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FOS NOTICE NO. 629 03-18-95
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TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: DONALD WERNLY CHIEF WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-18:
PHOENIX 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. MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA TO THE
PHOENIX /PHX/ ARIZONA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN YUMA /YUM/ ARIZONA.
FOR THESE COUNTIES WSFO PHX 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 18TH 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 PHX
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE YUM IDENTIFIER. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ HOWEVER WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO PHX /Z
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
YUMA AZZ007- AZC027- YUM LA PAZ AZZ012- AZC001- YUM
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PHX. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES PHXTORPHX WFUS1 KPHX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PHXSVRPHX WUUS1 KPHX
FLASH FLOODS PHXFFWPHX WRUS1 KPHX
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO PHX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSPHX WWUS35 KPHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVSPHX WWUS34 KPHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMPHX MMUS40 KPHX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSPHX ABUS34 KPHX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST PHXNOWPHX FXUS21 KPHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PHXFFSPHX RWUS32 KPHX
LOCAL STORM REPORT PHXLSRPHX WWUS30 KPHX
WSFO PHX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER
FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE TWO COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSPSPHX WWUS35 KPHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT PHXSVRPHX WWUS34 KPHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE PHXCEMPHX MMUS40 KPHX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT PHXPNSPHX ABUS34 KPHX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
/MIC
JOHN G. FAUSETT MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
2181 EAST 32ND STREET
YUMA AZ 85365
/602/ 344-0139
TONY HAFFER /MIC/ AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
POST OFFICE BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
/602/ 639-4607 EXT 222
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