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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT MON MAY 3 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSED PRODUCT TRANSFER TO THE MOBILE /MOB/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...JUNE 22 1999
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 22 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/ OR 1200 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...1600
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SHORT-FUSED FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 1 COUNTY IN WEST-CENTRAL ALABAMA /TABLE 1/
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MOBILE
ALABAMA /MOB/ FROM THE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BHM/ WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE. THIS TRANSFER WILL ENABLE IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO
THIS COUNTY.
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 2 /SHORT-FUSED/ AND TABLE 3 /RELATED PRODUCTS/
FOR THIS COUNTY USING THE MOB IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1. COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM BHM TO MOB
COUNTY UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
MARENGO ALC091- ALZ039-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO MOB. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
TORNADO WARNING /NEW/ BHMTORMOB WFUS52 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMTORBHM WFUS1 KBHM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM /NEW/ BHMSVRMOB WUUS52 KMOB
WARNING * /OLD/ BHMSVRBHM WUUS1 KBHM
FLASH FLOOD WARNING /NEW/ BHMFFWMOB WGUS52 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMFFWBHM WRUS1 KBHM
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS RELATED TO SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THE
FOLLOWING.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
SHORT TERM FORECAST /NEW/ BHMNOWMOB FPUS72 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMNOWBHM FPUS74 KBHM
SEVERE WEATHER /NEW/ BHMSVSMOB WWUS52 KMOB
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMSVSBHM WWUS34 KBHM
SPECIAL WEATHER /NEW/ BHMSPSMOB WWUS42 KMOB
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMSPSBHM WWUS35 KBHM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT /NEW/ BHMFFSMOB WGUS72 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMFFSBHM RWUS32 KBHM
PUBLIC INFORMATION /NEW/ BHMPNSMOB AXUS42 KMOB
STATEMENT * /OLD/ BHMPNSBHM ABUS34 KBHM
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE /NEW/ BHMCEMMOB WOUS42 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMCEMBHM WMUS40 KBHM
LOCAL STORM REPORT /NEW/ BHMLSRMOB WWUS52 KMOB
* /OLD/ BHMLSRBHM WWUS30 KBHM
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MOB COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-10...A-38 AND A-40. THIS SERVICE CHANGE ALSO CHANGES WSOM
CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A...PAGE A-49
AND A-50.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
RANDY MCKEE GARY PETTI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 AIRPORT BLVD 465 WEATHERVANE ROAD
MOBILE AL 36608 ALABASTER AL 35007
334-633-6443 205-664-3010
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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