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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI DEC 15 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...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 96-10
POCATELLO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE MARCH 1 1996
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...MARCH 1 1996...AT 900 A.M. MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIVE COUNTIES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN POCATELLO /PIH/...IDAHO FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN BOISE /BOI/...IDAHO.
FOR THESE FIVE COUNTIES...WSO PIH 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 10TH 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 COUNTIES USING THE PIH IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE BOI IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PIH /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
BLAINE IDZ007- IDZ003- IDC013- BOI PIH
LINCOLN IDZ002- IDC063- BOI PIH
MINIDOKA IDZ002- IDC067- BOI PIH
CUSTER IDZ010- IDC037- BOI PIH
CASSIA IDZ004- IDZ002- IDC031- BOI PIH
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PIH. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES BOITORPIH WFUS1 KPIH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BOISVRPIH WUUS1 KPIH
FLASH FLOODS BOIFFWPIH WRUS1 KPIH
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PIH. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BOISPSPIH WWUS35 KPIH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BOISVSPIH WWUS34 KPIH
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BOICEMPIH MMUS40 KPIH
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BOIPNSPIH ABUS34 KPIH
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BOINOWPIH FXUS21 KPIH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BOIFFSPIH RWUS32 KPIH
LOCAL STORM REPORT BOILSRPIH WWUS30 KPIH
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BOIWSWPIH WWUS46 KPIH
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS BOINPWPIH WWUS45 KPIH
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO BOI.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD CONTINUUE TO RECEIVE
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR THESE COUNTIES FROM WSFO BOI.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BOISPSBOI WWUS35 KBOI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BOISVSBOI WWUS34 KBOI
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BOICEMBOI MMUS40 KBOI
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT BOIPNSBOI ABUS34 KBOI
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS BOINPWBOI WWUS45 KBOI
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS BOIWSWBOI WWUS46 KBOI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BOIFFSBOI RWUS32 KBOI
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING
JOHN JANUZZI...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
3833 SOUTH DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807
BOISE ID 83705-5354
/208/ 334-9861
DAVE GOENS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
1220 BEECHCRAFT AVE
POCATELLO ID 83204-7446
/208/ 232-9306
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