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FOS NOTICE NO. 645 03-24-95
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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 NOTICE 95-39
ATLANTA...GEORGIA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...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
FOUR /4/ COUNTIES IN GEORGIA TO THE ATLANTA /ATL/...GEORGIA...
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE /WSO/ IN CHATTANOOGA /CHA/...TENNESSEE /SEE TABLE 1/. FOR
THESE COUNTIES...WSFO ATL 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 39TH 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 4 COUNTIES USING THE ATL IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE CHA IDENTIFIER. FOR EXAMPLE...IF
YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE
PRODUCT MEMSVRCHA...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER TO ATLSVRATL. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...
HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ATL. /C/ COUNTY CODE
/Z/ ZONE CODE
GEORGIA CO. UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
CATOOSA GAC047- GAZ003- CHA ATL
DADE GAC083- GAZ001- CHA ATL
WALKER GAC295- GAZ002- CHA ATL
WHITFIELD GAC313- GAZ004- CHA ATL
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 4
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ATL. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES ATLTORATL WFUS1 KATL
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ATLSVRATL WUUS1 KATL
FLASH FLOODS ATLFFWATL WRUS1 KATL
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 4
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ATL. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ATLSPSATL WWUS35 KATL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT ATLSVSATL WWUS34 KATL
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ATLCEMATL MMUS40 KATL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT ATLFFSATL RWUS32 KATL
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS ATLWSWATL WWUS46 KATL
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS ATLNPWATL WWUS45 KATL
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ATLPNSATL ABUS34 KATL
SHORT-TERM FORECAST ATLNOWATL FXUS21 KATL
LOCAL STORM REPORT ATLLSRATL WWUS30 KATL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. CARLOS GARZA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
4 FALCON DRIVE
PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
OR
MR. LANS ROTHFUSZ...DEPUTY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
MR. BARRY GOODEN...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
PHONE (404) 486-1333 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
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