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FOS NOTICE NO. 668 04-25-95
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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 95-45
PORTLAND WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JULY 12 1995.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 12 1995...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OREGON /TABLE 1/
AND ITS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TO THE PORTLAND /PDX/...OREGON...
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE /WSO/ IN EUGENE /EUG/ OREGON. FOR THIS COUNTY...WSFO PDX
WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED
PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE
3/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 45TH 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 THIS COUNTY USING THE PDX IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE EUG IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN
IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDX. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
LANE ++ ORC039- ORZ002-004-006- EUG PDX
++ ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ORZ501-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO PDX. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE EXCEPT
FOR Z CODES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES ++ PDXTORPDX WFUS1 KPDX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ++ PDXSVRPDX WUUS1 KPDX
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWPDX WRUS1 KPDX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING + PDXSMWPDX WMUS1 KPDX
++ THESE WILL ALSO INCORPORATE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF COASTAL
WATERS ARE THREATENED.
+ FOR COASTAL WATERS ONLY
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO PDX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSPDX WWUS35 KPDX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSPDX WWUS34 KPDX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMPDX MMUS40 KPDX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSPDX ABUS34 KPDX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWPDX FXUS21 KPDX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSPDX RWUS32 KPDX
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRPDX WWUS30 KPDX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PDXNPWPDX WWUS45 KPDX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PDXWSWPDX WWUS46 KPDX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/OIC/ OFFICIAL IN CHARGE
STEVE TODD...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
/503/ 326-2340
RICHARD WAGNER...OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
28829 LOCKHEED DRIVE SUITE 1
EUGENE OR 97402-9596
/503/ 465-6407
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