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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1140 AM EDT THU MAY 29 1997
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...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 97-02
SAN ANGELO...TX...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 1997
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...AUGUST 1 1997...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 2 COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN CENTRAL TEXAS TO
THE SAN ANGELO /SJT/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM
THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN FORT WORTH
/FTW/...TEXAS. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO SJT WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING
AREAS...THIS IS THE 2ND UPDATE FOR 1997.
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 SJT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE FTW IDENTIFIER. FOR EXAMPLE...IF
YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE
NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FTWSVRFTW...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR
NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO LBBSVRSJT. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE
1/.
TABLE 1: COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT. C=COUNTY CODE; Z=ZONE CODE
COUNTY UGC COUNTY UGC ZONE FROM TO
HASKELL TXC207- TXZ098- FTW SJT
THROCKMORTON TXC447- TXZ099- FTW SJT
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 2
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT. UGC COUNTY CODES /C/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES LBBTORSJT WFUS1 KSJT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LBBSVRSJT WUUS1 KSJT
FLASH FLOODS LBBFFWSJT WRUS1 KSJT
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 2
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT. UGC ZONE CODES /Z/ ARE USED IN
THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSSJT WWUS35 KSJT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSSJT WWUS34 KSJT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMSJT MMUS40 KSJT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSSJT RWUS32 KSJT
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBWSWSJT WWUS46 KSJT
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBNPWSJT WWUS45 KSJT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSSJT ABUS34 KSJT
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRSJT WWUS30 KSJT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWSJT FXUS21 KSJT
WSFO FTW WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR
LONGER-FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING HASKELL AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES.
PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FTWSPSFTW WWUS35 KFTW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FTWSVSFTW WWUS34 KFTW
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FTWCEMFTW MMUS40 KFTW
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FTWFFAFTW RWUS31 KFTW
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FTWFFSFTW RWUS32 KFTW
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS FTWWSWFTW WWUS46 KFTW
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS FTWNPWFTW WWUS45 KFTW
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FTWPNSFTW ABUS34 KFTW
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
MS. SHIRLEY MATEJKA OR MR. RICHARD MAY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
7654 KNICKERBOCKER ROAD
SAN ANGELO...TX 76904-7892
PHONE: /915/ 944-9445 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
NOTE: THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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