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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
155 PM EDT WED MAY 29 1996
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-32
LA CROSSE WISCONSIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 1996
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...AUGUST 1 1996 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EIGHT /8/ COUNTIES IN IOWA...AND SEVEN /7/
COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA /TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ IN LA CROSSE /LSE/...WISCONSIN. THE EIGHT /8/ COUNTIES IN
IOWA WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSOS IN WATERLOO /ALO/...IOWA
AND THE QUAD CITIES /MLI/...IOWA. THE SEVEN COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN ROCHESTER /RST/...MINNESOTA.
WSO LSE 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 32ND 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 LSE IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ALO...MLI...OR RST IDENTIFIERS.
THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN
IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LSE. Z-ZONE CODE C-COUNTY CODE
IA COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM IA COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
CLAYTON IAZ030- IAC043- MLI ALLAMAKEE IAZ011- IAC005- ALO
CHICKASAW IAZ019- IAC037- ALO FAYETTE IAZ029- IAC065- ALO
FLOYD IAZ018- IAC067- ALO HOWARD IAZ009- IAC089- ALO
MITCHELL IAZ008- IAC131- ALO WINNESHIEK IAZ010- IAC191- ALO
MN COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM MN COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
DODGE MNZ086- MNC039- RST FILLMORE MNZ095- MNC045- RST
HOUSTON MNZ096- MNC055- RST MOWER MNZ094- MNC099- RST
OLMSTED MNZ087- MNC109- RST WABASHA MNZ079- MNC157- RST
WINONA MNZ088- MNC169- RST
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
15 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LSE. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES MKETORLSE WFUS1 KLSE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MKESVRLSE WUUS1 KLSE
FLASH FLOODS MKEFFWLSE WRUS1 KLSE
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO LSE. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MKESPSLSE WWUS35 KLSE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MKESVSLSE WWUS34 KLSE
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MKECEMLSE MMUS40 KLSE
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT MKEPNSLSE ABUS34 KLSE
SHORT-TERM FORECAST MKENOWLSE FXUS21 KLSE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MKEFFSLSE RWUS32 KLSE
LOCAL STORM REPORT MKELSRLSE WWUS30 KLSE
++ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS MKEWSWLSE WWUS46 KLSE
++ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING MKENPWLSE WWUS45 KLSE
++ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN MINNEAPOLIS /MSP/...OR DES MOINES /DSM/.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THE IOWA COUNTIES...USERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO DSM USING A
CCC OF DSM. FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THE MINNESOTA COUNTIES...
USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO
MSP...USING A CCC OF MSP.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMCCC MMUS40 KCCC
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CCCPNSCCC ABUS34 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSCCC RWUS32 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
GLENN R. LUSSKY...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE /MIC/ PH. 608-784-8275
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
N2788 COUNTY ROAD FA
LA CROSSE...WI 54601
CRAIG EDWARDS..MIC 612-361-6670 J. JOHN FELDT..MIC 515-270-4501
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ NOAA
1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST 9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 JOHNSTON IA 50131-1908
....................INTERNET NOTE..............................
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION. THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION
/IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ IS HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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