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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 1995
TO - FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM - DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT - SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA NOTICE 96-1
SPOKANE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 10 1996.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...JANUARY 10 1996...AT 1600 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /800 A.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THREE
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN IDAHO TO THE SPOKANE /GEG/...WASHINGTON
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN LEWISTON
/LWS/...IDAHO. FOR THESE SIX COUNTIES...WSO GEG 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...APPENDIX A
/COUNTY WARNING AREAS/...THIS IS THE 1ST UPDATE FOR 1996.
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 GEG IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LWS IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO GEG. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
WHITMAN WAZ010- WAC075- LWS GEG
GARFIELD WAZ010- WAC023- LWS GEG
ASOTIN WAZ010- WAC003- LWS GEG
LATAH IDZ008- IDC057- LWS GEG
NEZ PERCE IDZ008- IDC069- LWS GEG
LEWIS IDZ008- IDC061- LWS GEG
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GEG. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES SEATORGEG WFUS1 KGEG
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SEASVRGEG WUUS1 KGEG
FLASH FLOODS SEAFFWGEG WRUS1 KGEG
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GEG. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSGEG WWUS35 KGEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVSGEG WWUS34 KGEG
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMGEG MMUS40 KGEG
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSGEG ABUS34 KGEG
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SEANOWGEG FXUS21 KGEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SEAFFSGEG RWUS32 KGEG
LOCAL STORM REPORT SEALSRGEG WWUS30 KGEG
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWGEG WWUS46 KGEG
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWGEG WWUS45 KGEG
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE /SEA/ OR BOISE /BOI/.
WSFO SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING WHITMAN...GARFIELD...AND ASOTIN
COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON STATE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSSEA WWUS35 KSEA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVRSEA WWUS34 KSEA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMSEA MMUS40 KSEA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSSEA ABUS34 KSEA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SEAFFSSEA RWUS32 KSEA
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWSEA WWUS46 KSEA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWSEA WWUS45 KSEA
WSFO BOI WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING LATAH...NEZ PERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES
IN IDAHO.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BOISPSBOI WWUS35 KBOI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BOISVRBOI WWUS34 KBOI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BOICEMBOI MMUS40 KBOI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BOIPNSBOI ABUS34 KBOI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BOIFFSBOI RWUS32 KBOI
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BOIWSWBOI WWUS46 KBOI
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS BOINPWBOI WWUS45 KBOI
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING -
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
JOHN LIVINGSTON...MIC JOHN JANNUZZI...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2601 NORTH RAMBO ROAD NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
SPOKANE WA 99204-9164 3833 SOUTH DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807
/509/ 244-6395 BOISE ID 83705-5354
/208/ 334-9861
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
/526/ 526-6095
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