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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EDT MON SEP 29 1997
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY..CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
SUBJECT: SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER NOTICE 97-05
BIRMINGHAM AL...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 2 1997
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...DECEMBER 2 1997...AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEN /10/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN ALABAMA TO
THE BIRMINGHAM /BHM/...ALABAMA...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN HUNTSVILLE
/HSV/...ALABAMA. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSFO BHM WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING
PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE
FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
THE NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL C-47 /COUNTY WARNING AREAS/...THIS IS
THE 5TH UPDATE FOR 1997.
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 THE TEN /10/ COUNTIES USING THE BHM
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE HSV IDENTIFIER. FOR
EXAMPLE...IF YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
USING THE PRODUCT BHMSVRHSV...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO BHMSVRBHM. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1: COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO BHM. C=COUNTY CODE; Z=ZONE CODE
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
COLBERT ALC033- ALZ002- HSV BHM
DEKALB ALC049- ALZ010- HSV BHM
FRANKLIN ALC059- ALZ003- HSV BHM
JACKSON ALC071- ALZ009- HSV BHM
LAUDERDALE ALC077- ALZ001- HSV BHM
LAWRENCE ALC079- ALZ004- HSV BHM
LIMESTONE ALC083- ALZ005- HSV BHM
MADISON ALC089- ALZ006- HSV BHM
NARSHALL ALC095- ALZ008- HSV BHM
MORGAN ALC103- ALZ007- HSV BHM
+++ NOTE: THE WMO/FOS HEADERS IN TABLES 2 AND 3 WILL CHANGE
SOMETIME AFTER DECEMBER 2 1997. THE NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS
OPERATIONS WILL BE SENDING SPECIAL NOTICES REGARDING SUCH
CHANGES.
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
10 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO BHM. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID +++WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING BHMTORBHM WFUS1 KBHM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BHMSVRBHM WUUS1 KBHM
FLASH FLOOD WARNING BHMFFWBHM WRUS1 KBHM
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 10
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO BHM. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
WMO HEADER+++
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT BHMSPSBHM WWUS35 KBHM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT BHMSVSBHM WWUS34 KBHM
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE BHMCEMBHM MMUS40 KBHM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT BHMFFSBHM RWUS32 KBHM
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS BHMWSWBHM WWUS46 KBHM
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS BHMNPWBHM WWUS45 KBHM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT BHMPNSBHM ABUS34 KBHM
LOCAL STORM REPORT BHMLSRBHM WWUS30 KBHM
SHORT-TERM FORECAST BHMNOWBHM FXUS21 KBHM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
MR. GARY PETTI OR MR. BRIAN E. PETERS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
465 WEATHERVANE ROAD
ALABASTER AL 35007-5079
PHONE: /205/ 664-3010 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE WORLD
WIDE WEB AT THE FOLLOWING URL /SMALL CASE/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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