Message Concerning Chanhes in TUL CWA

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• Subject: Message Concerning Chanhes in TUL CWA
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 09:47:39 -0700 (MST)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST TUE FEB 14 1995

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH

SUBJECT   FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
          NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TRANSFERRED TO THE TULSA WEATHER
          SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MARCH 21...1995.

     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MARCH 21...1995 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 6 ZONES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS
/TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN
TULSA /TUL/...OKLAHOMA...FROM THE LITTLE ROCK /LIT/ ARKANSAS...WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

     BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING TRANSFER...
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 6 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS
FROM WSO TUL.
  
TABLE 1.  ARKANSAS ZONES 1...2...10...11...19...AND 29 WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO WSO TUL FOR FORECASTS AND LONG-FUSE WARNINGS. 
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE
TABLE.

          UGC Z   ZONE NAME
          CODE    /BY COUNTY/

          ARZ001- BENTON
          ARZ002- CARROLL
          ARZ010- WASHINGTON
          ARZ011- MADISON
          ARZ019- CRAWFORD
          ARZ029- SEBASTION

TABLE 2.  FOR THE 6 ZONES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WSO TUL.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                        NWWS ID    WMO ID for FOS


EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS  /NEW/ OKCZFPTUL  FPUS5 KTUL
 PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                /OLD/ LITZFPAR   FPUS5 KLIT

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS  /NEW/ OKCAFPTUL  FPOK41 KTUL
 AREA FORECAST                       /OLD/ LITSFPAR   FPUS1 KLIT

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS  /NEW/ OKCAGFTUL  FXUS08 KTUL
 AGRICULTURAL FORECAST               /OLD/ LITAGFLIT  FXUS8 KLIT

AREA WEATHER SUMMARY                 /NEW/ OKCAWSTUL  FPOK40 KTUL
                                     /OLD/ LITSWSAR   ABUS30 KLIT

FLASH FLOOD WATCH                    /NEW/ OKCFFATUL  RWUS31 KTUL
                                     /OLD/ LITFFALIT  RWUS31 KLIT

NON-PRECIPITATION                    /NEW/ OKCNPWTUL  WWUS45 KTUL  
ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING                  /OLD/ LITNPWLIT  WWUS45 KLIT

WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING     /NEW/ OKCWSWTUL  WWUS46 KTUL
                                     /OLD/ LITWSWLIT  WWUS46 KLIT
  
     FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES
PAGES A-7 AND A-51.  REPLACEMENT PAGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
HOLDERS OF THIS APPENDIX.

     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT 

DONALD DEVORE                        ALLEN LEE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE              METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE      
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE             NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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