970520: PNS for GTF CWA (fwd)

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• Subject: 970520: PNS for GTF CWA (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 10:48:32 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1220 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 1997

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...CUSTOMER SERVICE

SUBJECT:  SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 97-1:
          GREAT FALLS MONTANA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE'S
          SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JULY
          1 1997

EFFECTIVE JULY 1 1997...AT 5:00 A.M. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME.../1100 UNIVERSAL STANDARD TIME/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEAVERHEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA TO THE
GREAT FALLS /GTF/...MONTANA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/.  WSFO GTF WILL ASSUME THIS RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN MISSOULA /MSO/...MONTANA.  FOR
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY...WSFO GTF WILL ISSUE ALL SHORT FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.  FOR HOLDERS
OF APPENDIX A TO WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 1ST UPDATE FOR 1997. 

BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING AREA 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 THIS COUNTY USING THE GREAT FALLS
IDENTIFIER /GTF/ /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE MISSOULA
IDENTIFIER /MSO/. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/. 
      
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO GREAT FALLS. /Z= ZONE CODE; C= COUNTY CODE/

COUNTY                        UGC Z     UGC C          FROM   
BEAVERHEAD                    MTZ008-   MTC001-        MSO

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO GREAT FALLS.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN
THESE. 

WARNING PRODUCT FOR:      NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                 GTFTORGTF          WFUS1 KGTF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      GTFSVRGTF          WUUS1 KGTF
FLASH FLOODS              GTFFFWGTF          WRUS1 KGTF

TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO GREAT FALLS.  UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN
THESE. 

 RELATED PRODUCTS:            NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/


 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     GTFSVSGTF      WWUS34 KGTF
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      GTFCEMGTF      MMUS40 KGTF
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       GTFPNSGTF      ABUS34 KGTF
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          GTFNOWGTF      FPUS75 KGTF
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        GTFFFSGTF      RWUS32 KGTF
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           GTFLSRGTF      WWUS30 KGTF

WSFO GTF WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING BEAVERHEAD COUNTY.  

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    GTFSPSGTF      WWUS35 KGTF
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       GTFPNSGTF      ABUS34 KGTF
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      GTFWSWGTF      WWUS46 KGTF
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   GTFNPWGTF      WWUS45 KGTF

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

KENNETH MIELKE...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5324 TRI-HILL FRONTAGE ROAD
GREAT FALLS MT   59404
/406/ 453-9957

BRENDA BROCK...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE 
P O BOX 9350
MISSOULA MT   59802
/406/ 329-4715
    
NOTE: THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE:  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
                                   /LOWER CASE/ 

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