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Posted: Wed, Feb 3, 1993 3:19 PM EST Msg: AGJD-5542-7977
CC: l.miller.ucar(rec), t.whittaker(rec)
Subj: changes in AMA public products
I sent the following message on AFOS, NWWS, Family of Services Public Products
Service, Pacific and Alaska Regions, WMSC/FAA, and the ISPAN text lines. The
WMO header for this product is ADMN81 KWBC.
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 031930
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
225 PM EST WED FEB 3 1993
TO: NWS EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Effective March 8, 1993 at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will TEMPORARILY transfer
preparation of the following products for the Texas panhandle
(Texas zones 1 through 6) and the Oklahoma panhandle (Oklahoma
zones 1 through 3) FROM the Weather Service Office (WSO) in
Amarillo (AMA), Texas TO the Weather Service Forecast Office
(WSFO) in Lubbock (LBB), Texas. The exact duration of this
tempoary transfer is unknown at this time, but will be for
several months, at least. Because of this transfer, subscribers
to NWWS and FOS must take appropriate action to receive these
products under the LBB identifier while retaining these products
under the AMA identifier for backup or future uses.
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
winter weather watch/
warning/advisory LBBWSWLBB WWUS46 KLBB
(backup) LBBWSWAMA WWUS46 KAMA
non-precipitation watch/
warning/advisory LBBNPWLBB WWUS45 KLBB
(backup) LBBNPWAMA WWUS45 KAMA
flash flood watch LBBFFALBB RWUS31 KLBB
(future) LBBFFAAMA KAMA
In some instances both WSO AMA and WSFO LBB will be issuing
statements concerning the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.
Therefore...users in these areas should be sure they receive the
following products:
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
flash flood statement LBBFFSLBB RWUS32 KLBB
LBBFFSAMA RWUS32 KAMA
Special Weather Statement LBBSPSLBB WWUS35 KLBB
LBBSPSAMA WWUS35 KAMA
Severe Weather Statement LBBSVSLBB WWUS34 KLBB
LBBSVSAMA WWUS34 KAMA
The following forecast products for the Oklahoma and Texas
Panhandles will continue to have the same AMA identifier but
preparation and issuance will temporarily switch to the WSFO LBB.
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
public zone forecasts LBBZFPAMA FPUS5 KAMA
agricultural zone forecasts LBBAGFAMA FXUS8 KAMA
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
W. R. "Andy" Anderson, Meteorologist-in-Charge
NOAA/National Weather Service Forecast Office
RFD 3, Box 26
Lubbock, TX 79401
Telephone: 806-762-4647
Steven Cooper, Meteorologist-in-Charge
NOAA/National Weather Service Office
R.R. 3, Box 578
Amarillo, TX 79107
telephone: 806-335-1121
END
Posted: Wed, Feb 3, 1993 3:19 PM EST Msg: AGJD-5542-7977
CC: l.miller.ucar(rec), t.whittaker(rec)
Subj: changes in AMA public products
I sent the following message on AFOS, NWWS, Family of Services Public Products
Service, Pacific and Alaska Regions, WMSC/FAA, and the ISPAN text lines. The
WMO header for this product is ADMN81 KWBC.
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 031930
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
225 PM EST WED FEB 3 1993
TO: NWS EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) PRODUCT USERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Effective March 8, 1993 at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time, the
National Weather Service (NWS) will TEMPORARILY transfer
preparation of the following products for the Texas panhandle
(Texas zones 1 through 6) and the Oklahoma panhandle (Oklahoma
zones 1 through 3) FROM the Weather Service Office (WSO) in
Amarillo (AMA), Texas TO the Weather Service Forecast Office
(WSFO) in Lubbock (LBB), Texas. The exact duration of this
tempoary transfer is unknown at this time, but will be for
several months, at least. Because of this transfer, subscribers
to NWWS and FOS must take appropriate action to receive these
products under the LBB identifier while retaining these products
under the AMA identifier for backup or future uses.
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
winter weather watch/
warning/advisory LBBWSWLBB WWUS46 KLBB
(backup) LBBWSWAMA WWUS46 KAMA
non-precipitation watch/
warning/advisory LBBNPWLBB WWUS45 KLBB
(backup) LBBNPWAMA WWUS45 KAMA
flash flood watch LBBFFALBB RWUS31 KLBB
(future) LBBFFAAMA KAMA
In some instances both WSO AMA and WSFO LBB will be issuing
statements concerning the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.
Therefore...users in these areas should be sure they receive the
following products:
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
flash flood statement LBBFFSLBB RWUS32 KLBB
LBBFFSAMA RWUS32 KAMA
Special Weather Statement LBBSPSLBB WWUS35 KLBB
LBBSPSAMA WWUS35 KAMA
Severe Weather Statement LBBSVSLBB WWUS34 KLBB
LBBSVSAMA WWUS34 KAMA
The following forecast products for the Oklahoma and Texas
Panhandles will continue to have the same AMA identifier but
preparation and issuance will temporarily switch to the WSFO LBB.
Product AFOS/NWWS identifier FOS identifier
public zone forecasts LBBZFPAMA FPUS5 KAMA
agricultural zone forecasts LBBAGFAMA FXUS8 KAMA
If you have further questions, you may contact the following:
W. R. "Andy" Anderson, Meteorologist-in-Charge
NOAA/National Weather Service Forecast Office
RFD 3, Box 26
Lubbock, TX 79401
Telephone: 806-762-4647
Steven Cooper, Meteorologist-in-Charge
NOAA/National Weather Service Office
R.R. 3, Box 578
Amarillo, TX 79107
telephone: 806-335-1121
END
Posted: Wed, Feb 3, 1993 3:20 PM EST Msg: GGJD-5542-7983
Subj: ASOS COMMISSIONING SCHEDULE
I sent the following updated ASOS commissioning schedule under 3 different WMO
headers yesterday. They are:
AFOS ID WMO HEADER sent to indicated FOS service
WSHPNSWSH ADMN81 KWBC Public Products Service
WSHPNSFOS NOFS11 KWBC International Data Service, Domestic Data
Service, Public Products Service
WSHPNSNMC NOUS41 KWBC Domestic Data Service, International Data Service
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 021900
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
200 PM EST TUE FEB 2 1993
ATTENTION: ALL NWS OFFICES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS,
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS
***** NOTICE *****
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) was commissioned by
the National Weather Service at Blue Canyon, California (call
letters BLU) on January 31, 1993. Commissioning of Blue Canyon
means that ASOS has replaced the manual surface aviation
observation formerly taken at this location with an automated
surface aviation observation. Commissioning of this ASOS has
expanded surface observations from 9 per day, 5 days-per-week to a
24-hour, seven-day-per-week operation. However, a human observer
is still overseeing the ASOS during certain hours of the day. In
addition, the Weather Service Forecast Offices in Sacramento,
California and Reno, Nevada and the National Meteorological Center
in Washington, D.C. are overseeing the quality of the data.
NOTE: Because ASOS observational formats are different from manual
observational formats, automated decoder programs may require
software modifications. Persons wishing more information
concerning ASOS should contact their local National Weather Service
office or call (301) 713-1781, FAX (301) 713-0003.
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