950816: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950816: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 07:16:56 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 151733
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0200 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 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    SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE  95-66
           SHREVEPORT...LOUISIANA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
           SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
           OCTOBER 17 1995

     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 17 1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ELEVEN /11/ PARISHES AND COUNTIES /SEE TABLE
1/ IN LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS TO THE SHREVEPORT /SHV/ WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ IN FORT WORTH /FTW/...TX...AND THE WSO IN LAKE CHARLES
/LCH/...LA.  FOR THESE COUNTIES AND PARISHES...WSO  SHV  WILL
ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS
THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.  FOR
HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL C-47 /COUNTY WARNING AREAS/ THIS
IS THE 66TH 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 THE 11 COUNTIES AND PARISHES USING THE 
SHV  IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FTW OR LCH
IDENTIFIERS.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1  AREAS TRANSFERRED TO SHV. /C/ COUNTY CODE  /Z/ ZONE CODE

LOUISIANA PARISHES UGC C        UGC Z       FROM     TO
GRANT              LAC043-      LAZ020-     LCH      SHV
LA SALLE           LAC059-      LAZ022-     LCH      SHV

TEXAS COUNTIES     UGC C        UGC Z       FROM     TO
CAMP               TXC063-      TXZ110-     FTW      SHV
CHEROKEE           TXC073-      TXZ149-     FTW      SHV
FRANKLIN           TXC159-      TXZ108-     FTW      SHV
MORRIS             TXC343-      TXZ111-     FTW      SHV
RED RIVER          TXC387-      TXZ096-     FTW      SHV
SMITH              TXC423-      TXZ136-     FTW      SHV
TITUS              TXC449-      TXZ109-     FTW      SHV
UPSHUR             TXC459-      TXZ125-     FTW      SHV
WOOD               TXC499-      TXZ124-     FTW      SHV

TABLE 2   THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
11 COUNTIES AND PARISHES TRANSFERRED TO  SHV.  UGC COUNTY CODES
ARE USED IN THESE.

WARNING PRODUCTS        NWWS ID       WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING         NEWTORSHV     WFUS1 KSHV
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM     NEWSVRSHV     WUUS1 KSHV
FLASH FLOOD WARNING     NEWFFWSHV     WRUS1 KSHV

TABLE 3   THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 11
COUNTIES AND PARISHES TRANSFERRED TO  SHV.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE
USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.

RELATED PRODUCTS                 NWWS ID     WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     NEWSPSSHV   WWUS35 KSHV
+  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      NEWSVSSHV   WWUS34 KSHV
+  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       NEWCEMSHV   MMUS40 KSHV
+  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         NEWFFSSHV   RWUS32 KSHV
+  WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS   NEWWSWSHV   WWUS46 KSHV
+  NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSY NEWNPWSHV   WWUS45 KSHV
+  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  NEWPNSSHV   ABUS34 KSHV
   LOCAL STORM REPORT            NEWLSRSHV   WWUS30 KSHV
   SHORT-TERM FORECAST           NEWNOWSHV   FXUS21 KSHV

+    ALSO USED FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING TEXAS COUNTIES
     AND  LOUISIANA PARISHES.  FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING
     THE TEXAS COUNTIES AND LOUISIANA PARISHES...USERS SHOULD
     CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH A  CCC OF 
     FTW  FOR THE TEXAS COUNTIES AND A  CCC OF  NEW  FOR THE
     LOUISIANA PARISHES.

RELATED PRODUCTS                NWWS ID    WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT       CCCSPSCCC  WWUS35 KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT        CCCSVSCCC  WWUS34 KCCC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE         CCCCEMCCC  MMUS40 KCCC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT           CCCFFSCCC  RWUS32 KCCC
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS     CCCWSWCCC  WWUS46 KCCC
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS  CCCNPWCCC  WWUS45 KCCC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT    CCCPNSCCC  ABUS34 KCCC

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE 

MR. LEE HARRISON         OR    MR. BRUCE BURKMAN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE        WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE                
5655 HOLLYWOOD
SHREVEPORT  LA   71109-7750
PHONE 318-631-3669   MON.-FRI.  8 AM - 4 PM

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