950327-Atlanta-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950327-Atlanta-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 07:42:22 -0700 (MST)

NOUS40 KWBC 242013

FOS NOTICE NO. 645 03-24-95

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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 NOTICE 95-39

          ATLANTA...GEORGIA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S

          SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE

          JUNE 8 1995



     EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...JUNE 8 1995...AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT

TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR

FOUR /4/ COUNTIES IN GEORGIA TO THE ATLANTA /ATL/...GEORGIA...

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE

OFFICE /WSO/ IN CHATTANOOGA /CHA/...TENNESSEE /SEE TABLE 1/.  FOR

THESE COUNTIES...WSFO ATL 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 THE 39TH 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 4 COUNTIES USING THE ATL IDENTIFIER

/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE CHA IDENTIFIER.  FOR EXAMPLE...IF

YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE

PRODUCT MEMSVRCHA...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT

IDENTIFIER TO ATLSVRATL.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...

HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.



TABLE 1  COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ATL.  /C/ COUNTY CODE



                                             /Z/ ZONE CODE



GEORGIA CO.      UGC C        UGC Z        FROM    TO

CATOOSA          GAC047-      GAZ003-      CHA     ATL

DADE             GAC083-      GAZ001-      CHA     ATL

WALKER           GAC295-      GAZ002-      CHA     ATL

WHITFIELD        GAC313-      GAZ004-      CHA     ATL



TABLE 2   THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 4

COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ATL.  UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE

PRODUCTS.



WARNING PRODUCTS          NWWS ID         WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

TORNADOES                 ATLTORATL       WFUS1 KATL

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      ATLSVRATL       WUUS1 KATL

FLASH FLOODS              ATLFFWATL       WRUS1 KATL



TABLE 3   THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 4

COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ATL.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE

PRODUCTS.



RELATED PRODUCTS                  NWWS ID    WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT       ATLSPSATL  WWUS35 KATL

  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT        ATLSVSATL  WWUS34 KATL

  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE         ATLCEMATL  MMUS40 KATL

  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT           ATLFFSATL  RWUS32 KATL

  WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS     ATLWSWATL  WWUS46 KATL

  NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS  ATLNPWATL  WWUS45 KATL

  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT    ATLPNSATL  ABUS34 KATL

  SHORT-TERM FORECAST             ATLNOWATL  FXUS21 KATL

  LOCAL STORM REPORT              ATLLSRATL  WWUS30 KATL



IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE



   MR. CARLOS GARZA

   METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE

   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE

   4 FALCON DRIVE

   PEACHTREE CITY GA  30269



   OR

   MR. LANS ROTHFUSZ...DEPUTY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR

   MR. BARRY GOODEN...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST



   PHONE  (404) 486-1333  MON. - FRI.  800 AM - 400 PM



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