The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >
Each six-digit Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Location Code “PSSCCC” uniquely identifies a specific geographic area. The "P" allows for subdividing or partitioning the area defined by the "CCC" into smaller parts in the case of a very large or uniquely shaped area, or because of widely varying climate, population, or geographic features. The area defined by the “CCC” can be divided into 2 to 9 partitions. Area partitions may be of unequal size and when combined will cover the entire "CCC" area without overlap. |
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Illustration of P = 1-9Number and descriptive partition labeling In actual use, partitions may be of unequal size and fewer than 9 partitions may used.
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Illustration of P = ZeroDefined as "All or unspecified portions"
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| To program a receiver to alert for SAME alerts intended for a portion of a county or for the entire county, program the "P" digit in PSSCCC as shown specifically on the WFO pages listed at Offices using Partial County Alerting. | To program a receiver to alert for all SAME alerts for a county, program the "P" digit in PSSCCC as zero "0". |
| Some examples of partitioned county patterns | |||||
| (in 2 parts) | (in 3 parts) | (in 4 parts) | |||
| COUNTY | SAME # | COUNTY | SAME # | COUNTY | SAME # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE-NW | 1SSCCC | JUICE-N | 2SSCCC | PEAR-NW | 1SSCCC |
| APPLE-SE | 9SSCCC | JUICE-Cen | 5SSCCC | PEAR-NE | 3SSCCC |
| RAISIN-N | 2SSCCC | JUICE-S | 8SSCCC | PEAR-SW | 7SSCCC |
| RAISIN-S | 8SSCCC | GRAPE-W | 4SSCCC | PEAR-SE | 9SSCCC |
| BANANA-W | 4SSCCC | GRAPE-Cen | 5SSCCC | BROCCOLI-NW | 1SSCCC |
| BANANA-E | 6SSCCC | GRAPE-E | 6SSCCC | BROCCOLI-W | 4SSCCC |
| CORN-NE | 3SSCCC | NUT-NE | 3SSCCC | BROCCOLI-SW | 7SSCCC |
| CORN-SW | 7SSCCC | NUT-Cen | 5SSCCC | BROCCOLI-E | 6SSCCC |
| RICE-NW | 1SSCCC | NUT-SW | 7SSCCC | CAULIFLOWER-N | 2SSCCC |
| RICE-SE | 9SSCCC | PEA-NW | 1SSCCC | CAULIFLOWER-SW | 7SSCCC |
| BEET-NE | 3SSCCC | PEA-Cen | 5SSCCC | CAULIFLOWER-S | 8SSCCC |
| BEET-SW | 7SSCCC | PEA-SE | 9SSCCC | CAULIFLOWER-SE | 9SSCCC |
| (in 5 parts) | (in 6 parts) | (in 7 parts) | |||
| COUNTY | SAME # | COUNTY | SAME # | COUNTY | SAME # |
| CARROT-W | 4SSCCC | OKRA-NW | 1SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-NW | 1SSCCC |
| CARROT-N | 2SSCCC | OKRA-N | 2SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-N | 2SSCCC |
| CARROT-Cen | 5SSCCC | OKRA-NE | 3SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-NE | 3SSCCC |
| CARROT-S | 8SSCCC | OKRA-SW | 7SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-W | 4SSCCC |
| CARROT-E | 6SSCCC | OKRA-S | 8SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-Cen | 5SSCCC |
| OKRA-SE | 9SSCCC | ARTICHOKE-E | 6SSCCC | ||
| ARTICHOKE-S | 8SSCCC | ||||
