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TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-36
PENDLETON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 1995.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...JUNE 1 1995...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TO THE
PENDLETON /PDT/...OREGON...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE
WSO IN LEWISTON /LWS/...IDAHO...AND THE WSO IN YAKIMA
/YKM/...WASHINGTON. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO PDT 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 36TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...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 THREE COUNTIES USING THE PDT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LWS AND YKM IDENTIFIERS. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDT. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
BENTON WAZ013- WAC005- YKM COLUMBIA WAZ010- WAC013- LWS
WAZ008- FRANKLIN WAZ013- WAC021- YKM
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
THREE COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PDXTORPDT WFUS1 KPDT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PDXSVRPDT WUUS1 KPDT
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWPDT WRUS1 KPDT
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE THREE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSPDT WWUS35 KPDT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSPDT WWUS34 KPDT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMPDT MMUS40 KPDT
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSPDT ABUS34 KPDT
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS + PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS + PDXNPWPDT WWUS45 KPDT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWPDT FXUS21 KPDT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSPDT RWUS32 KPDT
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRPDT WWUS30 KPDT
+ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP OF THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ IN SEATTLE /SEA/...WASHINGTON.
WSFO SEA ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THE THREE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SEASPSSEA WWUS35 KSEA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SEASVRSEA WWUS34 KSEA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SEACEMSEA MMUS40 KSEA
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SEAPNSSEA ABUS34 KSEA
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWSEA WWUS46 KSEA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWSEA WWUS45 KSEA
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
DAN KEETON...MIC CLAUDE B. GRAVES...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2036 AIRPORT ROAD 2406 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE
PENDLETON OR 97801 YAKIMA WA 98903
/503/ 276-4493 /509/ 575-5826
DENNIS E. HESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
412 BURRELL AVENUE
LEWISTON ID 83501
/208/ 743-3841
STEVE TODD...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
/503/ 326-2340
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
/206/ 525-6095
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