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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
515 PM EDT THU JUN 07 2001
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE ALABAMA COUNTY TO THE
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE
JULY 31 2001
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 31 2001 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/...1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SHORT-FUSED
WARNING AND LONG-FUSED FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MARENGO COUNTY
IN ALABAMA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BMX/ FROM WFO MOBILE ALABAMA /MOB/.
SEE TABLE 1. TRANSFERRING THESE SERVICES WILL ENABLE MORE
EFFICIENT SERVICE TO MARENGO COUNTY.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 /SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS/ AND TABLE 3 /LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS RELATED
TO THOSE IN TABLE 2/ FOR MARENGO COUNTY USING THE NEW
COMMUNICATION HEADERS SHOWN BELOW.
IN THE TABLES BELOW...PRODUCTS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK /*/ WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE WFO
BIRMINGHAM /BMX/ COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO MOBILE TO WFO BIRMINGHAM
COUNTY UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
MARENGO ALC091- ALZ039
TABLE 2.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO WFO BIRMINGHAM. COUNTY CODES /C/ OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/ ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION AFOS PIL WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
TORNADO WARNING /NEW/ BHMTORBHM WFUS54 KBMX TORBHM
* /OLD/ BHMTORMOB WFUS54 KMOB TORMOB
SEVERE THUNDER- /NEW/ BHMSVRBHM WUUS54 KBMX SVRBHM
STORM WARNING * /OLD/ BHMSVRMOB WUUS54 KMOB SVRMOB
FLASH FLOOD /NEW/ BHMFFWBHM WGUS54 KBMX FFWBHM
WARNING * /OLD/ BHMFFWMOB WGUS54 KMOB FFWMOB
TABLE 3.
THE FOLLOWING ARE LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS RELATED TO
SHORT-FUSED PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2. ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS
ARE ALSO LISTED. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION AFOS PIL WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ BHMZFPBHM FPUS54 KBMX ZFPBHM
PRODUCT * /OLD/ BHMZFPMOB FPUS54 KLUB ZFPMOB
FLASH FLOOD /NEW/ BHMFFABHM WGUS64 KBMX FFABHM
WATCH * /OLD/ BHMFFAMOB WGUS64 KBHM FFAMOB
NON-PRECIPITA- /NEW/ BHMNPWBHM WWUS74 KBMX NPWBHM
TION WATCH/ * /OLD/ BHMNPWMOB WWUS44 KBHM NPWMOB
WARNING/ADVISORY
SHORT TERM /NEW/ BHMNOWBHM FPUS74 KBMX NOWBHM
FORECAST * /OLD/ BHMNOWMOB FPUS74 KMOB NOWMOB
SEVERE WEATHER /NEW/ BHMSVSBHM WWUS54 KBMX SVSBHM
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMSVSMOB WWUS54 KMOB SVSMOB
SPECIAL WEATHER /NEW/ BHMSPSBHM WWUS84 KBMX SPSBHM
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMSPSMOB WWUS85 KMOB SPSMOB
FLASH FLOOD /NEW/ BHMFFSBHM WGUS74 KBMX FFSBHM
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMFFSMOB WGUS74 KMOB FFSMOB
PUBLIC INFORMA- /NEW/ BHMPNSBMX NOUS44 KBMX PNSBMX
TION STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMPNSMOB NOUS44 KMOB PNSMOB
CIVIL EMERGENCY /NEW/ BHMCEMBMX WOUS44 KBMX CEMBMX
MESSAGE * /OLD/ BHMCEMMOB WOUS44 KMOB CEMMOB
LOCAL STORM /NEW/ BHMLSRBMX NWUS54 KBMX LSRBMX
REPORT * /OLD/ BHMLSRMOB NWUS54 KMOB LSRMOB
.....THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA /HSA/ TRANSFER INFORMATION.....
ON THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER...THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS AND
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM /DLDA1/ WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM MOBILE TO BIRMINGHAM /SEE TABLE 4/.
TABLE 4.
THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM.
/DLDA1/.
PRODUCT AFOS PIL WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
RIVER FLOOD /NEW/ BHMFLSBHM WGUS84 KBMX FLSBHM
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMFLSMOB WGUS84 KMOB FLSMOB
RIVER FLOOD /NEW/ BHMFLWBHM WGUS44 KBMX FLWBHM
WARNING * /OLD/ BHMFLWMOB WGUS44 KMOB FLWMOB
RIVER STATEMENT /NEW/ BHMRVSBHM FGUS84 KBMX RVSBHM
* /OLD/ BHMRVSMOB FGUS84 KMOB RVSMOB
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
RANDALL MCKEE GARY PETTI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 AIRPORT BLVD 465 WATHERVANE RD
MOBILE AL 36608 CALERA AL 35040-5427
PHONE: 334-633-6443 PHONE: 205-621-5646
RANDALL.MCKEE@xxxxxxxx GARY.PETTI@xxxxxxxx
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