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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST FRI MAR 1 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBER...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF..CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-22
EL PASO...TX...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE MAY 15 1996
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...MAY 15 1996...AT 1000 A.M. MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE /3/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO TO THE EL PASO /ELP/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN
ALBUQUERQUE /ABQ/...NEW MEXICO. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO ELP
WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED
PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL C-47 /COUNTY WARNING AREAS/
THIS IS THE 22ND UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THIS COUNTY WARNING TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/
MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS
AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 3 COUNTIES USING THE ELP IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ABQ IDENTIFIER. FOR EXAMPLE...IF
YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE
PRODUCT ABQSVRABQ...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER TO LBBSVRELP. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO ELP. C-COUNTY CODE Z-ZONE CODE
NEW MEXICO
COUNTIES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
GRANT NMC017- NMZ022-NMZ030- ABQ ELP
HIDALGO NMC023- NMZ022-NMZ030- ABQ ELP
SIERRA NMC051- NMZ022-NMZ023- ABQ ELP
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 3
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ELP. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING LBBTORELP WFUS1 KELP
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LBBSVRELP WUUS1 KELP
FLASH FLOOD WARNING LBBFFWELP WRUS1 KELP
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 3
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ELP. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSELP WWUS35 KELP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSELP WWUS34 KELP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMELP MMUS40 KELP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSELP RWUS32 KELP
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBWSWELP WWUS46 KELP
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRELP WWUS30 KELP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWELP FXUS21 KELP
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBNPWELP WWUS45 KELP
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSELP ABUS34 KELP
+ USED ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO ABQ.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THESE NEW MEXICO
COUNTIES...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING FROM
WSFO ABQ.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ABQSPSABQ WWUS35 KABQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT ABQSVSABQ WWUS34 KABQ
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ABQCEMABQ MMUS40 KABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT ABQFFSABQ RWUS32 KABQ
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS ABQWSWABQ WWUS46 KABQ
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS ABQNPWABQ WWUS45 KABQ
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ABQPNSABQ ABUS34 KABQ
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. MAX BLOOD OR MR. JACK MERCER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
P.O. BOX 1139
SANTA TERESA NM 88008
PHONE /505/ 589-4088 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
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