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FOS NOTICE NO. 815 11-14-95
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-3
PORTLAND OREGON WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/
SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON
JANUARY 9... 1996
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 9 1996...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 NORTHWEST OREGON AND TWO
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON /TABLE 1/ TO THE PORTLAND
/PDX/...OREGON...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN ASTORIA /AST/ OREGON. FOR THESE
COUNTIES...WSFO PDX 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 3RD
UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THESE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFERS...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 USING THE PDX
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE AST IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PDX. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
PACIFIC WAC049- WAZ003-WAZ005- AST PDX
WAHKIAKUM WAC069- WAZ003- AST PDX
CLATSOP ORC007- ORZ001- AST PDX
TILLAMOOK ORC057- ORZ001- AST PDX
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDX. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PDXTORPDX WFUS1 KPDX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PDXSVRPDX WUUS1 KPDX
FLASH FLOODS PDXFFWPDX WRUS1 KPDX
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PDX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSPSPDX WWUS35 KPDX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PDXSVSPDX WWUS34 KPDX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PDXCEMPDX MMUS40 KPDX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PDXPNSPDX ABUS34 KPDX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PDXNOWPDX FXUS21 KPDX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PDXFFSPDX RWUS32 KPDX
LOCAL STORM REPORT PDXLSRPDX WWUS30 KPDX
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PDXNPWPDX WWUS45 KPDX
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PDXWSWPDX WWUS46 KPDX
+ MAINLY APPLIES TO THE OREGON COUNTIES. FOR PACIFIC AND
WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON...THESE ARE USED ONLY FOR
EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO SEATTLE /SEA/ WASHINGTON.
WSFO SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER
FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING PACIFIC AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES IN
WASHINGTON.
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
AREA MANAGERS OR OFFICIAL IN CHARGE /OIC/
STEVEN TODD...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
/503/ 326-2340
CHRIS HILL...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115
/206/ 526-6095
JOE JOHNSON...OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
1110 SE FLIGHTLINE DR.
WARRENTON OR
/503/ 861-2722
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