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FOS NOTICE NO. 626 03-18-95 NOTICE NO CORRECTION
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TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY - CHIEF - WARNING AND FORECAST
BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE 95-20
MEMPHIS - TENNESSEE - WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS -
EFFECTIVE APRIL 4 - 1995
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY - APRIL 4 - 1995 - AT 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWENTY /20/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - NORTHEAST ARKANSAS - AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI
TO THE MEMPHIS /MEM/ - TENNESSEE - WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WSFO-S IN LITTLE ROCK /LIT/ -
AR - AND JACKSON /JAN/ - MS - AND WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/
IN PADUCAH /PAH/ - KY - AND TUPELO /TUP/ - MS. FOR THESE
COUNTIES - WSFO MEM WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE
2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER C-47 - COUNTY WARNING AREAS - THIS IS THE 20TH
UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING 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 THE 20 COUNTIES USING THE MEM IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LIT - JAN - PAH - OR TUP
IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM. COUNTY CODE /C/ ZONE
CODE /Z/
ARKANSAS CO. UGC C UGC Z FROM: TO:
LAWRENCE ARC075- ARZ017- LIT MEM
RANDOLPH ARC121- ARZ008- LIT MEM
MISSOURI CO. UGC C UGC Z FROM: TO:
DUNKLIN MOC069- MOZ113- PAH MEM
PEMISCOT MOC155- MOZ115- PAH MEM
MISSISSIPPI CO. UGC C UGC Z FROM: TO:
ALCORN MSC003- MSZ005- TUP MEM
CALHOUN MSC013- MSZ022- JAN MEM
CHICKASAW MSC017- MSZ023- TUP MEM
CLAY MSC025- MSZ030- TUP MEM
ITAWAMBA MSC057- MSZ017- TUP MEM
LAFAYETTE MSC071- MSZ013- TUP MEM
LEE MSC081- MSZ016- TUP MEM
LOWNDES MSC087- MSZ031- TUP MEM
MONROE MSC095- MSZ024- TUP MEM
PONTOTOC MSC115- MSZ015- TUP MEM
PRENTISS MSC117- MSZ009- TUP MEM
TALLAHATCHIE MSC135- MSZ020- JAN MEM
TIPPAH MSC139- MSZ004- TUP MEM
TISHOMINGO MSC141- MSZ006- TUP MEM
UNION MSC145- MSZ014- TUP MEM
YALOBUSHA MSC161- MSZ021- JAN MEM
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
20 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN
THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING MEMTORMEM WFUS1 KMEM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MEMSVRMEM WUUS1 KMEM
FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEMFFWMEM WRUS1 KMEM
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 20
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR
FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSPSMEM WWUS35 KMEM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSVSMEM WWUS34 KMEM
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMCEMMEM MMUS40 KMEM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MEMFFSMEM RWUS32 KMEM
+ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS MEMWSWMEM WWUS46 KMEM
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS MEMNPWMEM WWUS45 KMEM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MEMPNSMEM ABUS34 KMEM
SHORT-TERM FORECAST MEMNOWMEM FXUS21 KMEM
LOCAL STORM REPORT MEMLSRMEM WWUS30 KMEM
+ EMERGENCY BACKUP USE ONLY IN AR - MO - AND MS COUNTIES.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THESE COUNTIES - USERS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH A CCC OF LIT FOR AR
COUNTIES - CCC OF STL FOR MO COUNTIES - AND CCC OF JAN FOR MS
COUNTIES.
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:
MR. RICHARD COLEMAN - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE - OR
MR. JAMES DUKE DEPUTY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
OR - MR. JOHN L. WHITE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
7777 WALNUT GROVE RD. - OM1
MEMPHIS - TN 38120-2198 PHONE: 901-757-6400 MON.-FRI. 8 AM
-4 PM
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