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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT MON OCT 5 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-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG /GSP/ SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998.
EFFECTIVE AT 8 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EDT/ 1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ TUE DEC 1 1998...FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 50 ZONES IN
NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THE COLUMBIA /CAE/
SC... RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/RAH/ NC AND ATLANTA/PEACHTREE /ATL/FFC/ GA
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. IN ADDITION...THE THREE TO FIVE DAY
FORECAST WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE BODY OF THE ZONE FORECASTS FOR
THESE ZONES.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
TRANSFER... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 50 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO GSP.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG /GSP/ FOR
FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSED WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM COLUMBIA /CAE/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
SCZ011- ABBEVILLE SCZ010- ANDERSON SCZ008- CHEROKEE
SCZ014- CHESTER SCZ003- N. GREENVILLE SCZ006- S. GREENVILLE
SCZ019- GREENWOOD SCZ012- LAURENS SCZ001- N. OCONEE
SCZ004- S. OCONEE SCZ002- N. PICKENS SCZ005- S. PICKENS
SCZ007- SPARTANBURG SCZ013- UNION SCZ009- YORK
FROM RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/RAH/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
NCZ035- ALEXANDER NCZ033- AVERY NCZ053- BUNCOMBE
NCZ055- BURKE NCZ072- CABARRUS NCZ034- CALDWELL
NCZ056- CATAWBA NCZ068- CLEVELAND NCZ037- DAVIE
NCZ070- GASTON NCZ058- GRAHAM NCZ052- HAYWOOD
NCZ065- HENDERSON NCZ036- IREDELL NCZ059- N. JACKSON
NCZ063- S. JACKSON NCZ069- LINCOLN NCZ062- MACON
NCZ048- MADISON NCZ054- MCDOWELL NCZ071- MECKLENBURG
NCZ050- MITCHELL NCZ066- POLK NCZ057- ROWAN
NCZ067- RUTHERFORD NCZ051- SWAIN NCZ064- TRANSYLVANIA
NCZ082- UNION NCZ049- YANCEY
FROM ATLANTA/PEACHTREE CITY /ATL/FFC/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
GAZ029- ELBERT GAZ026- FRANKLIN GAZ017- HABERSHAM
GAZ028- HART GAZ010- RABUN GAZ018- STEPHENS
TABLE 2: FOR THE 50 ZONES IN THESE THREE STATES...THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION WILL SWITCH
TO FOUR NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO GSP.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECASTS FOR NORTHWEST SOUTH /NEW/ CAEZFPGSP FPUS52 KGSP
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES FOR NORTHWEST /NEW/ CAEFFAGSP WGUS62 KGSP
SOUTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ CAENPWGSP WWUS72 KGSP
FOR NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ CAEWSWGSP WWUS42 KGSP
FOR NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/... THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-7... A-29... A-37... AND A-55.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOE PELISSIER CARLOS GARZA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS ORECAST OFFICE...NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT 4 FALCON DRIVE
1549 GSP DRIVE PEACHTREE CITY GA
GREER SC 29651 PHONE 770-486-1333
PHONE 864-848-9970
BERNARD PALMER STEPHEN HARNED
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
2909 AVIATION WAY CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
WEST COLUMBIA SC 29170-2102 1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE
PHONE 803-822-8135 RESEARCH BUILDING III..SUITE 300
RALEIGH NC 27606
PHONE 919-515-8209
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