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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1998
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS..NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA /CTP/ WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT STATE COLLEGE PA...EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 1 1998
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/...THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 1998...FORECAST AND LONG-
FUSE WATCH/WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 36 ZONES IN CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN STATE COLLEGE /CTP/
PA...FROM THE WSFOS IN PITTSBURGH /PBZ/ PA AND MT. HOLLY /PHI/ NJ.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING TRANSFER...
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED
IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 36 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM
WFO CTP.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO STATE COLLEGE /CTP/ FOR FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNINGS.
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE
TABLE.
FROM PITTSBURGH /PBZ/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
PAZ034- BEDFORD PAZ025- BLAIR PAZ024- CAMBRIA
PAZ011- CAMERON PAZ018- NORTHERN CENTRE PAZ019- SOUTH CENTRE
PAZ017- CLEARFIELD PAZ012- NORTHERN CLINTON PAZ010- ELK
PAZ036- FRANKLIN PAZ035- FULTON PAZ026- HUNTINGDON
PAZ028- JUNIATA PAZ005- MCKEAN PAZ027- MIFFLIN
PAZ006- POTTER PAZ033- SOMERSET PAZ004- WARREN
FROM MT. HOLLY /PHI/:
PAZ064- ADAMS PAZ045- SOUTHERN CLINTON PAZ053- COLUMBIA
PAZ063- CUMBERLAND PAZ057- DAUPHIN PAZ066- LANCASTER
PAZ059- LEBANON PAZ046- SOUTH LYCOMING PAZ041- NORTH LYCOMING
PAZ051- MONTOUR PAZ052- NORTHUMBERLAND PAZ056- PERRY
PAZ058- SCHUYLKILL PAZ050- SNYDER PAZ042- SULLIVAN
PAZ037- TIOGA PAZ049- UNION PAZ065- YORK
TABLE 2: FOR THESE 36 ZONES IN PENNSYLVANIA...THE FOLLOWING FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSE WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO FOUR NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSFO CTP.
...PRODUCT DESCRIPTION... NWWS ID WMO HEADING
CENTRAL PA PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST PHLZFPCTP FPUS51 KCTP
CENTRAL PA FLASH FLOOD WATCH PHLFFACTP RWUS31 KCTP
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING PHLNPWCTP WWUS45 KCTP
FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING PHLWSWCTP WWUS46 KCTP
FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS... OCTOBER 18 1996/...
THIS NOTICE UPDATES PAGES A-7 AND A-33.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE METEOROLOGIST
IN CHARGE AT THE APPROPRIATE OFFICE:
BRUCE BUDD THERESA ROSSI GARY SZATKOWSKI
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
227 WEST BEAVER 192 SHAFER ROAD 732 WOODLANE RD
STATE COLLEGE PA 16801 CORAOPOLIS PA 15108 MOUNT HOLLY NJ 08060
814-234-9412 412-262-1591 609-261-6602
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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