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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU OCT 19 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 95-71
PENDLETON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 22 1995.
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...DECEMBER 22 1995...AT 800 A.M. PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON TO THE
PENDLETON /PDT/...OREGON...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE
WSO IN YAKIMA /YKM/...WASHINGTON. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO PDT
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...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 71ST 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 TWO COUNTIES USING THE PDT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE YKM IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDT. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
YAKIMA WAZ013- WAC077- YKM KLICKITAT WAZ013- WAC039- YKM
WAZ008- WAZ008-
WAZ012- WAZ012-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PDXTORPDT WFUS1 KPDT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PDXSVRPDT WUUS1 KPDT
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWPDT WRUS1 KPDT
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDT. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSPDT WWUS35 KPDT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSPDT WWUS34 KPDT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMPDT MMUS40 KPDT
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSPDT ABUS34 KPDT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWPDT FXUS21 KPDT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSPDT RWUS32 KPDT
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRPDT WWUS30 KPDT
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS + PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS + PDXNPWPDT WWUS45 KPDT
+ USED ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN SEATTLE /SEA/...WASHINGTON.
WSFO SEA ISSUED THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS
AFFECTING THE TWO COUNTIES.
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
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SEAWSWSEA WWUS46 KSEA
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SEANPWSEA WWUS45 KSEA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SEAFFSSEA RWUS32 KSEA
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
VALERIE THOMPSON...MIC CLAUDE B. GRAVES...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2001 NW 56TH DRIVE 2406 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE
PENDLETON OR 97801 YAKIMA WA 98903
/503/ 276-4493 /509/ 575-5826
STEVE TODD...AREA MANAGER CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIN C15700
5241 NE 122ND AVE 7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089 SEATTLE WA 98115
/503/ 326-2340 /206/ 525-6095
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