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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995
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 SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER 95-51 QUAD-CITIES
/DAVENPORT-MOLINE/ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 1995
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1 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
/ONE EACH IN WISCONSIN AND IOWA/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/
IN THE QUAD-CITIES /DAVENPORT-MOLINE/ /MLI/. SEE TABLE 1. THE
COUNTIES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN DUBUQUE /DBQ/...IOWA.
WSO MLI 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 51ST 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 MLI IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2
AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE DBQ IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
CODE CODE
CLAYTON IAZ030- IAC043- DBQ MLI
GRANT WIZ061- WIC043- DBQ MLI
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 2
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MLI. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
TORNADOES CHITORMLI WFUS1 KMLI
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CHISVRMLI WUUS1 KMLI
FLASH FLOODS CHIFFWMLI WRUS1 KMLI
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 2 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO MLI. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHISPSMLI WWUS35 KMLI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHISVSMLI WWUS34 KMLI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CHICEMMLI MMUS40 KMLI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CHIPNSMLI ABUS34 KMLI
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CHIWSWMLI WWUS46 KMLI
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CHINPWMLI WWUS45 KMLI
SHORT-TERM FORECAST CHINOWMLI FXUS21 KMLI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CHIFFSMLI RWUS32 KMLI
LOCAL STORM REPORT CHILSRMLI WWUS30 KMLI
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WSFO/
IN MILWAUKEE /MKE/...WISCONSIN AND DES MOINES /DSM/...IOWA.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...WSFO DSM WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE THESE
PRODUCTS FOR THE IOWA COUNTY /USING CCC OF DSM/ AND WSFO MKE WILL
CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR THE WISCONSIN COUNTY
/USING CCC OF MKE/.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMCCC MMUS40 KCCC
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CCCPNSCCC ABUS34 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
J. JOHN FELDT...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE WSFO DSM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON IA 50131-1908
515-270-4501
KENNETH R. RIZZO /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/ WSFO MKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
N3533 HARDSCRABBLE RD.
DOUSMAN WI 53118-9409
414-297-3243
CHARLES FENLEY /METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
9050 HARRISON STREET
DAVENPORT IA 52806-7326
319-391-7094
WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
10900 AIRPORT ROAD
DUBUQUE IA 52003-1555
319-391-6729
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