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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU OCT 5 1995
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 95-70
TUCSON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING
AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 6 1995
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 1995...AT 1600 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /900 A.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF ONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN TUCSON /TUS/...ARIZONA FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN PHOENIX /PHX/...ARIZONA.
FOR THESE COUNTIES /OF PORTIONS THEREOF/...WSO TUS WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS
OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...APPENDIX A
/COUNTY WARNING AREAS/...THIS IS THE 70TH 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 /OF PORTIONS THEREOF/ USING THE
TUS IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE PHX IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO TUS /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
GRAHAM AZZ024- AZC009- PHX TUS
GREENLEE AZZ024- AZC011- PHX TUS
AZZ025-
SOUTHEAST PINAL AZZ022- AZC021- PHX TUS
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES /OR PORTIONS THEREOF/ TRANSFERRED TO TUS. UGC C CODES ARE
USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PHXTORTUS WFUS1 KTUS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PHXSVRTUS WUUS1 KTUS
FLASH FLOODS PHXFFWTUS WRUS1 KTUS
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE COUNTIES
/OR PORTIONS THEREOF/ TRANSFERRED TO TUS. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN
THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSTUS WWUS35 KTUS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVSTUS WWUS34 KTUS
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMTUS MMUS40 KTUS
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSTUS ABUS34 KTUS
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PHXNOWTUS FXUS21 KTUS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSTUS RWUS32 KTUS
LOCAL STORM REPORT PHXLSRTUS WWUS30 KTUS
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PHXWSWTUS WWUS46 KTUS
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PHXNPWTUS WWUS45 KTUS
+ FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO PHX.
WSFO PHX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES /OF PORTIONS THEREOF/.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSPHX WWUS35 KPHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVRPHX WWUS34 KPHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMPHX MMUS40 KPHX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSPHX ABUS34 KPHX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSPHX RWUS32 KPHX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
MARV SHORGREN...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
TUCSON INTL AIRPORT
7010 S. PLUMER AVE
TUCSON AZ 85706-6991
/602/ 670-6526
TONY HAFFER...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
POST OFFICE BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
/602/ 639-4607 EXT 222
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