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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0200 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 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 TRANSFER NOTICE 95-66
SHREVEPORT...LOUISIANA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 17 1995
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 17 1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ELEVEN /11/ PARISHES AND COUNTIES /SEE TABLE
1/ IN LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS TO THE SHREVEPORT /SHV/ WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ IN FORT WORTH /FTW/...TX...AND THE WSO IN LAKE CHARLES
/LCH/...LA. FOR THESE COUNTIES AND PARISHES...WSO SHV WILL
ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS
THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR
HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL C-47 /COUNTY WARNING AREAS/ THIS
IS THE 66TH 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 11 COUNTIES AND PARISHES USING THE
SHV IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FTW OR LCH
IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO SHV. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
LOUISIANA PARISHES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
GRANT LAC043- LAZ020- LCH SHV
LA SALLE LAC059- LAZ022- LCH SHV
TEXAS COUNTIES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
CAMP TXC063- TXZ110- FTW SHV
CHEROKEE TXC073- TXZ149- FTW SHV
FRANKLIN TXC159- TXZ108- FTW SHV
MORRIS TXC343- TXZ111- FTW SHV
RED RIVER TXC387- TXZ096- FTW SHV
SMITH TXC423- TXZ136- FTW SHV
TITUS TXC449- TXZ109- FTW SHV
UPSHUR TXC459- TXZ125- FTW SHV
WOOD TXC499- TXZ124- FTW SHV
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
11 COUNTIES AND PARISHES TRANSFERRED TO SHV. UGC COUNTY CODES
ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING NEWTORSHV WFUS1 KSHV
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEWSVRSHV WUUS1 KSHV
FLASH FLOOD WARNING NEWFFWSHV WRUS1 KSHV
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 11
COUNTIES AND PARISHES TRANSFERRED TO SHV. UGC ZONE CODES ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSPSSHV WWUS35 KSHV
+ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSVSSHV WWUS34 KSHV
+ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE NEWCEMSHV MMUS40 KSHV
+ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NEWFFSSHV RWUS32 KSHV
+ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS NEWWSWSHV WWUS46 KSHV
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSY NEWNPWSHV WWUS45 KSHV
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NEWPNSSHV ABUS34 KSHV
LOCAL STORM REPORT NEWLSRSHV WWUS30 KSHV
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NEWNOWSHV FXUS21 KSHV
+ ALSO USED FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING TEXAS COUNTIES
AND LOUISIANA PARISHES. FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING
THE TEXAS COUNTIES AND LOUISIANA PARISHES...USERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH A CCC OF
FTW FOR THE TEXAS COUNTIES AND A CCC OF NEW FOR THE
LOUISIANA PARISHES.
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. LEE HARRISON OR MR. BRUCE BURKMAN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
5655 HOLLYWOOD
SHREVEPORT LA 71109-7750
PHONE 318-631-3669 MON.-FRI. 8 AM - 4 PM
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