19990514: Transfer to Midland, TX

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• Subject: 19990514: Transfer to Midland, TX
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 09:01:45 -0600

999 
NOUS41 KWBC 141431
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 1999
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   TRANSFER OF PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MITCHELL COUNTY
          TEXAS TO THE MIDLAND /MAF/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE JULY
          15 1999.
 
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/... 1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... SHORT-
FUSED AND LONG-FUSED FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MITCHELL COUNTY
IN WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND TEXAS /MAF/ FROM THE SAN
ANGELO TEXAS /SJT/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. 
 
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 /SHORT-FUSED/
AND TABLE 3 /PRODUCTS RELATED TO TABLE 2 AND LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS/
FOR MITCHELL COUNTY USING THE MAF IDENTIFIER.
 
TABLE 1.  
 
COUNTY TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM SJT TO MAF
 
COUNTY         UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE      UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE   
MITCHELL       TXC335-                  TXZ053-
 
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO MAF.  UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING.
 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
 
TORNADO WARNING        /NEW/ LBBTORMAF       WFUS54 KMAF
                     * /OLD/ LBBTORSJT       WFUS1 KSJT
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM    /NEW/ LBBSVRMAF       WUUS54 KMAF
WARNING              * /OLD/ LBBSVRSJT       WUUS1 KSJT
 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING    /NEW/ LBBFFWMAF       WGUS54 KMAF
                     * /OLD/ LBBFFWSJT       WRUS1 KSJT
 
TABLE 3.  THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS RELATED TO SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2.  ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE ALSO
LISTED. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING.
                                        
PRODUCT:                      NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT   /NEW/ LBBZFPMAF      FPUS54 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBZFPTX       FPUS54 KLUB
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCH       /NEW/ LBBFFAMAF      WGUS64 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBFFALBB      RWUS31 KLBB
 
NON-PRECIP. PRODUCTS    /NEW/ LBBNPWMAF      WWUS74 KMAF    
                      * /OLD/ LBBNPWLBB      WWUS45 KLBB
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST     /NEW/ LBBNOWMAF      FPUS74 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBNOWSJT      FPUS74 KSJT
 
SEVERE WEATHER          /NEW/ LBBSVSMAF      WWUS54 KMAF 
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ LBBSVSSJT      WWUS34 KSJT
 
SPECIAL WEATHER         /NEW/ LBBSPSMAF      WWUS84 KMAF 
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ LBBSPSSJT      WWUS35 KSJT
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT   /NEW/ LBBFFSMAF      WGUS74 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBFFSSJT      RWUS32 KSJT
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION      /NEW/ LBBPNSMAF      NOUS44 KMAF
STATEMENT             * /OLD/ LBBPNSSJT      ABUS34 KSJT
 
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE /NEW/ LBBCEMMAF      WOUS44 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBCEMSJT      MMUS40 KSJT
 
LOCAL STORM REPORT      /NEW/ LBBLSRMAF      WWUS54 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBLSRSJT      WWUS30 KSJT
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA...HSA...
TRANSFER. 
 
THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS... FLOOD WARNINGS... FLOOD
STATEMENTS AND/OR OTHER HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT PRODUCTS WILL ALSO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM SAN ANGELO TO MIDLAND.  THIS CHANGE IN
HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS IN TABLE 4.
 
TABLE 4.  THE FOLLOWING HYDROLOGIC FORECAST POINTS WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM SAN ANGELO TO MIDLAND ON JULY 15.
 
FORECAST POINT                               IDENTIFIER
COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO CITY            CDCT2
BEALS CREEK NEAR WESTBROOK                   WBRT2
LAKE COLORADO CITY (MORGAN CREEK)            CLRT2
CHAMPION CREEK RESERVOIR (CHAMPION CREEK)    CCRT2
 
NON-FORECAST POINT
COLORADO RIVER NEAR CUTHBERT                 CCTT2
 
FLASH FLOOD HEADWATER POINT
LONE WOLF CREEK IN COLORADO CITY             CCLT2
 
PRODUCT                       NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
 
FOR THE FORECAST POINTS IN TABLE 4.
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT   /NEW/ LBBFLSMAF      WGUS44 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBFLSSJT      WGUS44 KSJT
 
RIVER FLOOD WARNING     /NEW/ LBBFLWMAF      WGUS54 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBFLWSJT      WGUS54 KSJT
 
RIVER STATEMENT         /NEW/ LBBRVSMAF      FGUS84 KMAF
                      * /OLD/ LBBRVSSJT      FGUS84 KSJT
 
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MAF COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
 
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-17... A-39 AND A-41.  THIS SERVICE CHANGE ALSO CHANGES WSOM
CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A...PAGES
A-7...A-71 AND A-72.
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
 
SHIRLEY MATEJKA                         RAY FAGEN 
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                 METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE                NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7654 KNICKERBOCKER ROAD                 2500 CHALLENGER DRIVE
SAN ANGELO TX 76904-7892                MIDLAND TX 79706-2606
915-944-9445                            915-563-5006
 
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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