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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT WED JUL 5 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 95-53
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA
EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 1995.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1995...AT 900 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 SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/...CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ /AT MONTEREY/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/
IN SANTA MARIA /SMX/...CALIFORNIA. FOR THIS COUNTY...WSFO SFO
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 OPARTION MANUAL CHPATER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 53RD 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 SFO 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 SFO. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
+ SAN LUIS OBISPO CAZ003- CAC079- SMX SFO
CAZ004-
+ ADJACENT TO CA CAZ503- SMX SFO
COASTAL WATERS
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO SFO. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE EXCEPT
FOR Z CODES FOR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADOES SFOTORSFO WFUS1 KSFO
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SFOSVRSFO WUUS1 KSFO
++ SPECIAL MARINE SFOSMWSFO WMUS1 KSFO
FLASH FLOODS SFOFFWSFO WRUS1 KSFO
+ 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 SFO. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSVSSFO WWUS34 KSFO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SFOSPSSFO WWUS35 KSFO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SFOCEMSFO MMUS40 KSFO
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT SFOPNSSFO ABUS34 KSFO
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SFONOWSFO FXUS21 KSFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SFOFFSSFO RWUS32 KSFO
LOCAL STORM REPORT SFOLSRSFO WWUS30 KSFO
WSFO SFO WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER FUSE EVENT AFFECTING THE COUNTY.
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.
/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
NORM HOFFMANN...AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
/408/ 656-1710
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