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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST WED MAR 20 1996
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-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-27
MEDFORD WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 1996
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...JUNE 3 1996...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MODOC COUNTY AND SISKIYOU COUNTY IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TO THE MEDFORD /MFR/...OREGON...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN REDDING
/RDD/...CALIFORNIA. FOR THESE COUNTIES WSO MFR 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 27TH UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THESE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFERS...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 MODOC COUNTY AND SISKIYOU
COUNTY USING THE MFR IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE
RDD IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO MFR. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
MODOC CAZ008- CAC049- RDD MFR
SISKIYOU CAZ007- CAC093- RDD MFR
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MFR. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PDXTORMFR WFUS1 KMFR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PDXSVRMFR WUUS1 KMFR
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWMFR WRUS1 KMFR
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO MFR. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSMFR WWUS35 KMFR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSMFR WWUS34 KMFR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMMFR MMUS40 KMFR
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSMFR ABUS34 KMFR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWMFR FXUS21 KMFR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSMFR RWUS32 KMFR
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRMFR WWUS30 KMFR
+WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PDXWSWMFR WWUS46 KMFR
+NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PDXNPWMFR WWUS45 KMFR
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/...CALIFORNIA.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES FROM WSFO SFO.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSFO WWUS35 KSFO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVSSFO WWUS34 KSFO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSFO MMUS40 KSFO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSFO ABUS34 KSFO
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SFONPWSFO WWUS45 KSFO
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SFOWSWSFO WWUS46 KSFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SFOFFSSFO RWUS32 KSFO
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
ROGER WILLIAMS...MIC CHRIS FONTANA...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE 6101 AIRPORT ROAD
/MEDFORD-JACKSON AIRPORT/ REDDING CA 96002-9423
4000 CIRRUS DRIVE /916/ 246-5482
MEDFORD OR 97504
/503/ 773-1076
NORM HOFFMANN...AREA MANAGER STEVEN TODD...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE FORECAST OFFICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5 5241 NE 122ND AVE
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505 PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
/408/ 656-1710 /503/ 326-2340
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