950627: Aberdeen-NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950627: Aberdeen-NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 13:03:42 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS41 KWBC 271809

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

200 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 1995



TO        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF

          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE

          /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS



FROM      DONALD WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH



SUBJECT   SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER  95-48         

          ABERDEEN...SOUTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S

          SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE

          SEPTEMBER 1 1995.



     EFFECTIVE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1995 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT

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

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

NINE /9/ COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND ONE /1/ COUNTY IN MINNESOTA

/TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN ABERDEEN

/ABR/...SOUTH DAKOTA.  THE NINE /9/ COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL BE

TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN HURON /HON/...SOUTH DAKOTA.  THE COUNTY

IN MINNESOTA WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN FARGO /FAR/...NORTH

DAKOTA.



     WSO ABR 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 TRANSFER IS THE 48TH UPDATE IN 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  ABR  IDENTIFIER INSTEAD

OF THE  HON  AND  FAR  IDENTIFIERS /TABLES 2 AND 3/. THE UNIVERSAL

GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.



TABLE 1.

COUNTY         UGC ZONE  UGC COUNTY     FROM      TO

               CODE      CODE



STANLEY        SDZ033-   SDC117-        HON       ABR

SULLY          SDZ034-   SDC119-        HON       ABR

HYDE           SDZ036-   SDC069-        HON       ABR

HAND           SDZ037-   SDC059-        HON       ABR

HUGHES         SDZ035-   SDC065-        HON       ABR

JONES          SDZ045-   SDC075-        HON       ABR

LYMAN          SDZ048-   SDC085-        HON       ABR

BUFFALO        SDZ051-   SDC017-        HON       ABR

GRANT          SDZ021-   SDC051-        HON       ABR

TRAVERSE       MNZ039-   MNC155-        FAR       ABR





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

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



WARNING PRODUCT FOR      AFOS/NWWS ID   WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/



TORNADOES                FSDTORABR      WFUS1 KABR

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS     FSDSVRABR      WUUS1 KABR

FLASH FLOODS             FSDFFWABR      WRUS1 KABR



TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES 

TRANSFERRED TO ABR.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE.



RELATED PRODUCTS              AFOS/NWWS ID   WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     FSDSPSABR      WWUS35 KABR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      FSDSVSABR      WWUS34 KABR

CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       FSDCEMABR      MMUS40 KABR

PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT        FSDPNSABR      ABUS34 KABR

+ WINTER WEATHER WARNING      FSDWSWABR      WWUS46 KABR

+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING   FSDNPWABR      WWUS45 KABR      

SHORT-TERM FORECAST           FSDNOWABR      FXUS21 KABR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         FSDFFSABR      RWUS32 KABR

LOCAL STORM REPORT            FSDLSRABR      WWUS30 KABR



+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO FSD IN SOUTH DAKOTA OR WSFO

MINNEAPOLIS /MSP/...MINNESOTA IN TRAVERS COUNTY...MINNESOTA.



     FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...WSFO MSP STILL ISSUES THE FOLLOWING

PRODUCTS FOR TRAVERS COUNTY...MINNESOTA /USING CCC OF MSP/ AND WSFO

FSD ISSUES THE FOLLOWING /USING CCC OF FSD/ FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.



RELATED PRODUCTS              AFOS/NWWS ID   WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/



SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     CCCSPSCCC      WWUS35 KCCC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      CCCSVSCCC      WWUS34 KCCC

CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       CCCCEMCCC      MMUS40 KCCC

PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT        CCCPNSCCC      ABUS34 KCCC

WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS       CCCWSWCCC      WWUS46 KCCC

NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING     CCCNPWCCC      WWUS45 KCCC

      

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



JAMES R. FORS...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE /MIC/... PH. 701-250-4224

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE NOAA

BOX 1016

2301 UNIVERSITY DRIVE...BUILDING 27

BISMARCK ND 58502-1016



JACK R. COOLEY...MIC            JOHN SPRINGER...MIC PH.605-352-4385

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...NOAA

824 BROWN CO 14S                R.R. 1 BOX 131 

ABERDEEN SD  57401-9311         HURON REGIONAL AIRPORT

605-225-5547                    HURON SD 57350-9719  

                                  

LUCIUS M. BENNETT /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/  PH.  701-239-5607 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA

ROOM 212...1801 23RD AVE. N. FARGO ND  58102-1047

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