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FOS NOTICE NO. 834 12-13-95
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-7
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...ILINOIS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 1 1996.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 1996 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIVE/5/ COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS /TABLE 1/ TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/WSO/ IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS /SPI/...ILLINOIS
FROM THE WSO IN EVANSVILLE /EVV/ INDIANA.
WSO SPI WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS TRANSFER IS THE 7TH 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 THESE COUNTIES USING THE SPI IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE EVV IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
CODE CODE
JASPER ILZ067- ILC079- EVV SPI
CRAWFORD ILZ068- ILC033- EVV SPI
CLAY ILZ071- ILC025- EVV SPI
RICHLAND ILZ072- ILC159- EVV SPI
LAWRENCE ILZ073- ILC101- EVV SPI
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SPI. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES CHITORSPI WFUS1 KSPI
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CHISVRSPI WUUS1 KSPI
FLASH FLOODS CHIFFWSPI WRUS1 KSPI
FOS NOTICE NO. 834 12-13-95
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TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO SPI. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHISPSSPI WWUS35 KSPI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHISVSSPI WWUS34 KSPI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CHICEMSPI MMUS40 KSPI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CHIPNSSPI ABUS34 KSPI
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CHIWSWSPI WWUS46 KSPI
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CHINPWSPI WWUS45 KSPI
SHORT-TERM FORECAST CHINOWSPI FXUS21 KSPI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CHIFFSSPI RWUS32 KSPI
LOCAL STORM REPORT CHILSRSPI WWUS30 KSPI
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ AT CHICAGO /CHI/...ILLINOIS.
WSFO CHI WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER-FUSE EVENTS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHISPSCHI WWUS35 KCHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHISVSCHI WWUS34 KCHI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CHICEMCHI MMUS40 KCHI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CHIPNSCHI ABUS34 KCHI
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CHIWSWCHI WWUS46 KCHI
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CHINPWCHI WWUS45 KCHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CHIFFSCHI RWUS32 KCHI
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
ERNEST H. GOETSCH /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE...CENTRAL ILLINOIS/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA