19981005: SC responsibility changes

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• Subject: 19981005: SC responsibility changes
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 15:50:51 -0600

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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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