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FOS NOTICE NO. 622 03-16-95
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TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TRANSFERRED TO THE TULSA WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MARCH 21...1995.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MARCH 21...1995 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ FORECAST AND
LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 6 ZONES IN THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF ARKANSAS /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN TULSA /TUL/...OKLAHOMA...FROM THE LITTLE
ROCK /LIT/ ARKANSAS...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING TRANSFER...
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 6 ZONES USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSO TUL.
TABLE 1. ARKANSAS ZONES 1...2...10...11...19...AND 29 WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO WSO TUL FOR FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE WARNINGS.
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN
THE TABLE.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/
ARZ001- BENTON
ARZ002- CARROLL
ARZ010- WASHINGTON
ARZ011- MADISON
ARZ019- CRAWFORD
ARZ029- SEBASTION
TABLE 2. FOR THE 6 ZONES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSO TUL.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO ID FOR
FOS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS /NEW/ OKCZFPTUL FPUS5 KTUL
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST /OLD/ LITZFPAR FPUS5 KLIT
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS /NEW/ OKCAFPTUL FPOK41 KTUL
AREA FORECAST /OLD/ LITSFPAR FPUS1 KLIT
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS /NEW/ OKCAGFTUL FXUS08 KTUL
AGRICULTURAL FORECAST /OLD/ LITAGFLIT FXUS8 KLIT
AREA WEATHER SUMMARY /NEW/ OKCAWSTUL FPOK40 KTUL
/OLD/ LITSWSAR ABUS30 KLIT
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ OKCFFATUL RWUS31 KTUL
/OLD/ LITFFALIT RWUS31 KLIT
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ OKCNPWTUL WWUS45 KTUL
ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /OLD/ LITNPWLIT WWUS45 KLIT
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ OKCWSWTUL WWUS46 KTUL
/OLD/ LITWSWLIT WWUS46 KLIT
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-7 AND A-51. REPLACEMENT PAGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
HOLDERS OF THIS APPENDIX.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
DONALD DEVORE ALLEN LEE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
10159 EAST 11TH STREET NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT
SUITE 300 8400 REMOUNT ROAD
TULSA OK 74128 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 72118
PHONE M-F 8AM-4PM PHONE M-F 8AM-4PM
918-832-4115 501-834-0308
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