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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 NOTICE 95-34
JACKSONVILLE...FLORIDA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON JUNE 1...1995
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...JUNE 1...1995...AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIXTEEN /16/
COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO
THE JACKSONVILLE /JAX/...FLORIDA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM
WSOS IN DAYTONA BEACH /DAB/...FL...AND SAVANNAH /SAV/...GA. THIS
TRANSFER WILL ALSO GIVE WSO JAX SHORT-FUSE MARINE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF GLYNN AND CAMDEN
COUNTIES ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND FLAGLER COUNTY ALONG THE FLORIDA
COAST. FOR THESE COUNTIES AND COASTAL WATERS...WSO JAX WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE
FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 34TH UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY 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 THE 16 COUNTIES AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS USING THE
JAX IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE DAB OR SAV
IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ ...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO JAX. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
FLORIDA COUNTIES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
+ FLAGLER FLC035- FLZ038- DAB JAX
MARION FLC083- FLZ040- DAB JAX
+ AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS FLZ501- DAB JAX
GEORGIA COUNTIES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
APPLING GAC001- GAZ135- SAV JAX
ATKINSON GAC003- GAZ149- SAV JAX
BACON GAC005- GAZ134- SAV JAX
BRANTLEY GAC025- GAZ152- SAV JAX
CAMDEN /INLAND/ GAC039- GAZ165- SAV JAX
+ CAMDEN /COASTAL/ GAC039- GAZ166- SAV JAX
CHARLTON GAC049- GAZ164- SAV JAX
CLINCH GAC065- GAZ163- SAV JAX
COFFEE GAC069- GAZ132- SAV JAX
ECHOLS GAC101- GAZ162- SAV JAX
GLYNN /INLAND/ GAC127- GAZ153- SAV JAX
+ GLYNN /COASTAL/ GAC127- GAZ154- SAV JAX
JEFF DAVIS GAC161- GAZ133- SAV JAX
PIERCE GAC229- GAZ151- SAV JAX
WARE GAC299- GAZ150- SAV JAX
WAYNE GAC305- GAZ136- SAV JAX
+ AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS GAZ501- SAV JAX
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 16
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO JAX. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE
EXCEPT FOR AFFECTED COASTAL WATERS IN WHICH UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADO WARNING MIATORJAX WFUS1 KJAX
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MIASVRJAX WUUS1 KJAX
/ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MIASMWJAX WMUS1 KJAX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING MIAFFWJAX WRUS1 KJAX
+ MEANS THAT THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN
ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ARE AFFECTED.
/ FOR COASTAL WATERS.
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 16 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO JAX. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MIASPSJAX WWUS35 KJAX
+ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MIASVSJAX WWUS34 KJAX
+ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MIACEMJAX MMUS40 KJAX
+ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MIAFFSJAX RWUS32 KJAX
+ COASTAL FLOOD STMTS/WRNGS MIACFWJAX FZUS68 KJAX
+ / WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS MIAWSWJAX WWUS46 KJAX
+ / NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS MIANPWJAX WWUS45 KJAX
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MIAPNSJAX ABUS34 KJAX
LOCAL STORM REPORT MIALSRJAX WWUS30 KJAX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST MIANOWJAX FXUS21 KJAX
// MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MIAMWSJAX FZUS60 KJAX
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT MIAHLSJAX WWUS31 KJAX
/ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE ONLY.
+ FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS IN THE AFFECTED GA AND
NORTHEAST FL COUNTIES SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE
PRODUCTS FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WSFO/ IN
ATLANTA /ATL/ AND MIAMI /MIA/ RESPECTIVELY...USING ATL AND MIA IDS.
// FOR COASTAL WATERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
MR. STEVE LETRO OR MR. FRED JOHNSON
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
13701 FAND ROAD
JACKSONVILLE FL 32218
PHONE /904/ 741-4370 MON-FRI. 8 A.M.- 4 P.M.
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