20010607: Birmingham-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010607: Birmingham-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 15:19:58 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 072111
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
515 PM EDT THU JUN 07 2001

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE ALABAMA COUNTY TO THE
          BIRMINGHAM WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE
          JULY 31 2001

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 31 2001 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/...1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SHORT-FUSED
WARNING AND LONG-FUSED FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MARENGO COUNTY
IN ALABAMA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BMX/ FROM WFO MOBILE ALABAMA /MOB/.
SEE TABLE 1. TRANSFERRING THESE SERVICES WILL ENABLE MORE
EFFICIENT SERVICE TO MARENGO COUNTY.

BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 /SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS/ AND TABLE 3 /LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS RELATED
TO THOSE IN TABLE 2/ FOR MARENGO COUNTY USING THE NEW
COMMUNICATION HEADERS SHOWN BELOW.

IN THE TABLES BELOW...PRODUCTS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK /*/ WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE WFO
BIRMINGHAM /BMX/ COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.

TABLE 1.
COUNTY TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO MOBILE TO WFO BIRMINGHAM

     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 WFO BIRMINGHAM.  COUNTY CODES /C/ OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/ ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.

PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION         AFOS PIL            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

TORNADO WARNING     /NEW/ BHMTORBHM     WFUS54 KBMX    TORBHM
                    * /OLD/ BHMTORMOB   WFUS54 KMOB    TORMOB

SEVERE THUNDER-     /NEW/ BHMSVRBHM     WUUS54 KBMX    SVRBHM
STORM WARNING       * /OLD/ BHMSVRMOB   WUUS54 KMOB    SVRMOB

FLASH FLOOD         /NEW/ BHMFFWBHM     WGUS54 KBMX    FFWBHM
WARNING             * /OLD/ BHMFFWMOB   WGUS54 KMOB    FFWMOB

TABLE 3.
THE FOLLOWING ARE LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS RELATED TO
SHORT-FUSED PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2. ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS
ARE ALSO LISTED. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.

PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION         AFOS PIL            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

ZONE FORECAST       /NEW/ BHMZFPBHM     FPUS54 KBMX    ZFPBHM
PRODUCT             * /OLD/ BHMZFPMOB   FPUS54 KLUB    ZFPMOB

FLASH FLOOD         /NEW/ BHMFFABHM     WGUS64 KBMX    FFABHM
WATCH               * /OLD/ BHMFFAMOB   WGUS64 KBHM    FFAMOB

NON-PRECIPITA-      /NEW/ BHMNPWBHM     WWUS74 KBMX    NPWBHM
TION WATCH/         * /OLD/ BHMNPWMOB   WWUS44 KBHM    NPWMOB
WARNING/ADVISORY

SHORT TERM          /NEW/ BHMNOWBHM     FPUS74 KBMX    NOWBHM
FORECAST            * /OLD/ BHMNOWMOB   FPUS74 KMOB    NOWMOB

SEVERE WEATHER      /NEW/ BHMSVSBHM     WWUS54 KBMX    SVSBHM
STATEMENT           * /OLD/ BHMSVSMOB   WWUS54 KMOB    SVSMOB

SPECIAL WEATHER     /NEW/ BHMSPSBHM     WWUS84 KBMX    SPSBHM
STATEMENT           * /OLD/ BHMSPSMOB   WWUS85 KMOB    SPSMOB

FLASH FLOOD         /NEW/ BHMFFSBHM     WGUS74 KBMX    FFSBHM
STATEMENT           * /OLD/ BHMFFSMOB   WGUS74 KMOB    FFSMOB

PUBLIC INFORMA-     /NEW/ BHMPNSBMX     NOUS44 KBMX    PNSBMX
TION STATEMENT      * /OLD/ BHMPNSMOB   NOUS44 KMOB    PNSMOB

CIVIL EMERGENCY     /NEW/ BHMCEMBMX     WOUS44 KBMX    CEMBMX
MESSAGE             * /OLD/ BHMCEMMOB   WOUS44 KMOB    CEMMOB

LOCAL STORM         /NEW/ BHMLSRBMX     NWUS54 KBMX    LSRBMX
REPORT              * /OLD/ BHMLSRMOB   NWUS54 KMOB    LSRMOB


.....THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA /HSA/ TRANSFER INFORMATION.....

ON THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER...THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS AND
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM /DLDA1/ WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM MOBILE TO BIRMINGHAM /SEE TABLE 4/.

TABLE 4.
THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM.
/DLDA1/.

PRODUCT             AFOS PIL            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

RIVER FLOOD         /NEW/ BHMFLSBHM     WGUS84 KBMX    FLSBHM
STATEMENT           * /OLD/ BHMFLSMOB   WGUS84 KMOB    FLSMOB

RIVER FLOOD         /NEW/ BHMFLWBHM     WGUS44 KBMX    FLWBHM
WARNING             * /OLD/ BHMFLWMOB   WGUS44 KMOB    FLWMOB

RIVER STATEMENT     /NEW/ BHMRVSBHM     FGUS84 KBMX    RVSBHM
                    * /OLD/ BHMRVSMOB   FGUS84 KMOB    RVSMOB

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

RANDALL MCKEE                      GARY PETTI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 AIRPORT BLVD                  465 WATHERVANE RD
MOBILE AL 36608                    CALERA AL 35040-5427
PHONE: 334-633-6443                PHONE: 205-621-5646
RANDALL.MCKEE@xxxxxxxx             GARY.PETTI@xxxxxxxx

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