971120: Tulsa changes-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 971120: Tulsa changes-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:47:42 -0700 (MST)

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NOUS41 KWBC 201604
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST THU NOV 20 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
 
SUBJECT:  TULSA...OK...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S FORECAST
          AND SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ...
          EFFECTIVE JANUARY 20 1998.  THIS INCORPORATES SHORT
          FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 98-01
 
     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JANUARY 20 1998...AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER FORECAST AND SHORT-FUSE
WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND 1
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS /SEE TABLE 1/ TO THE TULSA /TUL -
TSA/ OKLAHOMA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/.  THESE TRANSFERS
WILL BE FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN NORMAN
/OKC/...OKLAHOMA AND LITTLE ROCK /LIT/...ARKANSAS.  FOR THESE
THREE COUNTIES...WSO TULSA WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS
/TABLE 2/ AND ZONE FORECASTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE
FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
 
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER 
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A...THIS IS THE FIRST
UPDATE FOR 1998.  THIS ALSO UPDATES APPENDIX A OF WSOM CHAPTER 
C-11...ZONE FORECAST MAPS...PAGES A-7...A-51...AND...A-63.
 
     BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE FORECASTS AND SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR
THESE COUNTIES.  AS SHOWN IN TABLES 2 AND 3...NWWS CUSTOMERS WILL
NEED TO USE THE  TUL  IDENTIFIER AND WMO/FOS CUSTOMERS WILL NEED
TO USE TO  KTSA  IDENTIFER.  FOR EXAMPLE..IF YOU HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE NWWS PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER OKCSVROKC...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR NWWS PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER TO OKCSVRTUL.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
 
TABLE 1:  COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO TULSA. C=COUNTY CODE; Z=ZONE                  
                                     CODE
 
COUNTY         UGC COUNTY     UGC ZONE       FROM      TO
 
CHOCTAW        OKC023-        OKZ053-        OKC       TUL/KTSA
PUSHMATAHA     OKC127-        OKZ049-        OKC       TUL/KTSA
FRANKLIN       ARC047-        ARZ020-        LIT       TUL/KTSA
 
TABLE 2:  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 3
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO TULSA.  UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
 
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR:    NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                OKCTORTUL      WFUS54 KTSA
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS     OKCSVRTUL      WUUS54 KTSA
FLASH FLOODS             OKCFFWTUL      WGUS54 KTSA
 
TABLE 3:  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 3
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO TULSA.  UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
 
RELATED PRODUCTS                    NWWS ID       WMO/FOS HEADER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT           OKCSPSTUL     WWUS44 KTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT            OKCSVSTUL     WWUS54 KTSA
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE             OKCCEMTUL     WOUS44 KTSA
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                   OKCFFATUL     WGUS64 KTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT               OKCFFSTUL     WGUS74 KTSA
WINTER WEA. WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY  OKCWSWTUL     WWUS44 KTSA
NON-PRECIP. WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY  OKCNPWTUL     WWUS44 KTSA
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT        OKCPNSTUL     ABUS34 KTUL +
LOCAL STORM REPORT                  OKCLSRTUL     WWUS54 KTSA
SHORT-TERM FORECAST                 OKCNOWTUL     FPUS74 KTSA
ZONE FORECAST                       OKCZFPTUL     FPUS54 KTSA
 
+ WMO/FOS HEADER WILL CHANGE TO  AXUS44 KTSA  SOMETIME IN MARCH
1998. 
 
NOTICES FOR ALL WMO HEADER CHANGES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING
WORLD WIDE WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/
 
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML   
 
THIS AND ALL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/
 
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
 
MR. LANS ROTHFUSZ             OR        MR. STEVEN PILTZ
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                 WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE         METEOROLOGIST
10159 EAST 11TH STREET  SUITE 300
TULSA OK 74128
 
   PHONE: /918/ 832-4115  MON. - FRI.  800 AM - 400 PM
 
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