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DCATE

D UBLIN C OFFMAN A LERT T YPE E NCODING

DCATE (Dee-kate) - THE SYSTEM OF SHORTHANDS USED BY DCWS MEMBERS, SPOTTERS, AND SYSTEMS TO NAME ALERT TYPES

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DCAS

D UBLIN C OFFMAN A LERT S YSTEM

DCAS - THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL PREEMPT OTHER PROCESSES FOR ALERT DISSEMINATION.

[SPECIAL ALERT SYSTEM ACTIVATION]
 * POSSIBLE DCAS ACTIVATION*
 * MANDATORY DCAS ACTIVATION***

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CATEGORY DCATE MEANING

TROPICAL WEATHER HUR-W *HURRICANE WARNING* HUR-WA HURRICANE WATCH TRS-W *TROPICAL STORM WARNING* TRS-WA TROPICAL STORM WATCH IHU-W ***HURRICANE WARNING (INLAND)*** IHU-WA *HURRICANE WATCH (INLAND)* HUR-LS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ITR-W ***TROPICAL STORM WARNING (INLAND)*** ITR-WA *TROPICAL STORM WATCH (INLAND)* TRS-LS TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT TRP-OU TROPICAL UPDATE/TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

MARINE WIND S-W   STORM WARNING S-WA  STORM WATCH G-W   GALE WARNING G-WA  GALE WATCH SC-A  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

THUNDERSTORMS TOR-E ***TORNADO EMERGENCY*** TOR-W ***TORNADO WARNING*** TOR-WA *TORNADO WATCH* TS-E  ***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EMERGENCY*** TS-W  *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING* TS-WA *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH* SM-W  SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SGW-A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY

ON-LAND WIND EXW-W ***EXTREME WIND WARNING*** EXW-WA *EXTREME WIND WATCH* HFW-W ***HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING*** HFW-WA *HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH* SW-W  ***STORM WIND WARNING*** SW-WA *STORM WIND WATCH* HW-W  *HIGH WIND WARNING* HW-WA HIGH WIND WATCH W-A   WIND ADVISORY

WINTER TSN-W ***SEVERE THUNDERSNOW WARNING*** TSN-WA *SEVERE THUNDERSNOW WATCH* STO-W ***SNOW TORNADO WARNING*** STO-WA *SNOW TORNADO WATCH* BL-W  ***BLIZZARD WARNING*** BL-WA *BLIZZARD WATCH* ICE-W ***ICE STORM WARNING*** ICE-WA *ICE STORM WATCH* WS-W  *WINTER STORM WARNING* WS-WA *WINTER STORM WATCH* WW-A  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FZR-A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY LES-W *LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING* LES-WA LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH LES-A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FZF-A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WSE-W *WINTER SEASON WARNING* WSE-WA WINTER SEASON WATCH WSE-A WINTER SEASON ADVISORY SNO-W *SNOW WARNING* SNO-WA SNOW WATCH SNO-A SNOW ADVISORY

HEAT/COLD/RADIATION XCD-W *EXTREME COLD WARNING* XCD-WA EXTREME COLD WATCH XHT-W *EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING* XHT-WA EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HT-A  HEAT ADVISORY WCH-W ***WIND CHILL WARNING*** WCH-WA *WIND CHILL WATCH* WCH-A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FRZ-W FREEZE WARNING FRZ-WA FREEZE WATCH FRS-A FROST ADVISORY HFZ-W *HARD FREEZE WARNING* HFZ-WA HARD FREEZE WATCH THW-W THAW WARNING THW-WA THAW WATCH FHW-W *FAST THAW WARNING* FHW-WA FAST THAW WATCH XUV-W *EXCESSIVE UV WARNING* XUV-WA EXCESSIVE UV WATCH HUV-A HIGH UV ADVISORY

FLOOD FFL-E ***FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY*** FFL-W ***FLASH FLOOD WARNING*** FFL-WA *FLASH FLOOD WATCH* FRF-W ***FLASH FLOOD WARNING (RIVER)*** FRF-WA *FLASH FLOOD WATCH (RIVER)* FLD-W *FLOOD WARNING* FLD-WA *FLOOD WATCH* FLD-A FLOOD ADVISORY RFL-W *FLOOD WARNING (RIVER)* RFL-WA *FLOOD WATCH (RIVER)* RFL-A FLOOD ADVISORY (RIVER) CFL-W ***COASTAL FLOOD WARNING*** CFL-WA COASTAL FLOOD WATCH CFL-A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY LFL-W ***LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING*** LFL-WA LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH LFL-A LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY TSU-W ***TSUNAMI WARNING*** TSU-WA *TSUNAMI WATCH* TSU-A *TSUNAMI ADVISORY* HYD-OU *HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK*

MARINE HS-W  HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HS-WA HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH

COFFMAN-ONLY EIW-W *EVENT INCLEMENT WEATHER WARNING* EIW-WA EVENT INCLEMENT WEATHER WATCH EIW-A EVENT INCLEMENT WEATHER ADVISORY EIW-SS *EVENT INCLEMENT WEATHER STATEMENT* CYF-W *COURTYARD FLOOD WARNING*

SPORTS SPT-SS [*SPECIAL SPORTS WEATHER STATEMENT*] GAM-E [***GAME WEATHER EMERGENCY***] PW-W  [PERIMETER WEATHER WARNING (FOOTBALL)] FTB-AL [FOOTBALL WEATHER ALERT (FOOTBALL)] LAX-AL [LAX WEATHER ALERT (LAX)] LAX-SF [LAX SPECIAL SHORT-TERM FORECAST] LXC-SS [LAX CANCELLATION STATEMENT] TRC-SS [TRACK CANCELLATION STATEMENT] LXC-SS [LAX CANCELATION STATEMENT] BSC-SS [BASEBALL CANCELLATION STATEMENT] SOC-SS [SOFTBALL CANCELLATION STATEMENT] FHC-SS [FIELD HOCKEY CANCELLATION STATEMENT] XCC-SS [X-COUNTRY CANCELLATION STATEMENT] FBC-SS [FOOTBALL CANCELLATION STATEMENT] CCL-A [SPORTS CANCELATION ADVISORY]

MOUNTAIN SPORTS SLC-W SLOPE CONDITIONS WARNING SLC-WA SLOPE CONDITIONS WATCH SLC-A SLOPE CONDITIONS ADVISORY SLC-AL SLOPE CONDITIONS ALERT SLC-R SLOPE CONDITIONS REPORT

SPOTTER SPA-S [SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT (PRELIMINARY)] SPA-SS [SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT (FINAL)] SVR-R SEVERE WEATHER REPORT (SPOTTER REPORT)

OTHER WEATHER WX-R  WEATHER REPORT SWX-S SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT EQ-W  ***EARTHQUAKE WARNING*** VOL-W ***VOLCANIC ERUPTION WARNING*** SVW-W *SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER WARNING* SVW-WA SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCH SVW-A SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORY SVW-AL SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER ALERT SVW-R SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER REPORT (ACTIVE SYSTEM FORECASTER REPORT) SRT-F SHORT TERM FORECAST MTR-W METEOR FALL WARNING HZW-OU HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

AIR QUALITY AQ-AL AIR QUALITY ALERT OZ-W  OZONE WARNING OZ-WA OZONE WATCH OZ-A  OZONE ADVISORY

UNNATURAL RADIATION NPP-W ***NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING*** RH-W  ***RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING***

EVACUATION PREPAREDNESS EVC-W *EVACUATION WARNING* EVC-A *EVACUATION ADVISORY* EVI-W *IMMEDIATE EVACUATION WARNING* EVI-A *IMMEDIATE EVACUATION ADVISORY*

COFFMAN ADMIN DAN-DAN***COFFMAN EMERGENCY ACTION NOTIFICATION*** COF-M ***COFFMAN EMERGENCY MESSAGE*** CFM-E ***COFFMAN SCHOOL EMERGENCY*** CFD-W ***COFFMAN DANGER WARNING*** SWD-SS ***CALAMITY DAY STATEMENT***

LOCAL AUTORITIES CVL-M ***CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE*** LAR-E ***LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY*** CVD-W ***CIVIL DANGER WARNING*** CA-E  ***CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY*** CND-W ***CONTAGIOUS DISEASE WARNING*** CNT-W ***CONTAMINATED WATER WARNING***

GENERAL AUTHORITIES EVC-O *EVACUATION ORDER* EVI-O ***IMMEDIATE EVACUATION ORDER***

SPECIAL BD-M  [BIRTHDAY MESSAGE] SB-W  [SUPERBOWL WARNING] SB-WA [SUPERBOWL WATCH] ???-SA *SPECIAL ALERT (??? IS ALERT VARIETY)*

TEST RW-T  *REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST* RM-T  *REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST* RA-T  ***REQUIRED ANNUAL TEST*** NP-T  ***NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST*** LCT-N *LIVE-CODE TEST NOTIFICATION*