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PNSWSH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EDT THU JUN 29 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 TRANSFER NOTICE 95-50
SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON 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 10
COUNTIES IN MISSOURI AND 3 COUNTIES IN KANSAS /TABLE 1/ TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN SPRINGFIELD /SGF/...MISSOURI.
COUNTIES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SAINT LOUIS /STL/...MISSOURI...AND WSOS IN WICHITA
/ICT/...KANSAS...COLUMBIA /COU/...MISSOURI...AND KANSAS CITY /MCI/
...MISSOURI. WSO SGF 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 50TH 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 SGF IDENTIFIER INSTEAD
OF THE STL...ICT...COU...AND MCI IDENTIFIERS /TABLES 2 AND 3/. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/
TABLE 1. UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY
COUNTY CODE CODE ...FROM... ..TO..
BENTON MOZ055- MOC015- COU SGF
MORGAN MOZ056- MOC141- COU SGF
MILLER MOZ057- MOC131- COU SGF
MARIES MOZ058- MOC125- COU SGF
HICKORY MOZ068- MOC085- COU SGF
CAMDEN MOZ069- MOC029- COU SGF
PULASKI MOZ070- MOC169- COU SGF
ST. CLAIR MOZ067- MOC185- MCI SGF
PHELPS MOZ071- MOC161- STL SGF
DENT MOZ083- MOC065- STL SGF
BOURBON KSZ073- KSC011- ICT SGF
CRAWFORD KSZ097- KSC037- ICT SGF
CHEROKEE KSZ101- KSC021- ICT SGF
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SGF. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES STLTORSGF WFUS1 KSGF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STLSVRSGF WUUS1 KSGF
FLASH FLOODS STLFFWSGF WRUS1 KSGF
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO SGF. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT STLSPSSGF WWUS35 KSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT STLSVSSGF WWUS34 KSGF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE STLCEMSGF MMUS40 KSGF
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT STLPNSSGF ABUS34 KSGF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST STLNOWSGF FXUS21 KSGF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT STLFFSSGF RWUS32 KSGF
LOCAL STORM REPORT STLLSRSGF WWUS30 KSGF
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS STLWSWSGF WWUS46 KSGF
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING STLNPWSGF WWUS45 KSGF
+ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE ONLY TO WSFO STL OR WSFO TOPEKA /TOP/
...KANSAS.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...WSFO TOP WILL STILL ISSUE THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR THE KANSAS COUNTIES /USING CCC OF TOP/ AND
WSFO STL WILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING FOR THE MISSOURI COUNTIES
/USING CCC OF STL/.
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
STEVEN D. THOMAS...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE /MIC/ PH. 314-447-1876
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
12 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
ST. CHARLES MO 63304-5686
LYNN P. MAXIMUK...MIC RICHARD H. ELDER...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA
1803 N. 7 HIGHWAY 2142 S. TYLER ROAD
PLEASANT HILL MO 64080-9421 WICHITA KS 67209-3016
816-540-6135 316-942-8483
WILLIAM T. DAVIS...MIC WILLIAM S. WIPFLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
REGIONAL AIRPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA
5805 WEST HIGHWAY EE 11200 AIRPORT RD.
SPRINGFIELD MO 65802 COLUMBIA MO 65201-9725
417-883-8028 314-443-1214
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