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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT THU MAY 23 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 SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-31
PENDLETON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JULY 31 1996
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...JULY 31 1996...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 8 COUNTIES
/TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN PENDLETON /PDT/...
OREGON. SHORT FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR KITTITAS COUNTY IN
CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE-TACOMA /SEA/...WASHINGTON. SHORT-
FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OREGON WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSFO IN PORTLAND.../PDX/... OREGON. FOR ALL 8 OF
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 31ST UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THESE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFERS...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 8 COUNTIES USING THE PDT IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/
INSTEAD OF THE SEA OR PDX IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO WSO PDT. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
KITTITAS /WEST/ WAZ012- WAC037- SEA PDT
KITTITAS /EAST/ WAZ008- WAC037- SEA PDT
WASCO /SOUTHWEST/ ORZ006- ORC065- PDX PDT
WASCO /EXTREME NORTH/ ORZ007- ORC065- PDX PDT
WASCO /REST OF/ ORZ008- ORC065- PDX PDT
SHERMAN /EXTREME NW/ ORZ007- ORC055- PDX PDT
SHERMAN /REST OF/ ORZ010- ORC055- PDX PDT
GILLIAM ORZ010- ORC021- PDX PDT
WHEELER ORZ011- ORC069- PDX PDT
CROOK ORZ008- ORC013- PDX PDT
DESCHUTES /WEST/ ORZ006- ORC017- PDX PDT
DESCHUTES /CENTRAL/EAST/ ORZ008- ORC017- PDX PDT
JEFFERSON /WEST/ ORZ006- ORC031- PDX PDT
JEFFERSON /CENTRAL/EAST/ ORZ008- ORC031- PDX PDT
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 8
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
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 8 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
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
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWPDT FXUS21 KPDT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSPDT RWUS32 KPDT
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRPDT WWUS30 KPDT
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PDXNPWPDT WWUS45 KPDT
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO SEA OR WSFO PDX
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR KITTITAS COUNTY...WASHINGTON...USERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO SEA...USING
A CCC OF SEA. FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THE 7 OREGON COUNTIES IN
TABLE 1...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM
WSFO PDX...USING A CCC OF PDX.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CCCCEMCCC MMUS40 KCCC
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CCCPNSCCC ABUS34 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSCCC RWUS32 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
VALERIE THOMPSON...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
ROB DOHERTY...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST PH. 503-276-4493
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2001 NW 56TH DRIVE
PENDLETON OR 97801-4532
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER PH.206-526-6095 STEVEN TODD...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIN C15700 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E 5241 NE 122ND AVE
SEATTLE WA 98115 PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
PH. /503/ 326-2340
...NOTE TO 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 LETTERS/ IS HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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