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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST WED MAR 31 1999
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: GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MOST
OF SAN JUAN COUNTY UTAH...EFFECTIVE APRIL 6 1999
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...APRIL 6 AT 8 A.M. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
/1400 UTC/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER
SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOST OF SAN JUAN COUNTY
UTAH /TABLE 1/ FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SALT
LAKE CITY...UTAH TO WFO GRAND JUNCTION /GJT/...COLORADO.
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS GIVING
FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/ WILL BE ISSUED
USING THE WFO GJT NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND WMO HEADINGS.
ALSO...THROUGH A TRANSITION PERIOD UP TO 1400 UTC ON MAY 25
1999...THE PRODUCTS TYPES IN TABLES 2 AND 3 WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ISSUED USING THE WFO SLC IDENTIFIERS AND HEADINGS AS WELL. THIS
WILL ALLLOW CUSTOMERS TIME TO TAKE ACTION NEEDED TO SWITCH OVER
TO THE GJT IDENTIFIERS AND HEADINGS.
UGC /UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE/
TABLE 1. COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
SAN JUAN UTZ022- UTC037- SLC GJT
UTZ028- UTC037-
UTZ029- UTC037-
NOTE: SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY /IN UGC Z UTC021-/
WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WARNING AND FORECAST SERVICE /LONG AND
SHORT-FUSE/ FROM WFO SLC.
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MOST
OF SAN JUAN COUNTY UTAH TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO GJT. UGC C CODES
ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADING
TORNADOES DENTORGJT WFUS1 KGJT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DENSVRGJT WUUS1 KGJT
FLASH FLOODS DENFFWGJT WRUS1 KGJT
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR MOST OF SAN
JUAN COUNTY COLORADO TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO GJT. UGC Z CODES
ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS TYPES NWWS ID WMO HEADING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT DENSPSGJT WWUS35 KGJT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT DENSVSGJT WWUS34 KGJT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE DENCEMGJT MMUS40 KGJT
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT DENPNSGJT ABUS34 KGJT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST DENNOWGJT FPUS75 KGJT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT DENFFSGJT RWUS32 KGJT
LOCAL STORM REPORT DENLSRGJT WWUS30 KGJT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
METEOROLOGISTS IN CHARGE
ROBERT W JACOBSON WILLIAM J ALDER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
792 EAGLE DRIVE 2242 W. NORTH TEMPLE
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO 81506-8646 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84110-0000
970-243-7007 801-524-5133
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/
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