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FOS NOTICE NO. 630 03-20-95
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TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: DONALD WERNLY CHIEF WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER 95-16:
LOS ANGELES WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE'S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 3 1995.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 3 1995 AT 9:00 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 LOS
ANGELES /LAX/ CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/
/AT OXNARD/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN SANTA MARIA
/SMX/ CALIFORNIA. FOR THESE COUNTIES WSFO LAX 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 16TH 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 LAX IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE SMX IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODES /UGC/ HOWEVER WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS
SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO LAX. /Z
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
** SANTA BARBARA CAZ015- CAC083- SMX LAX
CAZ022-
CAZ023-
** ADJACENT TO COASTAL WATERS:
EAST OF PT. CONCEPTION CAZ501- SMX LAX
NORTH OF PT. CONCEPTION CAZ503- SMX LAX
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO LAX. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS EXCEPT Z CODES FOR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADOES LAXTORLAX WFUS1 KLAX
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LAXSVRLAX WUUS1 KLAX
* SPECIAL MARINE LAXSMWLAX WMUS1 KLAX
FLASH FLOODS LAXFFWLAX WRUS1 KLAX
+ WILL INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF BOTH LAND AND WATER
AREAS ARE THREATENED.
* ISSUED IF COASTAL WATERS ONLY ARE THREATENED
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
COUNTY TRANSFERRED TO LAX. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSPSLAX WWUS35 KLAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSVSLAX WWUS34 KLAX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LAXCEMLAX MMUS40 KLAX
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT LAXPNSLAX ABUS34 KLAX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LAXNOWLAX FXUS21 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX
LOCAL STORM REPORT LAXLSRLAX WWUS30 KLAX
WSFO LAX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR LONGER
FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING THE COUNTY.
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: /OIC
GARY RYAN OIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT
3249 TERMINAL DRIVE STE 201
SANTA MARIA CA 93455
/805/ 925-0246
TODD MORRIS AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
/805/ 988-6615
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