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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST FRI NOV 3 1995
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSED COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-2
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG /GSP/ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSED COUNTY WARNING AREA IS EXPANDED...EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 15 1996
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 1996...AT 1100 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME
/1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSED WARNING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SEVEN COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA /NC/ TO THE GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG /GSP/ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/. TRANSFER WILL BE
FROM WSO CHARLOTTE /CLT/ NC /TABLE 1/.
FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO GSP WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSED WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP
INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF THE NWS
OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS
THE 2ND UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES MUST TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSED WARNINGS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES USING THE GSP IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE CLT IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN
IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GSP. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE
CODE
NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM
CABARRUS NCC025- NCZ072- CLT CATAWBA NCC035- NCZ056- CLT
CLEVELAND NCC045- NCZ068- CLT GASTON NCC071- NCZ070- CLT
LINCOLN NCC109- NCZ069- CLT MECKLENBURG NCC119- NCZ071- CLT
UNION NCC179- NCZ082- CLT
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GSP. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
TORNADOES CAETORGSP WFUS1 KGSP
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAESVRGSP WUUS1 KGSP
FLASH FLOODS CAEFFWGSP WRUS1 KGSP
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 7
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GSP. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CAESPSGSP WWUS35 KGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CAESVSGSP WWUS34 KGSP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAECEMGSP MMUS40 KGSP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CAEPNSGSP ABUS34 KGSP
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CAEWSWGSP WWUS46 KGSP
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS CAENPWGSP WWUS45 KGSP
SHORT-TERM FORECASTS CAENOWGSP FXUS21 KGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CAEFFSGSP RWUS32 KGSP
LOCAL STORM REPORT CAELSRGSP WWUS30 KGSP
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAEHLSGSP WWUS31 KGSP
RIVER FLOOD WARNING CAEFLWGSP WRUS02 KGSP
+ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN RALEIGH /RDU/ NC.
WSFO RDU WILL NORMALLY ISSUE THE FOLLOWING FOR LONG-FUSED
EVENTS AFFECTING THESE 7 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES:
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS RDUWSWRDU WWUS46 KRDU
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS RDUNPWRDU WWUS45 KRDU
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE/ /OIC - OFFICIAL IN CHARGE/
/WCM - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST/
DR. JOSEPH PELISSIER...MIC...PHONE 803-848-6670 EXT 222
OR SAM BAKER...WCM...PHONE 803-848-1591 EXT 223
NWS OFFICE
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651-9202
JOHN WELCH...OIC...PHONE 704-359-8144
NWS OFFICE
5318 MORRIS FIELD DRIVE...STE. 200
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
STEPHEN HARNED...MIC...PHONE 919-515-8211
OR GEORGE LEMONS...WCM...PHONE 919-515-8209
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE
RESEARCH BUILDING III...SUITE 300
RALEIGH NC 27606
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