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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0800 AM EDT FRI JUL 7 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 95-55
ELKO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING
AREA EXPANDS ... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 18 1995.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1995...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES IN NEVADA /TABLE 1/ TO THE ELKO
/EKO/...NEVADA... WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSOS IN ELY
/ELY/ NEVADA AND WINNEMUCCA /WMC/ NEVADA. FOR THESE COUNTIES..WSO
EKO 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 55TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THESE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFERS...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 EKO IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ELY AND WMC IDENTIFIERS. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO EKO. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
WHITE PINE NVC033- NVZ007- ELY EKO
EUREKA NVC011- NVZ006-007- ELY EKO
HUMBOLDT NVC013- NVZ005- WMC EKO
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO EKO. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES RNOTOREKO WFUS1 KEKO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RNOSVREKO WUUS1 KEKO
FLASH FLOODS RNOFFWEKO WRUS1 KEKO
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO EKO. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSPSEKO WWUS35 KEKO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSVSEKO WWUS34 KEKO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE RNOCEMEKO MMUS40 KEKO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT RNOPNSEKO ABUS34 KEKO
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS RNONPWEKO WWUS45 KEKO
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS RNOWSWEKO WWUS46 KEKO
SHORT-TERM FORECAST RNONOWEKO FXUS21 KEKO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT RNOFFSEKO RWUS32 KEKO
LOCAL STORM REPORT RNOLSREKO WWUS30 KEKO
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN RENO /RNO/ NEVADA.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES FROM WSFO RNO.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSPSRNO WWUS35 KRNO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSVSRNO WWUS34 KRNO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE RNOCEMRNO MMUS40 KRNO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT RNOPNSRNO ABUS34 KRNO
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS RNONPWRNO WWUS45 KRNO
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS RNOWSWRNO WWUS46 KRNO
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE ... /OIC/ OFFICIAL IN CHARGE
STEVE BROWN...AREA MANAGER THOMAS KARR... OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
FORECAST OFFICE 5330 JAYS ROAD
2350 RAGGIO PARKWAY WINNEMUCCA NV 89445
RENO NV 89512-3900 /702/ 623-0772
/702/ 673-8100
KEVIN BAKER...MIC DAVID BROWN... OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
275 3RD STREET P.O. BOX 546
P.O. BOX 546 ELY NV 89301
ELKO NV 89803 /702/ 289-2403
/702/ 738-3018
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