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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST MON MAR 20 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 SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-35
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON JUNE 1...1995
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1...1995 AT 1200 NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /1600
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL
TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWELVE COUNTIES IN
GEORGIA AND ONE COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE CHARLESTON
/CHS/...SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM WSOS IN
SAVANNAH /SAV/ GEORGIA AND AUGUSTA /AGS/...GEORGIA. FOR THESE
COUNTIES...WSO CHS WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS
/TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF THE NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-
47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 35TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
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 COUNTIES USING THE CHS IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/
INSTEAD OF THE AGS AND SAV IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO CHS. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
GA COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM GA COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM
BRYAN + GAC029- GAZ116-117- SAV BULLOCH GAC031- GAZ100- SAV
CANDLER GAC043- GAZ099- SAV CHATHAM + GAC051- GAZ118-119- SAV
EFFINGHAM GAC103- GAZ101- SAV EVANS GAC109- GAZ115- SAV
JENKINS GAC165- GAZ087- AGS LIBERTY + GAC179- GAZ138-139- SAV
LONG GAC183- GAZ137- SAV MCINTOSH + GAC191- GAZ140-141- SAV
SCREVEN GAC251- GAZ088- AGS TATTNALL GAC267- GAZ114- SAV
+ ADJACENT TO MARINE AREA UGC Z
GA COASTAL WATERS GAZ501-
SC COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM
ALLENDALE SCC005- SCZ040- AGS
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO CHS. UGC COUNTY /C/ CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADO WARNING CAETORCHS WFUS1 KCHS
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CAESVRCHS WUUS1 KCHS
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNING CAEFFWCHS WRUS1 KCHS
++ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING CAESMWCHS WMUS1 KCHS
+ MEANS THAT THESE PRODUCTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS
WHEN ADJACENT MARINE AREAS ARE THREATENED IN ADDITION TO LAND AREAS.
++ MEANS FOR MARINE AREAS ONLY.
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 13 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO CHS. UGC ZONE /Z/ CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CAESPSCHS WWUS35 KCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CAESVSCHS WWUS34 KCHS
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAECEMCHS MMUS40 KCHS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CAEPNSCHS ABUS34 KCHS
++ WINTER WEATHER WARNING CAEWSWCHS WWUS46 KCHS
++ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CAENPWCHS WWUS45 KCHS
SHORT TERM FORECAST CAENOWCHS FXUS21 KCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CAEFFSCHS RWUS32 KCHS
LOCAL STORM REPORT CAELSRCHS WWUS30 KCHS
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAEHLSCHS WWUS31 KCHS
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT CAEMWSCHS FZUS60 KCHS
+ COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT CAECFWCHS FZUS68 KCHS
++ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES /WSFO/ IN ATLANTA /ATL/ GA AND COLUMBIA /CAE/ SC.
+ FOR COASTAL ZONES.
WSFO ATL MAY STILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THE TWELVE GEORGIA COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO CHS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
WINTER WEATHER WARNING ATLWSWATL WWUS46 KATL
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING ATLNPWATL WWUS45 KATL
WSFO CAE MAY STILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING ALLENDALE COUNTY...SC.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
WINTER WEATHER WARNING CAEWSWCAE WWUS46 KCAE
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CAENPWCAE WWUS45 KCAE
REFER QUESTIONS TO METEOROLOGISTS/OFFICIALS IN CHARGE /MIC OR OIC/
STEVE RICH...MIC PH.803-744-0303 FRED MILLER...OIC PH. 912-964-2187
NWS OFFICE NWS OFFICE. P.O. BOX 7207 - BLDG
1010 5777 S. AVIATION AVE. SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CHARLESTON SC 29406 SAVANNAH GA 31418-7207
STEVE GILBERT...OIC CARLOS GARZA...MIC BERNARD PALMER...MIC
NWS OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
BUSH FIELD AIRPORT 4 FALCON DRIVE 2909 AVIATION WAY
1500 HANGAR ROAD PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269 WEST COLUMBIA SC
AUGUSTA GA 30906-9684 PH. 404-486-1333 29170-2102
PH. 706-793-6610 PH. 803-822-8038
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