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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0800 AM EST TUE DEC 5 1995
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
/NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-8
GRAND RAPIDS...MICHIGAN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON FEB 1 1996
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 1996 AT 1100 A.M. EASTERN
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EIGHT /8/ COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN /MI/ AND
ADJACENT MARINE WATERS /TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ IN GRAND RAPIDS /GRR/...MI. SEVEN /7/ COUNTIES WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN MUSKEGON /MKG/...MI. ONE /1/ COUNTY
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN HOUGHTON LAKE /HTL/...MI.
WSO GRR WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 8TH 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 THESE AREAS USING THE GRR IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE MKG OR HTL IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ IN TABLE 1 WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
TABLE 1. ...CODES......
COUNTY UGC ZONE UGC COUNTY FROM TO
MASON + MIZ037- MIC105- MKG GRR
LAKE MIZ038- MIC085- MKG GRR
OSCEOLA MIZ039- MIC133- MKG GRR
OCEANA + MIZ043- MIC127- MKG GRR
NEWAYGO MIZ044- MIC123- MKG GRR
MECOSTA MIZ045- MIC107- MKG GRR
MUSKEGON + MIZ050- MIC121- MKG GRR
CLARE MIZ040- MIC035- HTL GRR
+ ADJACENT TO NEAR SHORE LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
MIZ515- MKG GRR
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES AND ADJACENT WATERS TRANSFERRED TO GRR. UGC COUNTY
CODES /C/ ARE USED IN THESE EXCEPT Z CODES FOR MARINE AREAS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
TORNADOES + ARBTORGRR WFUS1 KGRR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS + ARBSVRGRR WUUS1 KGRR
FLASH FLOODS ARBFFWGRR WRUS1 KGRR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING ARBSMWGRR WMUS1 KGRR
+ WILL INCORPORATE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF BOTH LAND AND
MARINE AREAS ARE THREATENED.
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR COUNTIES AND
MARINE AREAS TRANSFERRED TO GRR. UGC ZONE /Z/ CODES ARE USED.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ARBSPSGRR WWUS35 KGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT ARBSVSGRR WWUS34 KGRR
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ARBCEMGRR MMUS40 KGRR
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT ARBPNSGRR ABUS34 KGRR
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS ++ ARBWSWGRR WWUS46 KGRR
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING ++ ARBNPWGRR WWUS45 KGRR
SHORT-TERM FORECAST ARBNOWGRR FXUS21 KGRR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT ARBFFSGRR RWUS32 KGRR
LOCAL STORM REPORT ARBLSRGRR WWUS30 KGRR
DAILY CLIMATE SUMMARY ARBCLIGRR CSUS2 KGRR
MONTHLY SUMMARY ARBCLMGRR CSUS03 KGRR
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST ARBNSHGRR FZUS64 KGRR
++ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN DETROIT /DTX/...MI.
WSFO DTX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER-FUSE EVENTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR /FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ARBSPSDTX WWUS35 KDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT ARBSVSDTX WWUS34 KDTX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ARBCEMDTX MMUS40 KDTX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT ARBPNSDTX ABUS34 KDTX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS ARBWSWDTX WWUS46 KDTX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING ARBNPWDTX WWUS45 KDTX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST ARBNOWDTX FXUS21 KDTX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT ARBFFSDTX RWUS32 KDTX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING
DANIEL G. HOUSER PH. 616-956-7180 DENNIS FREUHAUF 517-366-5839
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA
4899 S. COMPLEX DRIVE...S.E. 5220 E. HOUGHTON LAKE DRIVE
GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-4034 HOUGHTON LAKE MI 48629-9317
LEO A. GRENIER /OFFICIAL-IN-CHARGE/ PH. 616-798-1380
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...NOAA
99 SINCLAIR DRIVE
MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT
MUSKEGON MI 49441-5542
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