950815: ABUS34 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950815: ABUS34 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:31:33 -0600 (MDT)

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ABUS34 KABQ 141942
PNSABQ
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
143 PM MDT MON AUG 14 1995

TO          FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
            WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
            WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO

SUBJECT     SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE  95-62
            ALBUQUERQUE...NM...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE/S
            SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
            OCTOBER 3 1995

     EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...OCTOBER 3 1995...AT 1000 A.M. MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIX /6/ COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO TO THE
ALBUQUERQUE /ABQ/...NEW MEXICO...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
/WSFO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN AMARILLO
/AMA/...TEXAS AND ROSWELL /ROW/...NEW MEXICO /SEE TABLE 1/.  FOR
THESE COUNTIES...WSFO ABQ 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 62ND 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 COUNTIES USING THE  ABQ
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE  AMA OR ROW
IDENTIFIERS.  FOR EXAMPLE...IF YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER
LBBSVRAMA...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO
ABQSVRABQ.  THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.


TABLE 1   COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO ABQ.  /C/ COUNTY CODE
                                        /Z/ ZONE CODE

NEW MEXICO CO. UGC C        UGC Z        FROM    TO
CURRY          NMC009-      NMZ021-      AMA     ABQ
QUAY           NMC037-      NMZ013-      AMA     ABQ
ROOSEVELT      NMC041-      NMZ020-      AMA     ABQ
UNION          NMC059-      NMZ005-007-  AMA     ABQ
CHAVES         NMC005-      NMZ019-026-  ROW     ABQ
DE BACA        NMC011-      NMZ018-      ROW     ABQ


TABLE 2   THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 6
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO  ABQ .  UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.

WARNING PRODUCTS          NWWS ID         WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING           ABQTORABQ       WFUS1 KABQ
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM       ABQSVRABQ       WUUS1 KABQ
FLASH FLOOD WARNING       ABQFFWABQ       WRUS1 KABQ

TABLE 3   THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 6
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO  ABQ .  UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.

                                               WMO HEADER
RELATED PRODUCTS                    NWWS ID    /FOR FOS/
  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT         ABQSPSABQ  WWUS35 KABQ
  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT          ABQSVSABQ  WWUS34 KABQ
  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE           ABQCEMABQ  MMUS40 KABQ
  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT             ABQFFSABQ  RWUS32 KABQ
  WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS       ABQWSWABQ  WWUS46 KABQ
  NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS    ABQNPWABQ  WWUS45 KABQ
  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT      ABQPNSABQ  ABUS34 KABQ
  SHORT-TERM FORECAST               ABQNOWABQ  FXUS21 KABQ
  LOCAL STORM REPORT                ABQLSRABQ  WWUS30 KABQ

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE

   MR. CHARLIE LILES              OR         MR. KEITH HAYES
   METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                   WARNING COORDINATION
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE    METEOROLOGIST
   2341 CLARK CARR LOOP SE
   ALBUQUERQUE NM   87106-5633

   PHONE  /505/ 243-0702   MON. - FRI.  800 A.M. - 400 P.M.
   MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME.