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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT TUE OCT 8 1996
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING AREA TRANSFER NOTICE 96-43
SAN DIEGO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE/S SHORT-FUSE COUNTY
WARNING AREA EXPANDS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16 1996.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 16 1996...AT 300 A.M. PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME.../1100 UNIVERSAL STANDARD TIME/ THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL TRANSFER SHORT-FUSE COUNTY WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE COUNTIES /OR PORTIONS THEREOF - TABLE 1/
AND ADJACENT MARINE AREAS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE SAN DIEGO
/SAN/...CALIFORNIA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/. THE TRANSFERS
TO WSO SAN ARE FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WSFO/ IN
LOS ANGELES /LAX/...CALIFORNIA.
FOR THESE COUNTIES /OR PORTIONS THEREOF/ AND ADJACENT MARINE
AREAS...WSO SAN 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 43RD
UPDATE FOR 1996.
BECAUSE OF THIS SHORT-FUSE 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 /OR PORTIONS
THEREOF/ AND ADJACENT MARINE AREAS USING THE SAN IDENTIFIER
/TABLES 2 AND 3/ INSTEAD OF THE LAX IDENTIFIER. THE UNIVERSAL
GENERIC CODE /UGC/ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR THE COUNTY /C/ CODE
BUT THE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODES LISTED IN TABLE 1 /EXCEPT THE MARINE
ZONE/ ARE NEW AND BECOME EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5...1996...AT 1100
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME.
TABLE 1. TRANSFERS TO SAN. /Z/ ZONE CODE /C/ COUNTY CODE
COUNTY UGC Z UGC C FROM TO
WESTERN RIVERSIDE CAZ048- CAZ049- CAC065- LAX SAN
CAZ056- CAZ061-
SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO CAZ048- CAZ055- CAC071- LAX SAN
CAZ060-
ORANGE + CAZ042- CAZ057- CAC059- LAX SAN
+ CAZ042- ADJACENT TO MARINE ZONE CAZ501-
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE
AREAS TRANSFERRED TO SAN. FOR THESE PRODUCTS...UGC C CODES ARE
USED FOR LAND AREAS AND UGC Z CODES ARE USED FOR MARINE AREAS.
WARNING PRODUCT FOR: NWWS ID WMO HEADER /FOR FOS/
+ TORNADOES LAXTORSAN WFUS1 KSAN
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LAXSVRSAN WUUS1 KSAN
++ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING LAXSMWSAN WMUS1 KSAN
FLASH FLOODS LAXFFWSAN WRUS1 KSAN
+ WILL INCLUDE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF ADJACENT MARINE
AREAS ARE AFFECTED.
++ FOR AFFECTED MARINE AREAS ONLY
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS FOR THE
AREAS TRANSFERRED TO SAN. UGC Z CODES ARE USED IN THESE.
RELATED PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT LAXSVSSAN WWUS34 KSAN
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE LAXCEMSAN MMUS40 KSAN
PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT LAXPNSSAN ABUS34 KSAN
SHORT-TERM FORECAST LAXNOWSAN FXUS21 KSAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFFSSAN RWUS32 KSAN
LOCAL STORM REPORT LAXLSRSAN WWUS30 KSAN
1 MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT LAXMWSSAN FZUS60 KSAN
2 WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS LAXWSWSAN WWUS46 KSAN
2 NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS LAXNPWSAN WWUS45 KSAN
1 - FOR MARINE AREAS 2 - ONLY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP TO WSFO LAX.
WSFO LAX WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUES PRODUCTS FOR LONGER FUSE
EVENTS AFFECTING THESE AREAS /OR PORTIONS THEREOF/.
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
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS LAXWSWLAX WWUS46 KLAX
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS LAXNPWLAX WWUS45 KLAX
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS LAXCFWLAX FZUS68 KLAX
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
ARMANDO GARZA METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE TODD MORRIS AREA MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNADO COURT STE 230 520 N ELEVAR STREET
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643 OXNARD CA 93030
/619/ 675-8700 /805/ 988-6615
NOTE: THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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