950726: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950726: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 06:54:29 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS41 KWBC 261217
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT WED JUL 26 1995

TO          FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
            WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
            WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM        DONALD R. WERNLY..CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH

SUBJECT     SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE  95-63
            LUBBOCK...TX...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
            SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
            OCTOBER 3 1995

     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 3 1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEVEN /7/ COUNTIES IN TEXAS TO THE LUBBOCK
/LBB/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN AMARILLO /AMA/ AND ABILENE
/ABI/...TEXAS /SEE TABLE 1/.  FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSFO LBB WILL
ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS
THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.  FOR
HOLDERS OF THE NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 63RD 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 THESE COUNTIES USING THE  LBB 
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE  AMA OR ABI 
IDENTIFIERS.  FOR EXAMPLE...IF YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER
LBBSVRAMA...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO
LBBSVRLBB.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.


TABLE 1   COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LBB. /C/ COUNTY CODE 
                                       /Z/ ZONE CODE

TEXAS CO.      UGC C        UGC Z       FROM    TO

BRISCOE        TXC045-      TXZ024-     AMA     LBB
CASTRO         TXC069-      TXZ022-     AMA     LBB
CHILDRESS      TXC075-      TXZ026-     AMA     LBB
HALL           TXC191-      TXZ025-     AMA     LBB
PARMER         TXC369-      TXZ021-     AMA     LBB
SWISHER        TXC437-      TXZ023-     AMA     LBB
STONEWALL      TXC433-      TXZ044-     ABI     LBB


TABLE 2   THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 7
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO  LBB.  UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.

WARNING PRODUCTS          NWWS ID         WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING           LBBTORLBB       WFUS1 KLBB
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM       LBBSVRLBB       WUUS1 KLBB
FLASH FLOOD WARNING       LBBFFWLBB       WRUS1 KLBB

TABLE 3   THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 7
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO  LBB.  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
                                               WMO HEADER
RELATED PRODUCTS                    NWWS ID    /FOR FOS/
  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT         LBBSPSLBB  WWUS35 KLBB
  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT          LBBSVSLBB  WWUS34 KLBB
  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE           LBBCEMLBB  MMUS40 KLBB
  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT             LBBFFSLBB  RWUS32 KLBB
  WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS       LBBWSWLBB  WWUS46 KLBB
  NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS    LBBNPWLBB  WWUS45 KLBB
  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT      LBBPNSLBB  ABUS34 KLBB
  SHORT-TERM FORECAST               LBBNOWLBB  FXUS21 KLBB
  LOCAL STORM REPORT                LBBLSRLBB  WWUS30 KLBB

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE 

   MR. ANDY ANDERSON              OR         MR. LARRY VANNOZZI
   METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                   WARNING COORDINATION
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE    METEOROLOGIST
   SUITE 100
   2579 SOUTH LOOP 289
   LUBBOCK TX   79423-1400

   PHONE  /615/ 754-4633   MON. - FRI.  800 A.M. - 400 P.M.

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