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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST THU JAN 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 WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER # 95-15:
BOISE 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 Univeral Coordinated Time), the National
Weather Service (NWS) will transfer short-fuse warning
responsibility for two counties in Eastern Oregon to the Boise
(BOI), Idaho Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) from the
Weather Service Office (WSO) in Pendleton (PDT), Oregon and the
WSFO in Portland (PDX), Oregon. For these counties, WSFO BOI
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 15th 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 two counties using the BOI
identifier (Tables 2 and 3) instead of the PDT and PDX
identifiers. The Universal Generic Codes (UGC), however, will
remain unchanged (as shown in Table 1).
Table 1. Transfers TO BOI. (Z= zone code; C= county code)
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
BAKER ORZ011- ORC001- PDT HARNEY ORZ012- ORC025- PDX
Table 2. The following are short-fuse warning products for the
two counties transferred to BOI. UGC C codes are used in these.
Warning product for: NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Tornadoes BOITORBOI WFUS1 KBOI
Severe thunderstorms BOISVRBOI WUUS1 KBOI
Flash floods BOIFFWBOI WRUS1 KBOI
Table 3. The following are key related products for the two
counties transferred to BOI. UGC Z codes are used in these.
Related products NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special weather statement BOISPSBOI WWUS35 KBOI
Severe weather statement BOISVSBOI WWUS34 KBOI
Civil emergency message BOICEMBOI MMUS40 KBOI
Public info. statement BOIPNSBOI ABUS34 KBOI
Short-term forecast BOINOWBOI FXUS21 KBOI
Flash flood statement BOIFFSBOI RWUS32 KBOI
Local storm report BOILSRBOI WWUS30 KBOI
* Winter weather warnings BOIWSWBOI WWUS46 KBOI
* Non-precipitation warnings BOINPWBOI WWUS45 KBOI
* Used only for emergency backup to WSFO PDX.
WSFO PDX issues the following products for longer fuse events
affecting these two counties:
Related products NWWS ID WMO header (for FOS)
Special weather statement PDXSPSPDX WWUS35 KPDX
Severe weather statement PDXSVRPDX WWUS34 KPDX
Civil emergency message PDXCEMPDX MMUS40 KPDX
Public info. statement PDXPNSPDX ABUS34 KPDX
Winter weather warnings PDXWSWPDX WWUS46 KPDX
Non-precipitation warnings PDXNPWPDX WWUS45 KPDX
If you have further questions, you may contact the
following: (MIC = Meteorologist in Charge; WCM = Warning
Coordination Meteorologist)
John A. Jannuzzi, MIC
NEXRAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807
BOISE ID 83705-5354 (208-334-9861)
Steven Todd, WCM
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEXRAD WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089 (503-326-2340)
Dan Keeton, MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2036 AIRPORT ROAD
PENDLETON OR 97801
(PENDLETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT) (503-276-4493)
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST THU JAN 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 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= zone code; C= county code)
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 = Official in Charge)
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
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