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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER 95-52 CENTRAL ILLINOIS
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 12 COUNTIES IN
ILLINOIS TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS /SPI/.
TEN /10/ COUNTIES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN PEORIA
/PIA/...ILLINOIS AND TWO /2/ COUNTIES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN ST. LOUIS...MISSOURI.
WSO SPI 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 52ND 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 SPI IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2
AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE PIA AND STL IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1.
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
CODE CODE
KNOX ILZ027- ILC095- PIA SPI
STARK ILZ028- ILC175- PIA SPI
MARSHALL ILZ030- ILC123- PIA SPI
FULTON ILZ036- ILC057- PIA SPI
PEORIA ILZ029- ILC143- PIA SPI
WOODFORD ILZ031- ILC203- PIA SPI
SCHUYLER ILZ040- ILC169- PIA SPI
MASON ILZ041- ILC125- PIA SPI
TAZEWELL ILZ037- ILC179- PIA SPI
MCLEAN ILZ038- ILC113- PIA SPI
SCOTT ILZ049- ILC171- STL SPI
EFFINGHAM ILZ066- ILC049- STL SPI
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 12
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SPI. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES CHITORSPI WFUS1 KSPI
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CHISVRSPI WUUS1 KSPI
FLASH FLOODS CHIFFWSPI WRUS1 KSPI
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 12 COUNTIES
TRANSFERRED TO SPI. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHISPSSPI WWUS35 KSPI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHISVSSPI WWUS34 KSPI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CHICEMSPI MMUS40 KSPI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CHIPNSSPI ABUS34 KSPI
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CHIWSWSPI WWUS46 KSPI
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CHINPWSPI WWUS45 KSPI
SHORT-TERM FORECAST CHINOWSPI FXUS21 KSPI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CHIFFSSPI RWUS32 KSPI
LOCAL STORM REPORT CHILSRSPI WWUS30 KSPI
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO IN CHICAGO /CHI/...ILLINOIS.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...WSFO CHI WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHISPSCHI WWUS35 KCHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CHISVSCHI WWUS34 KCHI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CHICEMCHI MMUS40 KCHI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT CHIPNSCHI ABUS34 KCHI
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CHIWSWCHI WWUS46 KCHI
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING CHINPWCHI WWUS45 KCHI
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
ERNEST H. GOETSCH /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/ WSO SPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
1362 STATE RT. 10
LINCOLN IL 62656
217-732-4029
PAUL W. DAILEY /METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE/ WSFO CHI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
333 W. UNIVERSITY DRIVE
ROMEOVILLE IL 60441-1804
815-834-0673
ARNO PERLOW /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
AVIATION BUILDING
GREATER PEORIA AIRPORT
PEORIA IL 61607-1290
309-697-9565
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