PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST FRI MAR 24 1995
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...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 95-41
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA ESTABLISHED FOR NEW
KNOXVILLE/TRI CITIES TENNESSEE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT
MORRISTOWN... EFFECTIVE JUNE 8 1995
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...JUNE 8 1995...AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
/1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRTY-NINE /39/
COUNTIES AND 2 INDEPENDENT CITIES /TABLE 1/ TO THE NEW KNOXVILLE/TRI-
CITIES...TENNESSEE...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ AT MORRISTOWN /!
MRX/.
THESE COUNTIES/CITIES IN TENNESSEE...VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM TENNESSEE WSOS IN KNOXVILLE /TYS/...
CHATTANOOGA /CHA/...AND THE OLD TRI-CITIES OFFICE AT BRISTOL
/TRI/...AND WSO ASHEVILLE /AVL/...NORTH CAROLINA /SEE TABLE 1/. FOR
THESE COUNTIES/CITIES...WSO MRX WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE 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 41ST UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS 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
THESE COUNTIES/CITIES USING THE MRX IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/
INSTEAD OF THE TRI CHA TYS OR AVL IDENTIFIERS. HOWEVER...THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS PER TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS T!
O BE TRANSFERRED TO MRX. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
TN COUNTY
UGC C UGC Z FROM TN COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM
CARTER (NW) TNC019- TNZ046- TRI CARTER (SE) TNC019- TNZ047- TRI
GREENE (NW) TNC059- TNZ042- TRI GREENE (SE) TNC059- TNZ043- TRI
HANCOCK TNC067- TNZ015- TRI HAWKINS TNC073- TNZ016- TRI
JOHNSON TNC091- TNZ018- TRI SULLIVAN TNC163- TNZ017- TRI
UNICOI TNC171- TNZ045- TRI WASHINGTON TNC179- TNZ044- TRI
BRADLEY TNC011- TNZ100- CHA HAMILTON TNC065- TNZ099- CHA
MCMINN TNC107- TNZ085- CHA MEIGS TNC121- TNZ084- CHA
POLK (WEST) TNC139- TNZ101- CHA POLK (EAST) TNC139- TNZ102- CHA
RHEA TNC143- TNZ083- CHA ANDERSON TNC001- TNZ036- TYS
BLOUNT (NW) TNC009- TNZ071- TYS BLOUNT -SMOKIES TNC009- TNZ072- TYS
CAMPBELL TNC013- TNZ013- TYS CLAIBORNE TNC025- TNZ014- TYS
COCKE (NW) TNC029- TNZ040- TYS COCKE (SMOKIES) TNC029- TNZ041- TYS
CUMBERLAND TNC035- TNZ066- TYS FRENTRESS TNC049- TNZ03!
4- TYS
GRAINGER TNC057- TNZ038- TYS HAMBLEN TNC063- TNZ039- TYS
JEFFERSON TNC089- TNZ070- TYS KNOX TNC093- TNZ069- TYS
LOUDON TNC105- TNZ068- TYS MONROE (NW) TNC123- TNZ086- TYS
MONROE (SE) TNC123- TNZ087- TYS MORGAN TNC129- TNZ035- TYS
ROANE TNC145- TNZ067- TYS SCOTT TNC151- TNZ012- TYS
SEVIER (N) TNC155- TNZ073- TYS SEVIER -SMOKIES TNC155- TNZ074- TYS
UNION TNC173- TNZ037- TYS
VA CO./CITY UGC C UGC Z FROM VA COUNTY/CITY UGC C UGC Z FROM
LEE VAC105- VAZ001- TRI RUSSELL VAC167- VAZ006- TRI
SCOTT VAC169- VAZ005- TRI WASHINGTON VAC191- VAZ008- TRI
WISE VAC195- VAZ002- TRI BRISTOL CITY VAC520- VAZ008- TRI
NORTON CITY VAC720- VAZ002- TRI
NC COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM NC COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM
CHEROKEE NCC039- NCZ060- AVL CLAY NCC043- NCZ061- AVL
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WA!
RNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES/CITIES TRANSFERRED TO MRX. UGC C COD
ES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING MEMTORMRX WFUS1 KMRX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MEMSVRMRX WUUS1 KMRX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEMFFWMRX WRUS1 KMRX
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED SHORT-FUSE PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES/CITIES TRANSFERRED TO MRX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSPSMRX WWUS35 KMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSVSMRX WWUS34 KMRX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMCEMMRX MMUS40 KMRX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MEMFFSMRX RWUS32 KMRX
/ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS MEMWSWMRX WWUS46 KMRX
/ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS MEMNPWMRX WWUS45 KMRX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MEMPNSMRX ABUS34 KMRX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST MEMNOWMRX FXUS21 KMRX
LOCAL STORM REPORT MEMLSRMRX WWUS30!
KMRX
/ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE FOR WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.
FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS...USERS FOR THESE AREAS SHOULD RECEIVE THE
FOLLOWING...USING CCC OF MEM FOR TN...RDU FOR NC...AND CRW FOR SW VA.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER/FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMCCC MMUS40 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSCCC RWUS32 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CCCPNSCCC ABUS34 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
JERRY MCDUFFIE/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE/ OR HOWARD WALDRON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - 5974 COMMERCE BLVD - MORRISTOWN TN 37814
PHONE /615/ 586-3771 MON. - FRI. 800 A.M. - 400 P.M.
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