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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST THU MAR 14 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBER...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF..CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT SHORT FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-26
CORPUS CHRISTI...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S
SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS ON MAY 30 1996
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...MAY 30 1996...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIX /6/ COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN SOUTH TEXAS
TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI /CRP/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
/WSO/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /SAT/...AND THE WSO IN VICTORIA /VCT/...TEXAS.
THIS TRANSFER WILL ALSO GIVE WSO CRP SHORT-FUSE MARINE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF CALHOUN COUNTY
ALONG THE TEXAS COAST.
FOR THESE COUNTIES AND COASTAL WATERS...WSO CRP WILL ISSUE
SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED PRODUCTS THAT
GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON WARNINGS /TABLE 3/. FOR HOLDERS OF
NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS
IS THE 26TH UPDATE FOR 1996.
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 THE 6 COUNTIES AND ADJOINING COASTAL
WATERS USING THE CRP IDENTIFIER /TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE
SAT OR VCT IDENTIFIERS. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...
HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1 AREAS TRANSFERRED TO CRP. /C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODE
COUNTIES UGC C UGC Z FROM TO
+CALHOUN TXC057- TXZ247- VCT CRP
GOLIAD TXC175- TXZ233- VCT CRP
LA SALLE TXC283- TXZ229- SAT CRP
MCMULLEN TXC311- TXZ230- SAT CRP
VICTORIA TXC469- TXZ234- VCT CRP
WEBB TXC479- TXZ239- SAT CRP
+ ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS TO UGC Z FROM TO
CALHOUN TXZ512- VCT CRP
TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR AREAS
TRANSFERRED TO CRP. UGC C CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS
EXCEPT FOR UGC Z CODES FOR AFFECTED COASTAL WATERS.
WARNING PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+TORNADO WARNING SATTORCRP WFUS1 KCRP
+SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SATSVRCRP WUUS1 KCRP
/SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SATSMWCRP WMUS1 KCRP
FLASH FLOOD WARNING SATFFWCRP WRUS1 KCRP
+ MEANS THAT THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WHEN
ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS ARE AFFECTED.
/ FOR COASTAL WATERS
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR AREAS
TRANSFERRED TO CRP. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE PRODUCTS.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SATSPSCRP WWUS35 KCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SATSVSCRP WWUS34 KCRP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SATCEMCRP MMUS40 KCRP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SATFFSCRP RWUS32 KCRP
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT SATCFWCRP FZUS68 KCRP
+ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS SATWSWCRP WWUS46 KCRP
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS SATNPWCRP WWUS45 KCRP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SATPNSCRP ABUS34 KCRP
LOCAL STORM REPORT SATLSRCRP WWUS30 KCRP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SATNOWCRP FXUS21 KCRP
//MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT SATMWSCRP FZUS60 KCRP
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT SATHLSCRP WWUS31 KCRP
// FOR COASTAL WATERS.
+ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP USE TO WSFO SAT
FOR LONGER FUSE EVENTS...USERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FROM WSFO SAT.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SATSPSSAT WWUS35 KSAT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SATSVSSAT WWUS34 KSAT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SATCEMSAT MMUS40 KSAT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SATFFSSAT RWUS32 KSAT
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS SATWSWSAT WWUS46 KSAT
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS SATNPWSAT WWUS45 KSAT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SATPNSSAT ABUS34 KSAT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE
MR. JOE ARELLANO...JR. OR MR. JOHN COLE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
300 PINSON DRIVE
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78406-1803
PHONE /512/ 289-0959 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
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