950324-Roanoke/Blacksburg, VA-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950324-Roanoke/Blacksburg, VA-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 07:50:08 -0700 (MST)

NOUS40 KWBC 181443
FOS NOTICE NO. 627 03-18-95
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TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS

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

SUBJECT:  SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER  95-19:
          ROANOKE /BLACKSBURG/ - VIRGINIA WEATHER SERVICE
          OFFICE'S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS
          EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 - 1995

EFFECTIVE MONDAY - APRIL 3 - 1995 AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
/1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA /NC/ /TABLE 1/ TO THE
ROANOKE /BLACKSBURG - RNK/ - VIRGINIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN ASHEVILLE /AVL/ - NC.

FOR THESE COUNTIES - WSO RNK WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP
INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF THE NWS
OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47 - COUNTY WARNING AREAS - THIS IS
UPDATE 19 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 RNK IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE AVL IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1:  AREAS TRANSFERRED TO RNK. ZONE CODE /Z/   COUNTY CODE
                                                  /C/

NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY        UGC C   UGC Z   FROM   TO
ASHE          NCC009- NCZ001- AVL    RNK
WATAUGA       NCC189- NCZ018- AVL    RNK

TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO RNK.  UGC IN C ARE USED FOR THESE.


WARNING PRODUCT FOR   NWWS ID       WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES             WBCTORRNK     WFUS01 KRNK
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  WBCSVRRNK     WUUS01 KRNK
FLASH FLOODS          WBCFFWRNK     WRUS01 KRNK

TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO RNK. UGC IN Z ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     WBCSPSRNK          WWUS35 KRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      WBCSVSRNK          WWUS34 KRNK
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       WBCCEMRNK          MMUS40 KRNK
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  WBCPNSRNK          ABUS34 KRNK
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS     WBCWSWRNK          WWUS46 KRNK
+ NON-PRECIPITATION           WBCNPWRNK          WWUS45 KRNK
SHORT-TERM FORECAST           WBCNOWRNK          FXUS21 KRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         WBCFFSRNK          RWUS32 KRNK
LOCAL STORM REPORT            WBCLSRRNK          WWUS30 KRNK

+ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN RALEIGH /RDU/ - NC.

USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO
RDU COVERING WATCHES AND LONGER-FUSE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR
THESE COUNTIES.

RELATED PRODUCTS              NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR
                                                FOS/
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS       RDUWSWRDU          WWUS46 KRDU
NON-PRECIPITATION             RDUNPWRDU          WWUS45 KRDU

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

JOHN WRIGHT - MIC                 WILLIAM MOORE - OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA
VA TECH CORP. RESEARCH CTR.       ASHEVILLE AIRPORT
1750 FORECAST DRIVE               P.O. BOX 219
BLACKSBURG - VA  24060            FLETCHER - NC 28732
703-552-1041                      704-684-8950

STEVE HARNED - MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA
CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
1005 CAPABILITY DR.
RESEARCH BUILDING III - SUITE 300
RALEIGH - NC  27606
919-515-8209
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