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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EDT WED JUL 17 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 96-33
SPOKANE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 1996
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...OCTOBER 2 1996...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHELAN...OKANOGAN...AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL WASHINGTON /TABLE 1/ TO THE SPOKANE /GEG/...WASHINGTON...
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE-TACOMA /SEA/...WASHINGTON. FOR THESE
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...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 33RD UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THESE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFERS...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 GEG IDENTIFIER /TABLES
2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE SEA 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
CHELAN /WEST AND CENTRAL/ WAZ012- WAC007- SEA GEG
CHELEN /EAST/ WAZ008- WAC007- SEA GEG
OKANOGAN /WEST/ WAZ012- WAC047- SEA GEG
OKANOGAN /CENTRAL AND EAST/ WAZ007- WAC047- SEA GEG
DOUGLAS /WEST/ WAZ008- WAC017- SEA GEG
DOUGLAS /CENTRAL AND EAST/ WAZ007- WAC017- SEA GEG
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GEG. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
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 WSFO SEA.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR CHELEN...DOUGLAS...AND OKANOGAN
COUNTIES...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS
FROM WSFO SEA.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSSEA WWUS35 KSEA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVSSEA WWUS34 KSEA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMSEA MMUS40 KSEA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSSEA ABUS34 KSEA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SEAFFSSEA RWUS32 KSEA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWSEA WWUS45 KSEA
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWSEA WWUS46 KSEA
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NEXRAD WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
/206/ 526-6095
JOHN LIVINGSTON...MIC
NEXRAD WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
2601 NORTH RAMBO ROAD
SPOKANE WA 99204-9164
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
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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