IN
CHARGE
MIKE CAMPBELL...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
P.O. BOX 16057
BELLEMONT AZ 86015-6057
/602/ 779-3890
JERMOME MCMULLEN...OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
HC 62 BOX 130
WINSLOW...AZ 86047
/602/ 289-3592
TONY HAFFER...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
POST OFFICE BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
/602/ 639-4607 EXT 222
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI FEB 3 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 95-26
SEATTLE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 10...1995.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 10...1995...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON TO THE
SEATTLE /SEA/...WASHINGTON WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN OLYMPIA /OLM/
WASHINGTON. FOR THESE THREE COUNTIES...WSFO SEA 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 THE 26TH 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 SEA
IDENTIFIER/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE OLM IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO SEA. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
GRAYS HARBOR WAZ003- WAC027- OLM SEA
WAZ004-
WAZ005-
WAZ011-
MASON WAZ001- WAC045- OLM SEA
WAZ003-
WAZ011-
THURSTON WAZ001- WAC067- OLM SEA
WAZ011-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE THREE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SEA . UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES SEATORSEA WFUS1 KSEA
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SEASVRSEA WUUS1 KSEA
FLASH FLOODS SEAFFWSEA WRUS1 KSEA
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE THREE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SEA . UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSSEA WWUS35 KSEA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVSSEA WWUS34 KSEA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMSEA MMUS40 KSEA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSSEA ABUS34 KSEA
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SEANOWSEA FXUS21 KSEA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SEAFFSSEA RWUS32 KSEA
LOCAL STORM REPORT SEALSRSEA WWUS30 KSEA
WSFO SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUES PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THESE THREE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSSEA WWUS35 KSEA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVRSEA WWUS34 KSEA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMSEA MMUS40 KSEA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSSEA ABUS34 KSEA
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWSEA WWUS46 KSEA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWSEA WWUS45 KSEA
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING. /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
JOHN WERTH...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FIRE-WEATHER
C/O DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1111 WASHINGTON ST SE
P.O. BOX 47037
OLYMPIA...WA 98504-7037
TELEPHONE 206-902-1300
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
TELEPHONE 206-526-6095
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