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ABUS34 KAMA 092138
PNSAMA
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
440 PM CDT WED AUG 9 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 95-64
MIDLAND...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 3 1995...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIX /6/ COUNTIES /TABLE 1/ IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS
TO THE MIDLAND /MAF/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM
THE WSOS IN EL PASO /ELP/ AND SAN ANGELO /SJT/. FOR THESE
COUNTIES...WSO MAF WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE
2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON THE
WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF THE NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 64TH 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 THE COUNTIES USING THE MAF IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ELP AND SJT IDENTIFIERS. FOR
EXAMPLE...IF YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
USING THE NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER LBBSVRELP...YOU WILL HAVE TO
CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO LBBSVRMAF. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1 COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO MAF. /C/ COUNTY CODE
/Z/ ZONE CODE
TEXAS
COUNTY UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
SCURRY TXC415- TXZ048- ABI MAF
BREWSTER TXC043- TXZ074-081- ELP MAF
CULBERSON TXC109- TXZ057-058- ELP MAF
JEFF DAVIS TXC243- TXZ074-080- ELP MAF
PRESIDIO TXC377- TXZ079-080- ELP MAF
REAGAN TXC383- TXZ070- SJT MAF
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 6
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MAF. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING LBBTORMAF WFUS1 KMAF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LBBSVRMAF WUUS1 KMAF
FLASH FLOOD WARNING LBBFFWMAF WRUS1 KMAF
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 6
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO MAF. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSMAF WWUS35 KMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSMAF WWUS34 KMAF
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMMAF MMUS40 KMAF
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWMAF FXUS21 KMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSMAF RWUS32 KMAF
+ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBWSWMAF WWUS46 KMAF
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBNPWMAF WWUS45 KMAF
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSMAF ABUS34 KMAF
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRMAF WWUS30 KMAF
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WSFO/ IN LUBBOCK /LBB/...TEXAS.
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE THESE
FROM WSFO LBB.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSLBB WWUS35 KLBB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSLBB WWUS34 KLBB
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMLBB MMUS40 KLBB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSLBB RWUS32 KLBB
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBWSWLBB WWUS46 KLBB
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBNPWLBB WWUS45 KLBB
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSLBB ABUS34 KLBB
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
MR. JOSE M. GARCIA OR MR. DOUGLAS J. CROWLEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
1900 ENGLISH ROAD
AMARILLO TX 79111
PHONE 806-335-1121
ELECTRONIC MAIL... JGARCIA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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