NOTE: The nws-changes mailing list is no longer active. The list archives are made available for historical reasons.
465
NOUS40 KWBC 171722
FOS NOTICE NO. 625 03-17-95
*********************************************************
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY - CHIEF - WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: CORRECTION TO SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER
95-17 // SACRAMENTO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE-S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS - EFFECTIVE MAY 1 - 1995.
...THIS IS A CORRECTION TO THE MESSAGE SENT JANUARY 27 - 1995 -
THAT CHANGES THE DATE OF TRANSFER TO MAY 1 - 1995. ALL OTHER
INFORMATION REMAINS THE SAME...
EFFECTIVE MONDAY - MAY 1 - 1995 - AT 900 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ - THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
TWO COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE SACRAMENTO /SAC/ -
CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM THE WSO IN EUREKA
/EKA/ -CALIFORNIA AND THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/ - CALIFORNIA. FOR THESE
COUNTIES - WSO SAC 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 A CORRECTION
TO THE 17TH 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 SAC IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE EKA AND SFO IDENTIFIERS. THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ - HOWEVER - WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
/AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO SAC. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM
LAKE CAZ001- CAC033- EKA NAPA CAZ002- CAC055- SFO
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
TWO COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SAC. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES SFOTORSAC WFUS1 KSAC
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SFOSVRSAC WUUS1 KSAC
FLASH FLOODS SFOFFWSAC WRUS1 KSAC
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE TWO
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SAC. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSAC WWUS35 KSAC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVSSAC WWUS34 KSAC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSAC MMUS40 KSAC
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSAC ABUS34 KSAC
+ WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SFOWSWSAC WWUS46 KSAC
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SFONPWSAC WWUS45 KSAC
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SFONOWSAC FXUS21 KSAC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SFOFFSSAC RWUS32 KSAC
LOCAL STORM REPORT SFOLSRSAC WWUS30 KSAC
+ USED FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO SFO.
WSFO SFO ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENT
AFFECTING THE TWO COUNTIES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSFO WWUS35 KSFO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVRSFO WWUS34 KSFO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSFO MMUS40 KSFO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSFO ABUS34 KSFO
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS SFOWSWSFO WWUS46 KSFO
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS SFONPWSFO WWUS45 KSFO
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS - YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
/MIC
ELIZABETH MORSE - MIC
NEXRAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
1641 RESOURCES BUILDING
1416 9TH STREET
SACRAMENTO CA 95814
/916/ 551-1418
NANCY DEAN - MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
WOODLEY ISLAND
300 STARTARE DRIVE
EUREKA CA 95501
/707/ 443-5610
NORM HOFFMANN - AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
/408/ 656-1710
END
nws-changes archives: