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ABUS34 KLBB 092021
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
320 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 95-63
LUBBOCK...TX...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 SEVEN /7/ COUNTIES IN TEXAS TO THE LUBBOCK
/LBB/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES /WSO/ IN AMARILLO /AMA/ AND ABILENE
/ABI/...TEXAS /SEE TABLE 1/. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSFO LBB 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 63RD 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 LBB
IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE AMA OR ABI
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
LBBSVRLBB. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LBB. /C/ COUNTY CODE
/Z/ ZONE CODE
TEXAS CO. UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
BRISCOE TXC045- TXZ024- AMA LBB
CASTRO TXC069- TXZ022- AMA LBB
CHILDRESS TXC075- TXZ026- AMA LBB
HALL TXC191- TXZ025- AMA LBB
PARMER TXC369- TXZ021- AMA LBB
SWISHER TXC437- TXZ023- AMA LBB
STONEWALL TXC433- TXZ044- ABI LBB
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 7
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LBB. UGC COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADO WARNING LBBTORLBB WFUS1 KLBB
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LBBSVRLBB WUUS1 KLBB
FLASH FLOOD WARNING LBBFFWLBB WRUS1 KLBB
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 7
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO LBB. UGC ZONE CODES ARE USED IN THESE
PRODUCTS.
WMO HEADER
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID /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
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWLBB FXUS21 KLBB
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRLBB WWUS30 KLBB
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. ANDY ANDERSON OR MR. LARRY VANNOZZI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
SUITE 100
2579 SOUTH LOOP 289
LUBBOCK TX 79423-1400
PHONE /806/ 745-4260 MON. - FRI. 800 A.M. - 400 P.M.
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