950712: CWA Change Notice (fwd)

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• Subject: 950712: CWA Change Notice (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 06:48:32 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT WED JUL 12 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 NOTICE 95-58
          FRESNO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
          WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 1995.

    EFFECTIVE MONDAY...OCTOBER 2 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 FRESNO /FAT/...CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM
THE WSO IN BAKERSFIELD /BFL/...CALIFORNIA.  FOR THIS COUNTY...WSO FAT 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
58TH 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 FAT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE BFL IDENTIFIER.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/. 
      
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO FAT. /Z/ ZONE CODE    /C/ COUNTY CODE 

COUNTY      UGC Z                  UGC C   FROM  TO  
KERN        CAZ005-010-013-019-    CAC029- BFL   FAT
                    
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO FAT.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

WARNING PRODUCT FOR       NWWS ID            WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES                 SFOTORFAT          WFUS1 KFAT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS      SFOSVRFAT          WUUS1 KFAT
FLASH FLOODS              SFOFFWFAT          WRUS1 KFAT

TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO FAT.  UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE. 

 RELATED PRODUCTS              NWWS ID        WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/ 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT     SFOSPSFAT      WWUS35 KFAT
 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      SFOSVSFAT      WWUS34 KFAT
 CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       SFOCEMFAT      MMUS40 KFAT
 PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT        SFOPNSFAT      ABUS34 KFAT
 + WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS     SFOWSWFAT      WWUS46 KFAT
 + NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS  SFONPWFAT      WWUS45 KFAT
 SHORT-TERM FORECAST           SFONOWFAT      FXUS21 KFAT
 FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         SFOFFSFAT      RWUS32 KFAT
 LOCAL STORM REPORT            SFOLSRFAT      WWUS30 KFAT

+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES
/WSFO/ IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/ AND LOS ANGELES /LAX/.

WSFO SFO WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF KERN COUNTY /ZONES CAZ005- AND CAZ010-/.  

 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

WSFO LAX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF KERN COUNTY /ZONES CAZ013- AND CAZ019-/.  

 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 
/MIC/ METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE

STEVE MENDENHALL...MIC - WSO FAT      NORM HOFFMANN...MIC/AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
900 FOGGY BOTTOM ROAD                 21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
HANFORD CA 93230-5236                 MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
/209/ 584-0583                        /408/ 656-1710 

TODD MORRIS...MIC/AREA MANAGER             
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
/805/ 988-6615

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