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TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM DONALD WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-30
GREAT FALLS WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 26...1995.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY APRIL 26...1995...AT 1000 A.M. MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NINE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA TO THE GREAT
FALLS /GTF/...MONTANA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN HAVRE /HVR/...MONTANA AND HELENA
/HLN/...MONTANA. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSFO GTF WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
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 NINE COUNTIES USING THE GTF
IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE HVR AND HLN IDENTIFIERS. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 30TH
UPDATE FOR 1995.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO GTF. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
HILL MTZ005- MTC041- HVR GTF
LIBERTY MTZ005- MTC051- HVR GTF
BLAINE MTZ005- MTC005- HVR GTF
LEWIS & CLARK MTZ004- MTC049- HLN GTF
JEFFERSON MTZ004- MTC043- HLN GTF
BROADWATER MTZ004- MTC007- HLN GTF
MEAGHER MTZ004- MTC059- HLN GTF
MADISON MTZ004- MTC057- HLN GTF
GALLATIN MTZ004- MTC031- HLN GTF
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
9 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GTF. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES GTFTORGTF WFUS1 KGTF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GTFSVRGTF WUUS1 KGTF
FLASH FLOODS GTFFFWGTF WRUS1 KGTF
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE NINE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GTF. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSPSGTF WWUS35 KGTF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSVSGTF WWUS34 KGTF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE GTFCEMGTF MMUS40 KGTF
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT GTFPNSGTF ABUS34 KGTF
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS GTFWSWGTF WWUS46 KGTF
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS GTFNPWGTF WWUS45 KGTF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST GTFNOWGTF FXUS21 KGTF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT GTFFFSGTF RWUS32 KGTF
LOCAL STORM REPORT GTFLSRGTF WWUS30 KGTF
WSFO GTF WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE NINE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSPSGTF WWUS35 KGTF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT GTFSVRGTF WWUS34 KGTF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE GTFCEMGTF MMUS40 KGTF
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT GTFPNSGTF ABUS34 KGTF
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS GTFWSWGTF WWUS46 KGTF
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS GTFNPWGTF WWUS45 KGTF
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING.
/MIC...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OIC...OFFICIAL IN CHARGE/
CHARLES KLUNDER...OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
5404 9TH ST WEST
HAVRE MT 59501
/406/ 265-6424
GINA LOSS...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
HELENA AIRPORT
2750 AIRPORT ROAD
HELENA MT 59601
/406/ 449-5204
KEN MIEKLE...MIC...MONTANA AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5324 TRI-HILL FRONTAGE ROAD
GREAT FALLS MT 59404
/406/ 453-9957
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