950421-ADMN81 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950421-ADMN81 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 07:54:45 -0600 (MDT)

ADMN81 KWBC 211308

PNSWSH



PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

900 AM EDT FRI APR 21 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 95-45

          PORTLAND WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE

          COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JULY 12 1995.



     EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 12 1995...AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC

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

WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OREGON /TABLE 1/

AND ITS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TO THE PORTLAND /PDX/...OREGON...

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE

OFFICE /WSO/ IN EUGENE /EUG/ OREGON.  FOR THIS COUNTY...WSFO PDX

WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED

PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE

3/.  FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER

C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 45TH 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 THIS COUNTY USING THE  PDX  IDENTIFIER

/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE  EUG  IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL

GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN

IN TABLE 1/. 

      

TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDX. /Z/ ZONE CODE   /C/ COUNTY CODE 



COUNTY         UGC C         UGC Z             FROM    TO

LANE ++        ORC039-       ORZ002-004-006-    EUG    PDX  



++ ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS   ORZ501-



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

COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO PDX.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE EXCEPT

FOR Z CODES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. 



WARNING PRODUCT FOR       NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

TORNADOES ++              PDXTORPDX          WFUS1 KPDX

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ++   PDXSVRPDX          WUUS1 KPDX

FLASH FLOODS              PDXFFWPDX          WRUS1 KPDX

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING +  PDXSMWPDX          WMUS1 KPDX



++ THESE WILL ALSO INCORPORATE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF COASTAL 

   WATERS ARE THREATENED.

+  FOR COASTAL WATERS ONLY



TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE

COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO PDX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 



 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/



 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    PDXSPSPDX      WWUS35 KPDX

 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     PDXSVSPDX      WWUS34 KPDX

 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      PDXCEMPDX      MMUS40 KPDX

 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       PDXPNSPDX      ABUS34 KPDX

 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          PDXNOWPDX      FXUS21 KPDX

 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        PDXFFSPDX      RWUS32 KPDX

 LOCAL STORM REPORT           PDXLSRPDX      WWUS30 KPDX

 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   PDXNPWPDX      WWUS45 KPDX

 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      PDXWSWPDX      WWUS46 KPDX 

 

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING 

/OIC/  OFFICIAL IN CHARGE



STEVE TODD...AREA MANAGER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE

5241 NE 122ND AVE

PORTLAND OR 97230-1089

/503/ 326-2340

       

RICHARD WAGNER...OIC

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE

28829 LOCKHEED DRIVE SUITE 1

EUGENE OR 97402-9596

/503/ 465-6407



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