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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 2 OF 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU AUG 3 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 FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES
TRANSFEERED FOR ZONES...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995.
...PART 2 OF A 2-PART MESSAGE...
EFFECTIVE AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /8 A.M.
EDT...7 A.M. CDT...ETC./ TUESDAY...OCTOBER 3 1995...FORECAST AND
LONG-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 25 ZONES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL
U.S. /TABLE 2/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES /WSFO/. CURRENTLY...LONG AND SHORT-FUSE FORECAST AND
WARNING RESPONSIBILITES FOR EACH OF THESE 25 ZONES ARE SHARED BY
DIFFERENT WSFOS. THESE FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE TRANSFERS WILL
CONSOLIDATE ALL SERVICES FOR EACH OF THESE ZONES WITH ONE WSFO. THE
WSFOS INVOLVED IN THE TRANSFERS AND THEIR IDENTIFIER CODES ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 1. THE ZONES BEING TRANSFERRED ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
BECAUSE OF THESE FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE WARNING TRANSFERS...
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY
OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 3 FOR THESE 25 ZONES USING THE NEW WSFO/S
CCC AND SS IDENTIFIER CODES FROM TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: WSFOS INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSFER ARE LISTED. THE NEW WSFO/S
CCC AND SS CODES DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCT IDENTIFIER /FROM
TABLE 3/ FOR A ZONE.
WSFO IDENTIFIER CODES WSFO IDENTIFIER CODES
/CCC/ /SS/ /CCC/ /SS/
JACKSON JAN MS + ATLANTA ATL --
BIRMINGHAM BHM AL + LITTLE ROCK LIT --
NEW ORLEANS NEW LA + SAN ANTONIO SAT --
FORT WORTH FTW TX
+ NO TRANSFERS TO WSFOS ATL...LIT...AND SAT
TABLE 2. ZONES TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER WSFO. UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN. THE FIRST TWO LETTERS IN
THE UGC CODE INDICATE WHICH STATE THE ZONE RESIDES IN.
UGC Z ZONE NAME FROM TO UGC Z ZONE NAME FROM TO
CODE /BY COUNTY/ /CCC/ /CCC/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ /CCC/ /CCC/
TXZ174- MILAM SAT FTW TXZ175- ROBERTSON SAT FTW
ARZ074- ASHLEY LIT JAN ARZ075- CHICOT LIT JAN
LAZ007- MOREHOUSE NEW JAN LAZ008- WEST CARROLL NEW JAN
LAZ009- EAST CARROLL NEW JAN LAZ015- RICHLAND NEW JAN
LAZ016- MADISON NEW JAN LAZ023- FRANKLIN NEW JAN
LAZ024- CATAHOULA NEW JAN LAZ025- TENSAS NEW JAN
LAZ026- CONCORDIA NEW JAN MSZ068- WILKINSON JAN NEW
MSZ069- AMITE JAN NEW MSZ070- PIKE JAN NEW
MSZ071- WALTHALL JAN NEW MSZ077- PEARL RIVER JAN NEW
MSZ080- HANCOCK JAN NEW MSZ081- HARRISON JAN NEW
MSZ082- JACKSON JAN NEW GAZ089- MUSCOGEE ATL BHM
GAZ102- STEWART ATL BHM GAZ090- CHATTAHOOCHEE ATL BHM
GAZ120- QUITMAN ATL BHM
TABLE 3. FOR THESE ZONES...THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSE
WARNING INFORMATION WILL SWITCH TO THEIR NEW WSFO/S PRODUCT ID.
FOR EXAMPLE...THE ZONE FORECAST FOR CHICOT COUNTY...ARKANSAS
/ARZ075-/ WILL BE IN JANZFPMS /FPUS5 KJAN/ INSTEAD OF LITZFPAR
/FPUS5 KLIT/.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO ID FOR FOS
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST CCCZFPSS FPUS5 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CCCFFACCC RWUS31 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CCCNPWCCC WWUS45 KCCC
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING CCCWSWCCC WWUS46 KCCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSCCC WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSCCC WWUS34 KCCC
COASTAL FLOOD STATMENT/WATCH/WARNING CCCCFWCCC FZUS68 KCCC
IF YOU HAVE SERVICE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS 2-PART MESSAGE...
CONTACT YOUR WSFO LISTED BELOW /PHONE - WEEKDAY BUSINESS HOURS/.
NWS OFFICE /WSFO FTW/ NWS OFFICE /WSFO JAN/ NWS OFFICE-WSFO NEW
3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD 234 WEATHER SERVICE DR. 62300 AIRPORT RD.
FT. WORTH TX 76137-3610 JACKSON MS 39208 SLIDELL LA 70460
PH. 817-429-2631 PH. 601-936-2189 PH. 504-522-7330
NWS OFFICE /WSFO CAE/ NWS OFFICE /WSFO PIT/ NWS OFFICE-WSFO BHM
2909 AVIATION WAY 192 SHAFER RD. 465 WEATHERVANE ROAD
W. COLUMBIA SC 29170 MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108 ALABASTER AL 35007
PH. 803-765-5501 PH. 412-262-1591 PH. 205-664-3010
NWS OFFICE /WSFO ALB/ NWS OFFICE /WSFO BOS/ NWS OFFICE-WSFO PHL
ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT 445 MYLES STANDISH BLVD 732 WOODLANE ROAD
ALBANY NY 12211 TAUNTON MA 02780-1081 MT. HOLLY NJ 08060
PH. 518-869-6347 PH. 508-823-1900 PH. 609-261-6602
NWS OFFICE /WSFO CRW/ NWS OFFICE /WSFO CLE/ NWS OFFICE-WSFO NYC
400 PARKWAY ROAD CLEVELAND-HOPKINS AIRPT 175 BROOKHAVEN AV.
CHARLESTON WV 25309 FEDERAL FACILITIES BLDG BROOKHAVEN NAT. LAB
PH. 304-746-0180 CLEVELAND OH 44135 UPTON NY 11973
PH. 216-265-2382 PH. 516-924-0037
A NEW EDITION OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/ WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN
OCTOBER. YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THIS APPENDIX BY CALLLING
301-713-0091 OR WRITING NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/OM11
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY - SILVER SPRING MD 20910.
...END OF PART 2 OF 2...
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