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FOS NOTICE NO. 667 04-25-95
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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 95-44
MEDFORD WEATHER SERVICE 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 TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST OREGON AND THE
ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS TO THE MEDFORD /MFR/...OREGON...WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN EUGENE /EUG/...OREGON. FOR
THESE TWO COUNTIES...WSO MFR WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS
OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS
THE 44TH 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 THESE COUNTIES USING THE MFR 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 MFR. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
DOUGLAS ++ ORC019- ORZ002-005-013- EUG MFR
COOS ++ ORC011- ORZ002-003- EUG MFR
++ ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ORZ501-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 2
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MFR. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
EXCEPT FOR Z CODES FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES ++ PDXTORMFR WFUS1 KMFR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ++ PDXSVRMFR WUUS1 KMFR
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWMFR WRUS1 KMFR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING + PDXSMWMFR WMUS1 KMFR
++ THESE WILL INCLUSE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN COASTAL
WATERS ARE ALSO THREATENED.
+ FOR COASTAL WATERS ONLY
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 2
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MFR. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSMFR WWUS34 KMFR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSMFR WWUS35 KMFR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMMFR MMUS40 KMFR
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSMFR ABUS34 KMFR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWMFR FXUS21 KMFR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSMFR RWUS32 KMFR
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRMFR WWUS30 KMFR
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS ++ PDXWSWMFR WWUS46 KMFR
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS ++ PDXNPWMFR WWUS45 KMFR
++ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN PORTLAND /PDX/...OREGON.
WSFO PDX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER
FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THESE 2 COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSPDX WWUS35 KPDX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVRPDX WWUS34 KPDX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMPDX MMUS40 KPDX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSPDX ABUS34 KPDX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PDXWSWPDX WWUS46 KPDX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PDXNPWPDX WWUS45 KPDX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
/OIC/ OFFICIAL IN CHARGE /MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
RICHARD WAGNER...OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
28829 LOCKHEED DRIVE SUITE 1
EUGENE OR 97402-9596
/503/ 465-6407
ROGER WILLIAMS...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
4000 CIRRUS DRIVE
MEDFORD OR 97504
/503/ 773-1067
STEVE TODD...MIC/AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
/503/ 326-2340
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