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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT THU OCT 15 1998
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 98-04:
TRANSFER OF SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES AND
HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA FOR FIVE /5/ COUNTIES IN
TENNESSEE...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 1998 AT 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME OR 1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME... THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CUMBERLAND AND FENTRESS COUNTIES TENNESSEE /TABLE 1/ TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN NASHVILLE /OHX/ TENNESSEE FROM
THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES /MRX/
TENNESSEE. THE COUNTIES OF MARION...SEQUATCHIE...AND BLEDSOE
TENNESSEE /ALSO IN TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES /MRX/ TENNESSEE FROM
THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN NASHVILLE /OHX/ TENNESSEE.
FOR THESE COUNTIES...THE ASSUMING OFFICE WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSED
WARNINGS /TABLE 2/... AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION CONCERNING WATCHES AND WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-15...A-16...A-38...AND A-40. THIS IS THE 4TH SHORT-FUSE
TRANSFER FOR 1998.
BECAUSE OF THESE TRANSFERS...PRODUCT CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS FOR THESE FIVE
COUNTIES USING THE NEW NWWS IDENTIFIERS OR WMO HEADINGS...AS
INDICATED IN TABLES 2 AND 3. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/
...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
TABLE 1.
COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM MRX TO BNA
COUNTY UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
CUMBERLAND TNC035- TNZ066-
FENTRESS TNC049- TNZ034-
COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM BNA TO MRX
COUNTY UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
BLEDSOE TNC007- TNZ082-
MARION TNC115- TNZ098-
SEQUATCHIE TNC153- TNZ081-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS FOR
CUMBERLAND AND FENTRESS COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OHX. UGC C
CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING. NEW WMO HEADINGS ARE PLANNED
FOR USE.
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR: NWWS ID NEW WMO HEADING
TORNADOES MEMTORBNA WFUS54 KOHX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MEMSVRBNA WUUS54 KOHX
FLASH FLOODS MEMFFWBNA WGUS54 KOHX
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS FOR
BLEDSOE...MARION...AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
MRX. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING.
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR: NWWS ID NEW WMO HEADING
TORNADOES MEMTORMRX WFUS54 KMRX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MEMSVRMRX WUUS54 KMRX
FLASH FLOODS MEMFFWMRX WGUS54 KMRX
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS RELATED TO SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2. THIS FIRST LIST IS FOR CUMBERLAND
AND FESTRESS COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OHX. UGC Z CODES ARE
USED IN THE FOLLOWING. NEW WMO HEADINGS ARE PLANNED FOR USE.
/EXCEPT THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST HEADINGS ALREADY EXIST/.
PRODUCT: NWWS ID NEW WMO HEADING
SHORT TERM FORECAST MEMNOWBNA FPUS74 KOHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSVSBNA WWUS54 KOHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSPSBNA WWUS44 KOHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MEMFFSBNA WGUS74 KOHX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MEMPNSBNA AXUS44 KOHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMCEMBNA WOUS44 KOHX
LOCAL STORM REPORT MEMLSRBNA WWUS54 KOHX
THIS SECOND LIST PERTAINS TO BLEDSOE...MARION...AND SEQUATCHIE
COUNTIES BEING TRANSFERRED TO MRX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THE
FOLLOWING.
PRODUCT: NWWS ID WMO HEADING
SHORT TERM FORECAST MEMNOWMRX FPUS74 KMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSVSMRX WWUS54 KMRX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MEMSPSMRX WWUS44 KMRX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MEMFFSMRX WGUS74 KMRX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MEMPNSMRX AXUS44 KMRX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMCEMMRX WOUS44 KMRX
LOCAL STORM REPORT MEMLSRMRX WWUS54 KMRX
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA...HSA...
TRANSFER.
THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR WHITWELL
(WHTT1) ON THE SEQUATCHIE RIVER IN MARION COUNTY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM OHX TO MRX. UGC CODES WILL BE ADDED TO THE
PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW SHORTLY AFTER DECEMBER 1 1998. A FUTURE
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL OUTLINE THIS CHANGE.
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT MEMFLSMRX WGUS84 KMRX
RIVER FLOOD WARNING MEMFLWMRX WGUS44 KMRX
RIVER STATEMENT MEMRVSMRX FGUS84 KMRX
THE TERMINAL AIRPORT FORECAST (TAF) FOR CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL
AIRPORT...CSV...WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OHX FROM MRX ON NOVEMBER
13 1998. THIS WILL NOT CHANGE THE NWWS ID.
ALL PUBLIC PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE ZONE FORECAST...STATE
FORECAST...AND LONG FUSED WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL REMAIN WITH
WSFO MEM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
JERRY MCDUFFIE DERREL MARTIN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5974 COMMERCE BLVD. 500 WEATHER STATION ROAD
MORRISTOWN TN 37814 OLD HICKORY TN 37138
423-586-3771 615-754-4633
THIS AND ALL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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