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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 1996
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...CUSTOMER SERVICE.
SUBJECT SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-30
SAN ANGELO...TX...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE
COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 1996
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...AUGUST 1 1996...AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME /1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 9 COUNTIES /SEE TABLE 1/ IN CENTRAL TEXAS TO
THE SAN ANGELO /SJT/...TEXAS...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ FROM
THE WSO IN ABILENE /ABI/...TEXAS. FOR THESE COUNTIES...WSO SJT
WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS /TABLE 2/ AND RELATED
PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION ON WARNINGS /TABLE 3/.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...THIS IS THE 30TH 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 THESE COUNTIES USING THE SJT IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE ABI IDENTIFIER. FOR EXAMPLE...IF
YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS USING THE
NWWS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FTWSVRABI...YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO LBBSVRSJT. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED /AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1: COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT.
COUNTY UGC COUNTY UGC ZONE FROM TO
BROWN TXC049- TXZ140- ABI SJT
CALLAHAN TXC059- TXZ128- ABI SJT
COLEMAN TXC083- TXZ139- ABI SJT
FISHER TXC151- TXZ049- ABI SJT
JONES TXC253- TXZ113- ABI SJT
MITCHELL TXC335- TXZ053- ABI SJT
NOLAN TXC353- TXZ054- ABI SJT
SHACKELFORD TXC417- TXZ114- ABI SJT
TAYLOR TXC441- TXZ127- ABI SJT
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE 9
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT...USING UGC COUNTY CODES.
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
TORNADOES LBBTORSJT WFUS1 KSJT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LBBSVRSJT WUUS1 KSJT
FLASH FLOODS LBBFFWSJT WRUS1 KSJT
TABLE 3: THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE 9
COUNTIES TRANSFERRED TO SJT...USING UGC ZONE CODES.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSPSSJT WWUS35 KSJT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LBBSVSSJT WWUS34 KSJT
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LBBCEMSJT MMUS40 KSJT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LBBFFSSJT RWUS32 KSJT
+ WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBWSWSJT WWUS46 KSJT
+ NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS LBBNPWSJT WWUS45 KSJT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LBBPNSSJT ABUS34 KSJT
LOCAL STORM REPORT LBBLSRSJT WWUS30 KSJT
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LBBNOWSJT FXUS21 KSJT
++ ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES
/WSFO/ IN FORT WORTH /FTW/ OR LUBBOCK /LBB/.
FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING BROWN...CALLAHAN...
COLEMAN... JONES...SHACKELFORD...AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...WSFO FTW
WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS USING UGC ZONE
CODES.
PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FTWSPSFTW WWUS35 KFTW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FTWSVSFTW WWUS34 KFTW
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FTWCEMFTW MMUS40 KFTW
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FTWFFSFTW RWUS32 KFTW
WINTER WEATHER WRNGS/ADVSYS FTWWSWFTW WWUS46 KFTW
NON-PRECIPITATION WRNGS/ADVSYS FTWNPWFTW WWUS45 KFTW
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FTWPNSFTW ABUS34 KFTW
FOR LONGER-FUSE EVENTS AFFECTING FISHER...MITCHELL...AND
NOLAN COUNTIES...WSFO LBB WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED ABOVE USING UGC ZONE CODES. SUBSTITUTE LBB FOR FTW IN THE
NWWS IDS AND WMO HEADERS /FOR FOS/ SHOWN ABOVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
MS. SHIRLEY MATEJKA OR MR. RICHARD MAY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST
7654 KNICKERBOCKER ROAD
SAN ANGELO TX 76904-7892
PHONE: /915/ 944-9445 MON. - FRI. 800 AM - 400 PM
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION. THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION /IN
SMALL CASE LETTERS/ IS HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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