143
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.