980730: Fcst & Warning transfer to State College, PA-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980730: Fcst & Warning transfer to State College, PA-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 14:14:06 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1998
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS..NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
          ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA /CTP/ WEATHER  
          SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT STATE COLLEGE PA...EFFECTIVE
          OCTOBER 1 1998
 
     EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/...THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 1998...FORECAST AND LONG-
FUSE WATCH/WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 36 ZONES IN CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN STATE COLLEGE /CTP/
PA...FROM THE WSFOS IN PITTSBURGH /PBZ/ PA AND MT. HOLLY /PHI/ NJ. 
 
     BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING TRANSFER...
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED
IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 36 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM
WFO CTP.
  
TABLE 1:  ZONES TRANSFERRED TO STATE COLLEGE /CTP/ FOR FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNINGS.  
 
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE
TABLE.
 
FROM PITTSBURGH /PBZ/:
 
UGC Z   ZONE NAME      UGC Z   ZONE NAME        UGC Z   ZONE NAME
CODE    /BY COUNTY/    CODE    /BY COUNTY/      CODE    /BY COUNTY/
 
PAZ034- BEDFORD        PAZ025- BLAIR            PAZ024- CAMBRIA
PAZ011- CAMERON        PAZ018- NORTHERN CENTRE  PAZ019- SOUTH CENTRE
PAZ017- CLEARFIELD     PAZ012- NORTHERN CLINTON PAZ010- ELK
PAZ036- FRANKLIN       PAZ035- FULTON           PAZ026- HUNTINGDON
PAZ028- JUNIATA        PAZ005- MCKEAN           PAZ027- MIFFLIN
PAZ006- POTTER         PAZ033- SOMERSET         PAZ004- WARREN
 
FROM MT. HOLLY /PHI/:
 
PAZ064- ADAMS          PAZ045- SOUTHERN CLINTON PAZ053- COLUMBIA
PAZ063- CUMBERLAND     PAZ057- DAUPHIN          PAZ066- LANCASTER
PAZ059- LEBANON        PAZ046- SOUTH LYCOMING   PAZ041- NORTH LYCOMING
PAZ051- MONTOUR        PAZ052- NORTHUMBERLAND   PAZ056- PERRY
PAZ058- SCHUYLKILL     PAZ050- SNYDER           PAZ042- SULLIVAN
PAZ037- TIOGA          PAZ049- UNION            PAZ065- YORK
 
TABLE 2:  FOR THESE 36 ZONES IN PENNSYLVANIA...THE FOLLOWING FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO FOUR NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSFO CTP.
 
...PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...              NWWS ID         WMO HEADING
 
CENTRAL PA PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST        PHLZFPCTP       FPUS51 KCTP
 
CENTRAL PA FLASH FLOOD WATCH           PHLFFACTP       RWUS31 KCTP
 
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  PHLNPWCTP       WWUS45 KCTP 
FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA              
 
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       PHLWSWCTP       WWUS46 KCTP
FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA              
 
     FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS... OCTOBER 18 1996/...
THIS NOTICE UPDATES PAGES A-7 AND A-33.   
 
     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE METEOROLOGIST
IN CHARGE AT THE APPROPRIATE OFFICE:
 
BRUCE BUDD             THERESA ROSSI         GARY SZATKOWSKI
NWS FORECAST OFFICE    NWS FORECAST OFFICE   NWS FORECAST OFFICE
227 WEST BEAVER        192 SHAFER ROAD       732 WOODLANE RD
STATE COLLEGE PA 16801 CORAOPOLIS PA 15108   MOUNT HOLLY NJ 08060
814-234-9412           412-262-1591          609-261-6602
 
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ 
        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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