950324-Memphis, TN-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950324-Memphis, TN-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 07:46:35 -0700 (MST)

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NOUS40 KWBC 181426
FOS NOTICE NO. 626 03-18-95 NOTICE NO CORRECTION
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TO:         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS

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

SUBJECT:    SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE  95-20
            MEMPHIS - TENNESSEE - WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
            OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS -
            EFFECTIVE APRIL 4 - 1995

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY - APRIL 4 - 1995 - AT 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWENTY /20/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - NORTHEAST ARKANSAS - AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI
TO THE MEMPHIS /MEM/ - TENNESSEE - WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WSFO-S IN LITTLE ROCK /LIT/ -
AR - AND JACKSON /JAN/ - MS - AND WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/
IN PADUCAH /PAH/ - KY - AND TUPELO /TUP/ - MS.  FOR THESE
COUNTIES - WSFO MEM 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 20TH
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 THE 20 COUNTIES USING THE MEM IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LIT - JAN - PAH - OR TUP
IDENTIFIERS.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1:  COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM. COUNTY CODE /C/   ZONE
                                                        CODE /Z/

ARKANSAS CO.    UGC C        UGC Z       FROM:   TO:
LAWRENCE        ARC075-      ARZ017-     LIT     MEM
RANDOLPH        ARC121-      ARZ008-     LIT     MEM

MISSOURI CO.    UGC C        UGC Z       FROM:   TO:
DUNKLIN         MOC069-      MOZ113-     PAH     MEM
PEMISCOT        MOC155-      MOZ115-     PAH     MEM

MISSISSIPPI CO. UGC C        UGC Z       FROM:   TO:
ALCORN          MSC003-      MSZ005-     TUP     MEM
CALHOUN         MSC013-      MSZ022-     JAN     MEM
CHICKASAW       MSC017-      MSZ023-     TUP     MEM
CLAY            MSC025-      MSZ030-     TUP     MEM
ITAWAMBA        MSC057-      MSZ017-     TUP     MEM
LAFAYETTE       MSC071-      MSZ013-     TUP     MEM
LEE             MSC081-      MSZ016-     TUP     MEM
LOWNDES         MSC087-      MSZ031-     TUP     MEM
MONROE          MSC095-      MSZ024-     TUP     MEM
PONTOTOC        MSC115-      MSZ015-     TUP     MEM
PRENTISS        MSC117-      MSZ009-     TUP     MEM
TALLAHATCHIE    MSC135-      MSZ020-     JAN     MEM
TIPPAH          MSC139-      MSZ004-     TUP     MEM
TISHOMINGO      MSC141-      MSZ006-     TUP     MEM
UNION           MSC145-      MSZ014-     TUP     MEM
YALOBUSHA       MSC161-      MSZ021-     JAN     MEM

TABLE 2:  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
20 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM.  UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN
THESE.

WARNING PRODUCTS          NWWS ID         WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING           MEMTORMEM       WFUS1 KMEM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM       MEMSVRMEM       WUUS1 KMEM
FLASH FLOOD WARNING       MEMFFWMEM       WRUS1 KMEM

TABLE 3:  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 20
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MEM.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.

   RELATED PRODUCTS                NWWS ID    WMO HEADER /FOR
                                             FOS/
   SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT       MEMSPSMEM  WWUS35 KMEM
   SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT        MEMSVSMEM  WWUS34 KMEM
   CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE         MEMCEMMEM  MMUS40 KMEM
   FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT           MEMFFSMEM  RWUS32 KMEM
 + WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS     MEMWSWMEM  WWUS46 KMEM
 + NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS  MEMNPWMEM  WWUS45 KMEM
   PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT    MEMPNSMEM  ABUS34 KMEM
   SHORT-TERM FORECAST             MEMNOWMEM  FXUS21 KMEM
   LOCAL STORM REPORT              MEMLSRMEM  WWUS30 KMEM

+ EMERGENCY BACKUP USE ONLY IN AR - MO - AND MS COUNTIES.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THESE COUNTIES - USERS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH A CCC OF LIT FOR AR
COUNTIES - CCC OF STL FOR MO COUNTIES - AND CCC OF JAN FOR MS
COUNTIES.

RELATED PRODUCTS                NWWS ID    WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT       CCCSPSCCC  WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT        CCCSVSCCC  WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE         CCCCEMCCC  MMUS40 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT           CCCFFSCCC  RWUS32 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS     CCCWSWCCC  WWUS46 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS  CCCNPWCCC  WWUS45 KCCC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT    CCCPNSCCC  ABUS34 KCCC

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:

   MR. RICHARD COLEMAN - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE - OR
   MR. JAMES DUKE DEPUTY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
   OR - MR. JOHN L. WHITE    WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
   7777 WALNUT GROVE RD. - OM1
   MEMPHIS - TN  38120-2198 PHONE: 901-757-6400  MON.-FRI.  8 AM
-4 PM
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