960529: PNS for LSE CWA transfer (fwd)

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• Subject: 960529: PNS for LSE CWA transfer (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 12:35:41 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
155 PM EDT WED MAY 29 1996

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 96-32
          LA CROSSE WISCONSIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE 
          COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 1996

     EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...AUGUST 1 1996 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EIGHT /8/ COUNTIES IN IOWA...AND SEVEN /7/
COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA /TABLE 1/ TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ IN LA CROSSE /LSE/...WISCONSIN.  THE EIGHT /8/ COUNTIES IN
IOWA WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSOS IN WATERLOO /ALO/...IOWA
AND THE QUAD CITIES /MLI/...IOWA. THE SEVEN COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WSO IN ROCHESTER /RST/...MINNESOTA. 

     WSO LSE 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 TRANSFER IS THE 32ND 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 LSE IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ALO...MLI...OR RST IDENTIFIERS.
THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN
IN TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1   COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LSE. Z-ZONE CODE  C-COUNTY CODE

IA COUNTY UGC Z   UGC C   FROM    IA COUNTY  UGC Z   UGC C   FROM
CLAYTON   IAZ030- IAC043- MLI     ALLAMAKEE  IAZ011- IAC005- ALO
CHICKASAW IAZ019- IAC037- ALO     FAYETTE    IAZ029- IAC065- ALO
FLOYD     IAZ018- IAC067- ALO     HOWARD     IAZ009- IAC089- ALO
MITCHELL  IAZ008- IAC131- ALO     WINNESHIEK IAZ010- IAC191- ALO

MN COUNTY UGC Z   UGC C   FROM    MN COUNTY  UGC Z   UGC C   FROM
DODGE     MNZ086- MNC039- RST     FILLMORE   MNZ095- MNC045- RST
HOUSTON   MNZ096- MNC055- RST     MOWER      MNZ094- MNC099- RST
OLMSTED   MNZ087- MNC109- RST     WABASHA    MNZ079- MNC157- RST
WINONA    MNZ088- MNC169- RST


TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE   
15 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LSE.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.

WARNING PRODUCT FOR        AFOS/NWWS ID      WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                  MKETORLSE         WFUS1 KLSE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS       MKESVRLSE         WUUS1 KLSE
FLASH FLOODS               MKEFFWLSE         WRUS1 KLSE

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

RELATED PRODUCTS              AFOS/NWWS ID   WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     MKESPSLSE      WWUS35 KLSE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      MKESVSLSE      WWUS34 KLSE
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       MKECEMLSE      MMUS40 KLSE
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT        MKEPNSLSE      ABUS34 KLSE
SHORT-TERM FORECAST           MKENOWLSE      FXUS21 KLSE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         MKEFFSLSE      RWUS32 KLSE
LOCAL STORM REPORT            MKELSRLSE      WWUS30 KLSE
++ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS    MKEWSWLSE      WWUS46 KLSE
++ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING  MKENPWLSE      WWUS45 KLSE

++ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN MINNEAPOLIS /MSP/...OR DES MOINES /DSM/.

     FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THE IOWA COUNTIES...USERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO DSM USING A
CCC OF DSM.  FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS FOR THE MINNESOTA COUNTIES...
USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO
MSP...USING A CCC OF MSP.

 RELATED PRODUCTS             AFOS/NWWS ID   WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    CCCSPSCCC      WWUS35 KCCC
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     CCCSVSCCC      WWUS34 KCCC
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      CCCCEMCCC      MMUS40 KCCC
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       CCCPNSCCC      ABUS34 KCCC
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   CCCNPWCCC      WWUS45 KCCC
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      CCCWSWCCC      WWUS46 KCCC
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        CCCFFSCCC      RWUS32 KCCC

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING 

GLENN R. LUSSKY...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE /MIC/  PH. 608-784-8275
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
N2788 COUNTY ROAD FA
LA CROSSE...WI 54601

CRAIG EDWARDS..MIC 612-361-6670   J. JOHN FELDT..MIC 515-270-4501
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ NOAA    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ NOAA
1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST              9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317               JOHNSTON IA  50131-1908

....................INTERNET NOTE.............................. 
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION.  THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION
/IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ IS HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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