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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST TUE JAN 16 1996
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...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 96-11
NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
MARCH 1 1996.
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...MARCH 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 NINE /9/ COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA /TABLE 1/ TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN NORTH PLATTE /LBF/...NEBRASKA
FROM THE WSO IN NORFOLK /OFK/...NEBRASKA.
WSO LBF WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS TRANSFER IS THE 11TH UPDATE IN
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 LBF IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE OFK 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
KEYA PAHA NEZ006- NEC103- OFK LBF
BOYD NEZ007- NEC015- OFK LBF
BROWN NEZ008- NEC017- OFK LBF
ROCK NEZ009- NEC149- OFK LBF
HOLT NEZ010- NEC089- OFK LBF
BLAINE NEZ026- NEC009- OFK LBF
LOUP NEZ027- NEC115- OFK LBF
GARFIELD NEZ028- NEC071- OFK LBF
WHEELER NEZ029- NEC183- OFK LBF
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LBF. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
TORNADOES OMATORLBF WFUS1 KLBF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OMASVRLBF WUUS1 KLBF
FLASH FLOODS OMAFFWLBF WRUS1 KLBF
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO LBF. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT OMASPSLBF WWUS35 KLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT OMASVSLBF WWUS34 KLBF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE OMACEMLBF MMUS40 KLBF
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT OMAPNSLBF ABUS34 KLBF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST OMANOWLBF FXUS21 KLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT OMAFFSLBF RWUS32 KLBF
LOCAL STORM REPORT OMALSRLBF WWUS30 KLBF
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS OMAWSWLBF WWUS46 KLBF
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS OMANPWLBF WWUS45 KLBF
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN OMAHA /OMA/...NEBRASKA.
WSFO OMA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER-FUSE EVENTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT OMASPSOMA WWUS35 KOMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT OMASVSOMA WWUS34 KOMA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE OMACEMOMA MMUS40 KOMA
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT OMAPNSOMA ABUS34 KOMA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT OMAFFSOMA RWUS32 KOMA
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS OMAWSWOMA WWUS46 KOMA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS OMANPWOMA WWUS45 KOMA
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
DAVID C. THEOPHILUS /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE...WSFO OMA/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
P.O. BOX 719
VALLEY NE 68064-0719
402-359-5166
DAVID A. WERT /METOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/ GEORGE H. VAN ALLEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5250 E. LEE BIRD DR. R.R. 2...BOX 383
NORTH PLATTE NE 69101-2473 NORFOLK NE 68701-9759
308-532-4936 402-371-5731
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