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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 1994
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES, FAMILY OF
SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
(NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: WILMINGTON (ILM), NORTH CAROLINA WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 1994.
Effective Thursday, December 1, 1994 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time, the National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse
warning responsibility for eight counties in northeast South
Carolina TO the Wilmington (ILM), North Carolina Weather Service
Office (WSO) FROM the Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) in
Columbia (CAE), South Carolina and FROM the WSO in Charleston
(CHS), South Carolina (Table 1). For those counties, WSO ILM
will issue short-fuse warnings products (Table 2) and related
products that give follow-up information on warnings (Table 3).
For holder of NWS Operations Manual C-47, County Warning Areas,
this transfer is the 45th update for 1994.
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 eight counties using the ILM identifier
(Tables 2 and 3) instead of the CHS and CAE identifiers. For
example, if you have been receiving severe thunderstorm warnings
using the product NWWS identifier CAESVRCAE or CAESVRCHS, you will
have to add the product identifier RDUSVRILM. The Universal
Generic Codes (UGC), however, will remain unchanged.
Table 1.
County UGC ZONE CODE UGC COUNTY CODE FROM TO
Darlington SCZ023- SCC031- CAE ILM
Dillon SCZ024- SCC033- CAE ILM
Florence SCZ032- SCC041- CAE ILM
Georgetown ** SCZ046- SCC043- CHS ILM
Horry ** SCZ034- SCC051- CHS ILM
Marion SCZ033- SCC067- CAE ILM
Marlboro SCZ017- SCC069- CAE ILM
Williamsburg SCZ039- SCC089- CHS ILM
** adjacent to NCZ501- (North Carolina coastal waters) ILM
Table 2: The following are short-fuse warning products for the 8
counties transferred to ILM. UGC county codes (and marine zone
codes, as applicable) are used in these.
Warning product for AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
+ Tornadoes RDUTORILM WFUS1 KILM
+ Severe Thunderstorms RDUSVRILM WUUS1 KILM
Flash Floods RDUFFWILM WRUS1 KILM
* Special Marine Warning RDUSMWILM WMUS1 KILM
"*" means for coastal water areas only. "+" means that these
will also include special marine warnings when coastal waters are
also threatened in addition to land areas.
Table 3: The following are key related products for the 8
counties transferred to ILM. UGC zone codes are used in these.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special Weather Statement RDUSPSILM WWUS35 KILM
Severe Weather Statement RDUSVSILM WWUS34 KILM
Civil Emergency Message RDUCEMILM MMUS40 KILM
Public Info. Statement RDUPNSILM ABUS34 KILM
* Winter Weather Warnings RDUWSWILM WWUS46 KILM
* Non-precipitation Warnings RDUNPWILM WWUS45 KILM
Short-Term Forecast RDUNOWILM FXUS21 KILM
Flash Flood Statement RDUFFSILM RWUS32 KILM
Local Storm Report RDULSRILM WWUS30 KILM
Hurricane Local Statement RDUHLSILM WWUS31 KILM
Marine Weather Statement RDUMWSILM FZUS60 KILM
# Coastal Flood Statement RDUCFSILM FZUS68 KILM
# for coastal zones
* For emergency backup to WSFO CAE.
WSFO CAE may still issue the following for longer-fuse events
affecting the 8 counties.
Related products AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special Weather Statement CAESPSCAE WWUS35 KCAE
Severe Weather Statement CAESVSCAE WWUS34 KCAE
Civil Emergency Message CAECEMCAE MMUS40 KCAE
Public Info. Statement CAEPNSCAE ABUS34 KCAE
Winter Weather Warnings CAEWSWCAE WWUS46 KCAE
Non-precipitation Warnings CAENPWCAE WWUS45 KCAE
If you have further questions, you may contact Richard Anthony
(Meteorologist-In-Charge) or Tom Matheson (Warning Coordination
Meteorologist) at:
National Weather Service Office
2015 Gardner Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405-9629
(910) 762-4289
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 1994
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES, FAMILY OF
SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
(NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: NEWPORT, NORTH CAROLINA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE'S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 1, 1994.
Effective Thursday, December 1, 1994 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time, the National Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse
warning responsibility for fifteen counties in eastern North
Carolina TO the Newport (MHX), North Carolina Weather Service
Office (WSO) FROM WSOs in Cape Hatteras (HAT) and Wilmington (ILM)
North Carolina, and the Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) in
Raleigh (RDU), North Carolina (see Table 1). For these counties
the WSO MHX will issue short-fuse warning products (Table 2) and
related products that give follow-up information on the warnings
(Table 3). For holders of NWS Operations Manual C-47, County
Warning Areas, this transfer is the 46th update for 1994.
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 15 counties using the MHX identifier
instead of the HAT, ILM, and RDU identifiers. For example, if you
have been receiving severe thunderstorm warnings using the product
RDUSVRHAT, you will have to add the product identifier RDUSVRMHX.
The Universal Generic Codes (UGC) will remain unchanged.
TABLE 1. UGC ZONE (Z) UGC COUNTY (C) FROM TO
Pitt NCZ044- NCC147- RDU MHX
Greene NCZ079- NCC079- RDU MHX
Lenoir NCZ091- NCC107- RDU MHX
Dare (mainland) 2 NCZ047- NCC055- HAT MHX
Dare (outer banks) 1 2 NCZ103- NCC055- HAT MHX
Tyrrell 2 NCZ046- NCC177- HAT MHX
Washington 2 NCZ045- NCC187- HAT MHX
Martin NCZ029- NCC117- HAT MHX
Hyde (Inland) 2 NCZ081- NCC095- HAT MHX
Hyde (Outer Banks) 1 2 NCZ104- NCC095- HAT MHX
Beaufort 2 NCZ080- NCC013- ILM MHX
Craven NCZ093- NCC049- ILM MHX
Pamlico 2 NCZ094- NCC137- ILM MHX
Jones NCZ092- NCC103- ILM MHX
Carteret 1 2 NCZ095- NCC031- ILM MHX
Duplin NCZ090- NCC061- ILM MHX
Onslow 1 NCZ098- NCC133- ILM MHX
1: Adjacent to NCZ501- (North Carolina coastal waters) MHX
2: Adjacent to NCZ502- (Albemarle or Pamlico Sound) MHX
TABLE 2. The following are short-fuse warning products for the
counties transferred to MHX. UGC County (C) codes (and marine Z
codes as applicable) are used in these products.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
+ Tornadoes RDUTORMHX WFUS01 KMHX
+ Severe Thunderstorms RDUSVRMHX WUUS01 KMHX
Flash Floods RDUFFWMHX WRUS01 KMHX
* Special Marine Warnings RDUSMWMHX WMUS01 KMHX
"*" for marine areas only. "+" means these will also incorporate
special marine warnings when marine areas are threatened.
TABLE 3. The following are key related products for the counties
transferred to MHX. UGC Z codes are used in these products.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special Weather Statement RDUSPSMHX WWUS35 KMHX
Severe Weather Statement RDUSVSMHX WWUS34 KMHX
Marine Weather Statement RDUMWSMHX FZUS60 KMHX
Civil Emergency Message RDUCEMMHX MMUS40 KMHX
Public Information Statement RDUPNSMHX ABUS34 KMHX
* Winter weather warnings RDUWSWMHX WWUS46 KMHX
* Non-precipitation warnings RDUNPWMHX WWUS45 KMHX
Short-term Forecast RDUNOWMHX FXUS21 KMHX
Flash Flood Statement RDUFFSMHX RWUS32 KMHX
Local Storm Report RDULSRMHX WWUS30 KMHX
Hurricane Local Statement RDUHLSMHX WWUS31 KMHX
Coastal Flood Statement RDUCFWMHX FZUS68 KMHX
* For emergency backup use to WSFO RDU.
For longer-fuse events affecting these counties, WSFO RDU may
issue:
PRODUCT AFOS/NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special Weather Statement RDUSPSRDU WWUS35 KRDU
Severe Weather Statement RDUSVSRDU WWUS34 KRDU
Civil Emergency Message RDUCEMRDU MMUS40 KRDU
Public Information Statement RDUPNSRDU ABUS34 KRDU
Winter weather warnings RDUWSWRDU WWUS46 KRDU
Non-precipitation warnings RDUNPWRDU WWUS45 KRDU
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
Tom Kriehn, Meteorologist-In-Charge (MIC), or
Dan Bartholf, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM)
National Weather Service Office
53 Roberts Road
Newport, NC 28570 telephone 919-223-5122
Stephen W. Harned, MIC Wallace H. DeMaurice
George Lemons, WCM Official-in-Charge
National Weather Service Office National Weather Service
Centennial Campus NCSU P.O. Box 100
1005 Capability Dr. Buxton, NC 27920
Research Building III, Suite 300 (700) 920-4107
Raleigh, NC 27606 ph. 919-515-8209
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