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FOS NOTICE NO. 752 08-15-95
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT AMENDMENT TO SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER
NOTICE 95-65 REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG /GSP/ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT- FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA ON OCTOBER 2 1995.
REF SEVEN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES WILL NOT BE
TRANSFERRED ON OCT 2 1995...AS PREVIOUSLY
ANNOUNCED ON JULY 31 1995 IN NOTICE 95-65.
FOS NOTICE NO. 732 DATED 08-02-95
ON JULY 31 1995...A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS ISSUED
STATING THAT THE NWS WAS TRANSFERRING SHORT-FUSED WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEVEN /7/ NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES /TABLE 1/
TO THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG /GSP/...SOUTH CAROLINA WX SERVICE
OFFICE /WSO FROM THE CHARLOTTE /CLT/...NORTH CAROLINA WSO ON
OCTOBER 3...1995. THE TRANSFER OF THESE 7 COUNTIES HAS BEEN
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.
FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO CLT WILL RETAIN SHORT-FUSE WARNING AND
RELATED PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS TRANSFER
POSTPONEMENT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 65TH UPDATE OF 1995.
TABLE 1 COUNTIES RETAINED BY WSO CLT. /UGC/ UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODE
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY
CODE CODE
CABARRUS NCZ072- NCC025-
CATAWBA NCZ056- NCC035-
CLEVELAND NCZ068- NCC045-
GASTON NCZ070- NCC071-
LINCOLN NCZ069- NCC109-
MECKLENBURG NCZ071- NCC119-
UNION NCZ082- NCC179-
USERS OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THESE COUNTIES SHOULD RETAIN THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS /TABLES 2 AND 3/ USING THE CLT IDENTIFIER CODE
IN NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/
IDENTIFIERS.
TABLE 2 UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE SHORT-FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES RDUTORCLT WFUS1 KCLT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RDUSVRCLT WUUS1 KCLT
FLASH FLOODS RDUFFWCLT WRUS1 KCLT
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS. UGC ZONE CODES
ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RDUSPSCLT WWUS35 KCLT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT RDUSVSCLT WWUS34 KCLT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE RDUCEMCLT MMUS40 KCLT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT RDUPNSCLT ABUS34 KCLT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT RDUFFSCLT RWUS32 KCLT
LOCAL STORM REPORT RDULSRCLT WWUS30 KCLT
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
DR. JOSEPH PELISSIER...MIC 803-848-6670 EXT 222
OR SAM BAKER...WCM 803-848-1591 EXT 223
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651-9202
JOHN WELCH...OFFICIAL IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
5318 MORRIS FIELD DR....STE. 200
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
PH. 704-359-8144
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