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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 19 1996
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...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: LONG AND SHORT FUSE WARNING/FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR
EXTREME EASTERN MODOC COUNTY CA TRANSFERRED TO WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO NEVADA.
THE SHORT-FUSE COUNTY AREA TRANSFER NUMBER IS 96-40
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 5 1996...AT 3:00 A.M. PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME /1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER ALL FORECAST AND WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY /LONG AND SHORT-FUSE/ FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN
EXTREME EASTERN MODOC COUNTY OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA /TABLE 1/ TO
THE RENO /RNO/...NEVADA...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/.
SHORT-FUSE RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN MEDFORD /MFR/...OREGON. FOR THIS
AREA...WSFO RNO WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 4/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THE SHORT-FUSE
TRANSFER IS THE 40TH UPDATE FOR 1996.
LONGER FUSE RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSFO
IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/...CALIFORNIA. FOR THIS
AREA...WSFO RNO WILL ISSUE LONGER FUSE FORECAST AND WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 3/ AND OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS IN TABLE 4.
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE WARNINGS...FORECASTS...AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE EXTREME
EASTERN PORTION OF MODOC COUNTY USING THE RNO IDENTIFIER /TABLES
2...3...AND 4/ INSTEAD OF THE MFR OR SFO IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR THE COUNTY
/C/ CODE BUT THE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE LISTED IN TABLE 1 BECOMES
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5 1996 AT 1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME.
TABLE 1. TRANSFER TO RNO. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C TO
MODOC - EXTREME EAST CAZ070- CAC049- RNO
PORTION...SURPRISE VALLEY/
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
AREA TRANSFERRED TO RNO. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES RNOTORRNO WFUS1 KRNO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RNOSVRRNO WUUS1 KRNO
FLASH FLOODS RNOFFWRNO WRUS1 KRNO
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE LONGER FUSE WARNING AND FORECAST
PRODUCTS FOR THE AREA TRANSFERRED IN RNO. UGC Z CODES ARE USED
IN THESE PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
ZONE FORECASTS RNOZFPNV FPUS5 KRNO
FLASH FLOOD WATCH RNOFFARNO RWUS31 KRNO
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS/ RNONPWRNO WWUS45 KRNO
WATCHES/ADVISORIES
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS/ RNOWSWRNO WWUS46 KRNO
WATCHES/ADVISORIES
TABLE 4. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE AREA
TRANSFERRED TO RNO. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSPSRNO WWUS35 KRNO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT RNOSVSRNO WWUS34 KRNO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE RNOCEMRNO MMUS40 KRNO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT RNOPNSRNO ABUS34 KRNO
SHORT-TERM FORECAST RNONOWRNO FXUS21 KRNO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT RNOFFSRNO RWUS32 KRNO
LOCAL STORM REPORT RNOLSRRNO WWUS30 KRNO
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING: /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
STEVE BROWN...AREA MANAGER ROGER WILLIAMS...MIC
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2350 RAGGIO PARKWAY 4000 CIRRUS DRIVE
RENO NV 89512-3900 MEDFORD OR 97504
/702/ 673-8100 /503/ 776-4303
NORM HOFFMANN...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
/408/ 656-1710
...NOTE FOR 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/ IS HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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