950421-CWA transfer for TLH (fwd)

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• Subject: 950421-CWA transfer for TLH (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 07:57:15 -0600 (MDT)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU APR 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  95-43
          TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE    
          COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 1995

     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JUNE 27 1995...AT NOON EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
TWENTY-SEVEN /27/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN NORTH FLORIDA...AND
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA TO THE TALLAHASSEE /TLH/...FLORIDA...WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM WSOS IN COLUMBUS /CSG/...GA...MACON
/MCN/...GA...SAVANNAH /SAV/...GA ...APALACHICOLA /AQQ/...FL...
JACKSONVILLE /JAX/...FL...AND PENSACOLA /PNS/...FL.  THIS TRANSFER
WILL ALSO GIVE WSO  TLH  SHORT-FUSE MARINE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF BAY...FRANKLIN...GULF...AND WALTON
COUNTIES ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST.  FOR THESE COUNTIES AND COASTAL
WATERS...WSO  TLH  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 43TH 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 27 COUNTIES AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS
USING THE  TLH  IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE  AQQ
...CSG...JAX...MCN...PNS OR  SAV IDENTIFIERS.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1  COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO TLH. /C/ COUNTY CODE  /Z/ ZONE CODE
 
FL COUNTY    UGC C   UGC Z   FROM  FL COUNTY    UGC C   UGC Z   FROM
+ FRANKLIN   FLC037- FLZ015- AQQ   ++ GULF      FLC045- FLZ014- AQQ
  LAFAYETTE  FLC067- FLZ029- JAX   ++ BAY       FLC005- FLZ012- PNS
  HOLMES     FLC059- FLZ009- PNS   WASHINGTON   FLC133- FLZ010- PNS
  WALTON     FLC131- FLZ007- PNS   ++ WALTON    FLC131- FLZ008- PNS
  /INLAND/                            /COASTAL/
+ ADJOINS COAST WATERS FLZ505-     ++ ADJOINS COAST WATERS FLZ506-

GA COUNTY    UGC C   UGC Z   FROM  GA COUNTY    UGC C   UGC Z   FROM
BAKER        GAC007- GAZ144- CSG   CALHOUN      GAC037- GAZ123- CSG
CLAY         GAC061- GAZ121- CSG   COLQUITT     GAC071- GAZ146- CSG
COOK         GAC075- GAZ147- CSG   DOUGHTERY    GAC095- GAZ125- CSG
EARLY        GAC099- GAZ142- CSG   LEE          GAC177- GAZ126- CSG
MILLER       GAC201- GAZ143- CSG   MITCHELL     GAC205- GAZ145- CSG
RANDOLPH     GAC243- GAZ122- CSG   TERRELL      GAC273- GAZ124- CSG
TIFT         GAC277- GAZ129- CSG   WORTH        GAC321- GAZ127- CSG
BEN HILL     GAC017- GAZ130- MCN   IRWIN        GAC155- GAZ131- MCN
TURNER       GAC287- GAZ128- MCN   BERRIEN      GAC019- GAZ148- SAV
LANIER       GAC173- GAZ161- SAV   LOWNDES      GAC185- GAZ160- SAV

TABLE 2  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 27
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO TLH.  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         MIATORTLH       WFUS1 KTLH
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM     MIASVRTLH       WUUS1 KTLH
/ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  MIASMWTLH       WMUS1 KTLH
  FLASH FLOOD WARNING     MIAFFWTLH       WRUS1 KTLH

+ MEANS THAT THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN    
 ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ARE AFFECTED.
/ FOR COASTAL WATERS ONLY.

TABLE 3   THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 27 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO TLH.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.

RELATED PRODUCTS                   NWWS ID   WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+   SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT      MIASPSTLH   WWUS35 KTLH
+   SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT       MIASVSTLH   WWUS34 KTLH
+   CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE        MIACEMTLH   MMUS40 KTLH
+   FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT          MIAFFSTLH   RWUS32 KTLH
+   COASTAL FLOOD STMTS/WRNGS      MIACFWTLH   FZUS68 KTLH
+ / WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS    MIAWSWTLH   WWUS46 KTLH
+ / NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS MIANPWTLH   WWUS45 KTLH
+   PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   MIAPNSTLH   ABUS34 KTLH
    LOCAL STORM REPORT             MIALSRTLH   WWUS30 KTLH
    SHORT-TERM FORECAST            MIANOWTLH   FXUS21 KTLH
//  MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT       MIAMWSTLH   FZUS60 KTLH
    HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT      MIAHLSTLH   WWUS31 KTLH

/  FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE ONLY TO WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES
   /WSFO/ IN ATLANTA /ATL/...GA OR BIRMINGHAM /BHM/...AL.
+  FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE   
   PRODUCTS FROM THEIR WSFO USING ATL---ATL /OR ------ KATL/ FOR
   GEORGIA AND BHM---BHM /OR ------ KBHM/ FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
// FOR COASTAL WATERS

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

MR. PAUL DUVAL                  OR MR. BOB GOREE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE         WARNING COORDINATION METOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
3238 CAPITAL CIRCLE SW
TALLAHASSEE FL 32310-8723
PHONE /904/ 576-6318  M-F  8 A.M.- 4 P.M.

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