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FOS NOTICE NO. 627 03-18-95
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TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY - CHIEF - WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-19:
ROANOKE /BLACKSBURG/ - VIRGINIA WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 - 1995
EFFECTIVE MONDAY - APRIL 3 - 1995 AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
/1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA /NC/ /TABLE 1/ TO THE
ROANOKE /BLACKSBURG - RNK/ - VIRGINIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN ASHEVILLE /AVL/ - NC.
FOR THESE COUNTIES - WSO RNK 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
UPDATE 19 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 THESE COUNTIES USING THE RNK IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE AVL IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1: AREAS TRANSFERRED TO RNK. ZONE CODE /Z/ COUNTY CODE
/C/
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
ASHE NCC009- NCZ001- AVL RNK
WATAUGA NCC189- NCZ018- AVL RNK
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO RNK. UGC IN C ARE USED FOR THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES WBCTORRNK WFUS01 KRNK
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WBCSVRRNK WUUS01 KRNK
FLASH FLOODS WBCFFWRNK WRUS01 KRNK
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO RNK. UGC IN Z ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WBCSPSRNK WWUS35 KRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WBCSVSRNK WWUS34 KRNK
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE WBCCEMRNK MMUS40 KRNK
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WBCPNSRNK ABUS34 KRNK
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS WBCWSWRNK WWUS46 KRNK
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WBCNPWRNK WWUS45 KRNK
SHORT-TERM FORECAST WBCNOWRNK FXUS21 KRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WBCFFSRNK RWUS32 KRNK
LOCAL STORM REPORT WBCLSRRNK WWUS30 KRNK
+ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN RALEIGH /RDU/ - NC.
USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO
RDU COVERING WATCHES AND LONGER-FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR
THESE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR
FOS/
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS RDUWSWRDU WWUS46 KRDU
NON-PRECIPITATION RDUNPWRDU WWUS45 KRDU
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
JOHN WRIGHT - MIC WILLIAM MOORE - OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA
VA TECH CORP. RESEARCH CTR. ASHEVILLE AIRPORT
1750 FORECAST DRIVE P.O. BOX 219
BLACKSBURG - VA 24060 FLETCHER - NC 28732
703-552-1041 704-684-8950
STEVE HARNED - MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA
CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
1005 CAPABILITY DR.
RESEARCH BUILDING III - SUITE 300
RALEIGH - NC 27606
919-515-8209
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