960605: NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 960605: NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:01:33 -0600 (MDT)

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FOS NOTICE NO. 925          06-04-96
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE

TO      FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
        NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/

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
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FOS NOTICE NO. 925          06-04-96
PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
 
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/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...NOAA
N2788 COUNTY ROAD FA
LA CROSSE...WI 54601
PH. 608-784-8275
 
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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