950323-Los Angles, CA-NOUS40 (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 950323-Los Angles, CA-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 11:26:12 -0700 (MST)

NOUS40 KWBC 201411
FOS NOTICE NO. 630 03-20-95
*********************************************************


TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS

FROM:     DONALD WERNLY  CHIEF  WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH

SUBJECT:  SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER  95-16:
          LOS ANGELES WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE'S
          SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
          APRIL 3  1995.

     EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 3  1995  AT 9:00 A.M. PACIFIC
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/  THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR A COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE LOS
ANGELES /LAX/  CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
/AT OXNARD/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN SANTA MARIA
/SMX/  CALIFORNIA.  FOR THESE COUNTIES  WSFO LAX WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.  FOR
HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47  COUNTY
WARNING AREAS  THIS IS THE 16TH UPDATE FOR 1995.

     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 THIS COUNTY USING THE LAX IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE SMX IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/  HOWEVER  WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO LAX. /Z

COUNTY                   UGC Z   UGC C   FROM     TO
** SANTA BARBARA         CAZ015- CAC083- SMX      LAX
                         CAZ022-
                         CAZ023-

** ADJACENT TO COASTAL WATERS:
EAST OF PT. CONCEPTION   CAZ501-         SMX      LAX
NORTH OF PT. CONCEPTION  CAZ503-         SMX      LAX

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO LAX.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS EXCEPT Z CODES FOR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

WARNING PRODUCT FOR:      NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADOES               LAXTORLAX          WFUS1 KLAX
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS    LAXSVRLAX          WUUS1 KLAX
* SPECIAL MARINE          LAXSMWLAX          WMUS1 KLAX
  FLASH FLOODS            LAXFFWLAX          WRUS1 KLAX

+ WILL INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF BOTH LAND AND WATER
AREAS ARE THREATENED.

* ISSUED IF COASTAL WATERS ONLY ARE THREATENED

TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO LAX.  UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    LAXSPSLAX      WWUS35 KLAX
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     LAXSVSLAX      WWUS34 KLAX
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      LAXCEMLAX      MMUS40 KLAX
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       LAXPNSLAX      ABUS34 KLAX
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST          LAXNOWLAX      FXUS21 KLAX
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT        LAXFFSLAX      RWUS32 KLAX
 LOCAL STORM REPORT           LAXLSRLAX      WWUS30 KLAX

WSFO LAX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER
FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE COUNTY.

 RELATED PRODUCTS             NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT    LAXSPSLAX      WWUS35 KLAX
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT     LAXSVRLAX      WWUS34 KLAX
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE      LAXCEMLAX      MMUS40 KLAX
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT       LAXPNSLAX      ABUS34 KLAX
 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS      LAXWSWLAX      WWUS46 KLAX
 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS   LAXNPWLAX      WWUS45 KLAX

     IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS  YOU MAY CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING: /OIC 

GARY RYAN  OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT
3249 TERMINAL DRIVE STE 201
SANTA MARIA CA 93455
/805/ 925-0246

TODD MORRIS  AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
/805/ 988-6615

END