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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1025 AM EDT FRI OCT 18 2002
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHANGE FROM ZONE
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE TO COUNTY UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 18 2002
ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18 2002 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES WILL CHANGE THEIR SEVERE WEATHER
STATEMENTS /SVS/ FROM THE ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TO THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN ALASKA...HAWAII...AND
GUAM WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UGC IN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.
COUNTY UGC FOLLOWS THE FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING
STANDARDS /FIPS/ FOR ITS NUMBERING SYSTEM. A COMPLETE LIST
OF COUNTIES AND FIPS NUMBERS FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES CAN BE FOUND IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANUAL
10-507...APPENDIX B. THIS WEATHER SERVICE PROCEDURAL
DIRECTIVE IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http;//www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE SVS PRODUCTS SHOULD ADD THE
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS IN TABLE 1 TO THE APPROPRIATE
DATABASES.
TABLE 1: LIST OF PRODUCTS INVOLVED WITH THIS SERVICE CHANGE
EASTERN REGION SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS
MESSAGE TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBANY NY WWUS51 KALY SVSALY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY WWUS51 KBGM SVSBGM
WFO BURLINGTON VT WWUS51 KBTV SVSBTV
WFO TAUNTON MA WWUS51 KBOX SVSBOX
WFO BUFFALO NY WWUS51 KBUF SVSBUF
WFO COLUMBIA SC WWUS52 KCAE SVSCAE
WFO CHARLESTON SC WWUS52 KCHS SVSCHS
WFO GREER SC WWUS52 KGSP SVSGSP
WFO CLEVELAND OH WWUS51 KCLE SVSCLE
WFO WILMINGTON OH WWUS51 KILN SVSILN
WFO CHARLESTON WV WWUS51 KRLX SVSRLX
WFO NEW YORK NY WWUS51 KOKX SVSOKX
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA WWUS51 KCTP SVSCTP
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA WWUS51 KPHI SVSPHI
WFO PITTSBURGH PA WWUS51 KPBZ SVSPBZ
WFO CARIBOU ME WWUS51 KCAR SVSCAR
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME WWUS51 KGYX SVSGYX
WFO WILMINGTON NC WWUS52 KILM SVSILM
WFO NEWPORT NC WWUS52 KMHX SVSMHX
WFO RALEIGH NC WWUS52 KRAH SVSRAH
WFO WAKEFIELD VA WWUS51 KAKQ SVSAKQ
WFO STERLING VA WWUS51 KLWX SVSLWX
WFO ROANOKE VA WWUS51 KRNK SVSRNK
CENTRAL REGION SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS
MESSAGE TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO GAYLORD MI WWUS53 KAPX SVSAPX
WFO DETROIT MI WWUS53 KDTX SVSDTX
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI WWUS53 KGRR SVSGRR
WFO MARQUETTE MI WWUS53 KMQT SVSMQT
WFO BISMARCK ND WWUS53 KBIS SVSBIS
WFO GRAND FORKS ND WWUS53 KFGF SVSFGF
WFO CHICAGO IL WWUS53 KLOT SVSLOT
WFO DAVENPORT IA WWUS53 KDVN SVSDVN
WFO LINCOLN IL WWUS53 KILX SVSILX
WFO CHEYENNE WY WWUS55 KCYS SVSCYS
WFO RIVERTON WY WWUS55 KRIW SVSRIW
WFO BOULDER CO WWUS55 KBOU SVSBOU
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO WWUS55 KGJT SVSGJT
WFO PUEBLO CO WWUS55 KPUB SVSPUB
WFO DES MOINES IA WWUS53 KDMX SVSDMX
WFO ABERDEEN SD WWUS53 KABR SVSABR
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD WWUS53 KFSD SVSFSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD WWUS53 KUNR SVSUNR
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA WWUS53 KIWX SVSIWX
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN WWUS53 KIND SVSIND
WFO LACROSSE WI WWUS53 KARX SVSARX
WFO GREEN BAY WI WWUS53 KGRB SVSGRB
WFO MILWAUKEE WI WWUS53 KMKX SVSMKX
WFO DULUTH MN WWUS53 KDLH SVSDLH
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN WWUS53 KMPX SVSMPX
WFO HASTINGS NE WWUS53 KGID SVSGID
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE WWUS53 KLBF SVSLBF
WFO OMAHA NE WWUS53 KOAX SVSOAX
WFO JACKSON KY WWUS53 KJKL SVSJKL
WFO LOUISVILLE KY WWUS53 KLMK SVSLMK
WFO PADUCAH KY WWUS53 KPAH SVSPAH
WFO KANSAS CITY MO WWUS53 KEAX SVSEAX
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO WWUS53 KLSX SVSLSX
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO WWUS53 KSGF SVSSGF
WFO DODGE CITY KS WWUS53 KDDC SVSDDC
WFO GOODLAND KS WWUS53 KGLD SVSGLD
WFO WICHITA KS WWUS53 KICT SVSICT
WFO TOPEKA KS WWUS53 KTOP SVSTOP
SOUTHERN REGION SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS
MESSAGE TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM WWUS55 KABQ SVSABQ
WFO ATLANTA GA WWUS52 KFFC SVSATL
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL WWUS54 KBMX SVSBHM
WFO MOBILE AL WWUS54 KMOB SVSMOB
WFO FORT WORTH TX WWUS54 KFWD SVSFTW
WFO JACKSON MS WWUS54 KJAN SVSJAN
WFO AMARILLO TX WWUS54 KAMA SVSAMA
WFO EL PASO TX WWUS54 KEPZ SVSELP
WFO LUBBOCK TX WWUS54 KLUB SVSLBB
WFO MIDLAND TX WWUS54 KMAF SVSMAF
WFO SAN ANGELO TX WWUS54 KSJT SVSSJT
WFO LITTLE ROCK WWUS54 KLZK SVSLIT
WFO NASHVILLE TN WWUS54 KOHX SVSBNA
WFO MEMPHIS TN WWUS54 KMEG SVSMEM
WFO KNOXVILLE TN WWUS54 KMRX SVSMRX
WFO KEY WEST FL WWUS52 KEYW SVSEYW
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL WWUS52 KJAX SVSJAX
WFO MIAMI FL WWUS52 KMFL SVSMIA
WFO MELBOURNE FL WWUS52 KMLB SVSMLB
WFO TAMPA FL WWUS52 KTBW SVSTBW
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL WWUS52 KTAE SVSTLH
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA WWUS54 KLCH SVSLCH
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA WWUS54 KLIX SVSNEW
WFO SHREVEPORT LA WWUS54 KSHV SVSSHV
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK WWUS54 KOUN SVSOKC
WFO TULSA OK WWUS54 KTSA SVSTUL
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX WWUS54 KBRO SVSBRO
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX WWUS54 KCRP SVSCRP
WFO HOUSTON TX WWUS54 KHGX SVSHOU
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX WWUS54 KEWX SVSSAT
WFO SAN JUAN PR WWCA52 TJSJ SVSSJU
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/ WWCA62 TJSJ SVSSPN
WESTERN REGION SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS
MESSAGE TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO BOISE ID WWUS55 KBOI SVSBOI
WFO POCATELLO ID WWUS55 KPIH SVSPIH
WFO BILLINGS MT WWUS55 KBYZ SVSBYZ
WFO GLASGOW MT WWUS55 KGGW SVSGGW
WFO MISSOULA MT WWUS55 KMSO SVSMSO
WFO GREAT FALLS MT WWUS55 KTFX SVSTFX
WFO LOS ANGELES CA WWUS56 KLOX SVSLOX
WFO SAN DIEGO CA WWUS56 KSGX SVSSGX
WFO MEDFORD OR WWUS56 KMFR SVSMFR
WFO PENDLETON OR WWUS56 KPDT SVSPDT
WFO PORTLAND OR WWUS56 KPQR SVSPQR
WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ WWUS55 KFGZ SVSFGZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ WWUS55 KPSR SVSPSR
WFO TUCSON AZ WWUS55 KTWC SVSTWC
WFO ELKO NV WWUS55 KLKN SVSLKN
WFO RENO NV WWUS55 KREV SVSREV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV WWUS55 KVEF SVSVEF
WFO SPOKANE WA WWUS56 KOTX SVSOTX
WFO SEATTLE WA WWUS56 KSEW SVSSEW
WFO EUREKA CA WWUS56 KEKA SVSEKA
WFO HANFORD CA WWUS56 KHNX SVSHNX
WFO MONTEREY CA WWUS56 KMTR SVSMTR
WFO SACRAMENTO CA WWUS56 KSTO SVSSTO
WFO SALT LAKE CITY CA WWUS55 KSLC SVSSLC
AN EXAMPLE OF A SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT USING COUNTY UGC IS
LISTED IN TABLE 2 BELOW:
TABLE 2. SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT EXAMPLE
WWUS55 KTWC DDHHMM NOTE: DDHHMM=PRODUCT ISSUANCE DATE/TIME
SVSTWC
AZC019-023-DDTTGG- NOTE: DDTTGG IS PRODUCT PURGE DATE/TIME
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
606 PM MST FRI AUG 23 2002
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST PIMA AND SANTA
CRUZ COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST...
AT 605 PM MST...TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM GREEN VALLEY TO NOGALES.
THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. AT 604 PM
MST...A SPOTTER IN GREEN VALLEY REPORTED A 75 MPH WIND GUST
AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS LINE WILL MOVE INTO COCHISE COUNTY
AROUND 630 PM MST.
/DOUBLE DOLLAR SIGN/
END OF EXAMPLE
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD OKULSKI
NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE: 301-713-1867 EXT. 114
E-MAIL: RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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