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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST THU MAR 16 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 95-32
LAKE CHARLES...LOUISIANA...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE PARISH/COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...
...EFFECTIVE MAY 17...1995
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...MAY 17...1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ELEVEN /11/ PARISHES/COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN SOUTHERN LOUSISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE LAKE CHARLES AREA /LCH/ ...LOUISIANA...WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM WSO/S IN BATON ROUGE /BTR/...LA...PORT
ARTHUR /BPT/...TX...AND THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ NEW
ORLEANS /NEW/...LA. THIS TRANSFER WILL ALSO GIVE WSO LCH SHORT-FUSE
MARINE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF ST.
MARY... IBERIA...ORANGE...AND JEFFERSON PARISHES/COUNTIES ALONG THE
LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COAST. FOR THESE PARISHES/COUNTIES AND COASTAL
WATERS...WSO LCH WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/
AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE WARNINGS
/TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47... COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 32ND UPDATE FOR 1995.
BECAUSE OF THIS PARISH/COUNTY 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 11 PARISHES/COUNTIES AND ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS
USING THE LCH IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE
BTR...BPT...OR NEW IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO LCH. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
LOUISIANA PARISH UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
+ IBERIA LAC045- LAZ053- NEW LCH
LOWER ST. MARTIN LAC099- LAZ055- NEW LCH
UPPER ST. MARTIN LAC099- LAZ045- NEW LCH
+ ST. MARY LAC101- LAZ054- NEW LCH
AVOYELLES LAC009- LAZ029- BTR LCH
ST. LANDRY LAC097- LAZ033- BTR LCH
+ ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS TO UGC Z FROM TO
IBERIA LAZ502- NEW LCH
ST. MARY LAZ502- NEW LCH
TEXAS COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
HARDIN TXC199- TXZ201- BPT LCH
JASPER TXC241- TXZ181- BPT LCH
+ JEFFERSON TXC245- TXZ215- BPT LCH
NEWTON TXC351- TXZ182- BPT LCH
ORANGE TXC361- TXZ216- BPT LCH
TYLER TXC457- TXZ180- BPT LCH
+ ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS TO UGC Z FROM TO
JEFFERSON TXZ511- BPT LCH
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 11
PARISHES/COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LCH. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN
THESE...EXCEPT FOR UGC Z CODES FOR AFFECTED COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADO WARNING NEWTORLCH WFUS1 KLCH
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEWSVRLCH WUUS1 KLCH
/ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NEWSMWLCH WMUS1 KLCH
FLASH FLOOD WARNING NEWFFWLCH WRUS1 KLCH
+ MEANS THAT THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN
ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ARE AFFECTED.
/ FOR COASTAL WATERS.
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 11
PARISHES/COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LCH . UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN
THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSPSLCH WWUS35 KLCH
+ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NEWSVSLCH WWUS34 KLCH
+ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE NEWCEMLCH MMUS40 KLCH
+ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NEWFFSLCH RWUS32 KLCH
+ COASTAL FLOOD STMTS/WRNGS NEWCFWLCH FZUS68 KLCH
+ / WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS NEWWSWLCH WWUS46 KLCH
+ / NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS NEWNPWLCH WWUS45 KLCH
+ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NEWPNSLCH ABUS34 KLCH
LOCAL STORM REPORT NEWLSRLCH WWUS30 KLCH
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NEWNOWLCH FXUS21 KLCH
// MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NEWMWSLCH FZUS60 KLCH
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NEWHLSLCH WWUS31 KLCH
/ ONLY EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO /NEW/ FOR LOUISIANA
PARISHES OR WSFO /SAT/ FOR TEXAS COUNTIES
+ FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS IN THE TEXAS COUNTIES SHOULD
ALSO RECEIVE THESE FROM WSFO SAT /USE SAT IN IDENTIFIER/
+ FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS IN LOUISIANA SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE
THESE FROM WSFO NEW /USE NEW IN IDENTIFIER/.
// FOR COASTAL WATERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. DAVID MCINTOSH
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 500 AIRPORT BLVD
LAKE CHARLES LA 70605 PHONE 318-477-5285 MON.- FRI. 8 AM - 4 PM
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ADMN29 KWBC 131908
ADWMSG
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0200 PM EST MON MAR 13 1995
NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 161
EFFECTIVE DATE: IMMEDIATELY
(DRG1713) ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT
WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STATE CIRCUIT
OF THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS):
WHEN ISSUED
PRODUCT TITLE (IN HRS UTC)
--------- ---------------------------- ------------
SFOAGFRDD AGRICULTURAL FORECAST 1900 UTC SUMMER
WSO REDDING, CALIFORNIA 2000 UTC WINTER
J. DOUGLAS WALLS
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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