951013: Spokane-CWA Change Notice (fwd)

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• Subject: 951013: Spokane-CWA Change Notice (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 08:39:45 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 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 NOTICE 96-1 
          SPOKANE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
          WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 10 1996.

     EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...JANUARY 10 1996...AT 1600 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /800 A.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THREE
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN IDAHO TO THE SPOKANE /GEG/...WASHINGTON
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN LEWISTON
/LWS/...IDAHO.  FOR THESE SIX COUNTIES...WSO GEG 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 1ST UPDATE FOR 1996.
  
     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 THIS COUNTY USING THE GEG IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LWS IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/. 
      
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO GEG. /Z/ ZONE CODE    /C/ COUNTY CODE 

COUNTY         UGC Z     UGC C     FROM      TO   
WHITMAN        WAZ010-   WAC075-   LWS       GEG
GARFIELD       WAZ010-   WAC023-   LWS       GEG
ASOTIN         WAZ010-   WAC003-   LWS       GEG
LATAH          IDZ008-   IDC057-   LWS       GEG
NEZ PERCE      IDZ008-   IDC069-   LWS       GEG
LEWIS          IDZ008-   IDC061-   LWS       GEG
               
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GEG. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

WARNING PRODUCT FOR       NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                 SEATORGEG          WFUS1 KGEG
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      SEASVRGEG          WUUS1 KGEG
FLASH FLOODS              SEAFFWGEG          WRUS1 KGEG


TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO GEG. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    SEASPSGEG      WWUS35 KGEG
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     SEASVSGEG      WWUS34 KGEG
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      SEACEMGEG      MMUS40 KGEG
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       SEAPNSGEG      ABUS34 KGEG
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          SEANOWGEG      FXUS21 KGEG
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        SEAFFSGEG      RWUS32 KGEG
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           SEALSRGEG      WWUS30 KGEG
 + WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS    SEAWSWGEG      WWUS46 KGEG
 + NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWGEG      WWUS45 KGEG

+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE /SEA/ OR BOISE /BOI/.
  
     WSFO SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING WHITMAN...GARFIELD...AND ASOTIN
COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON STATE. 

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    SEASPSSEA      WWUS35 KSEA
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     SEASVRSEA      WWUS34 KSEA
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      SEACEMSEA      MMUS40 KSEA
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       SEAPNSSEA      ABUS34 KSEA
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        SEAFFSSEA      RWUS32 KSEA
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      SEAWSWSEA      WWUS46 KSEA
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   SEANPWSEA      WWUS45 KSEA
 
     WSFO BOI WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING LATAH...NEZ PERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES
IN IDAHO.

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    BOISPSBOI      WWUS35 KBOI
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     BOISVRBOI      WWUS34 KBOI
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      BOICEMBOI      MMUS40 KBOI
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       BOIPNSBOI      ABUS34 KBOI
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        BOIFFSBOI      RWUS32 KBOI
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      BOIWSWBOI      WWUS46 KBOI
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   BOINPWBOI      WWUS45 KBOI

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING -
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE

JOHN LIVINGSTON...MIC          JOHN JANNUZZI...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
2601 NORTH RAMBO ROAD          NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
SPOKANE WA  99204-9164         3833 SOUTH DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807 
/509/ 244-6395                 BOISE ID 83705-5354
                               /208/ 334-9861                     
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER     
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
/526/ 526-6095               
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