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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
140 PM EST WED DEC 1 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS IN MOST OF OHIO TO BE PRODUCED BY 4
EASTERN REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN THE NWS EASTERN
REGION...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2000
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)...1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED (UTC)...TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1 2000...ALL FIRE WEATHER
PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 81 ZONES IN OHIO (TABLE 1) WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN CLEVELAND (CLE)
OH...WILMINGTON (ILN) OH...PITTSBURGH (PBZ) PA...AND CHARLESTON (RLX)
WV.
PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR THE OFFICIAL SPECIFIC START DATE OF PRODUCT
ISSUANCES DURING THE UPCOMING FIRE WEATHER SEASON.
BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO
THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS)
MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2
FOR THESE 81 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM THE
CLE...ILN...PBZ...AND RLX NWS OFFICES.
TABLE 1: ZONES ASSUMED IN OHIO BY 4 NWS OFFICES ----- CLEVELAND/CLE;
WILMINGTON/ILN; PITTSBURGH/PBZ; AND...CHARLESTON/RLX FOR ALL FIRE
WEATHER PRODUCTS. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES (UGC) FOR THESE ZONES (Z)
ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
PARTIAL COUNTY ABBREVIATIONS /N=NORTH ETC /I=INTERIOR /C=COASTAL
/NE=NORTHEAST ETC L=LAKESHORE
ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE
/BY COUNTY/ /BY COUNTY/
ADAMS OHZ081- ILN LAWRENCE OHZ087- RLX
ASHLAND OHZ030- CLE LICKING OHZ056- ILN
ASHTABULA/I OHZ014- CLE LOGAN OHZ044- ILN
ASHTABULA/L OHZ089- CLE LORAIN OHZ010- CLE
ATHENS OHZ075- RLX LUCAS OHZ003- CLE
AUGLAIZE OHZ035- ILN MADISON OHZ054- ILN
BELMONT OHZ059- PBZ MAHONING OHZ033- CLE
BROWN OHZ079- ILN MARION OHZ036- CLE
BUTLER OHZ070- ILN MEDINA OHZ020- CLE
CARROLL OHZ040- PBZ MERCER OHZ034- ILN
CHAMPAIGN OHZ052- ILN MIAMI OHZ051- ILN
CLARK OHZ053- ILN MONROE OHZ069- PBZ
CLERMONT OHZ078- ILN MONTGOMERY OHZ061- ILN
CLINTON OHZ072- ILN MORGAN OHZ067- RLX
COLUMBIANA OHZ041- PBZ MORROW OHZ037- CLE
COSHOCTON OHZ048- PBZ MUSKINGUM OHZ057- PBZ
CRAWFORD OHZ028- CLE NOBLE OHZ068- PBZ
CUYAHOGA OHZ011- CLE OTTAWA OHZ007- CLE
DARKE OHZ042- ILN PERRY OHZ066- RLX
DELAWARE OHZ046- ILN PICKAWAY OHZ064- ILN
ERIE OHZ009- CLE PIKE OHZ082- ILN
FAIRFIELD OHZ065- ILN PORTAGE OHZ022- CLE
FAYETTE OHZ063- ILN PREBLE OHZ060- ILN
FRANKLIN OHZ055- ILN RICHLAND OHZ029- CLE
GALLIA OHZ086- RLX ROSS OHZ073- ILN
GEAUGA OHZ013- CLE SANDUSKY OHZ008- CLE
GREENE OHZ062- ILN SCIOTO OHZ088- ILN
GUERNSEY OHZ058- PBZ SENECA OHZ018- CLE
HAMILTON OHZ077- ILN SHELBY OHZ043- ILN
HANCOCK OHZ017- CLE STARK OHZ032- CLE
HARDIN OHZ026- ILN SUMMITT OHZ021- CLE
HARRISON OHZ049- PBZ TRUMBULL OHZ023- CLE
HIGHLAND OHZ080- ILN TUSCARAWAS OHZ039- PBZ
HOCKING OHZ074- ILN UNION OHZ045- ILN
HOLMES OHZ038- CLE VINTON OHZ084- RLX
HURON OHZ019- CLE WARREN OHZ071- ILN
JACKSON OHZ083- RLX WASHINGTON OHZ076- RLX
JEFFERSON OHZ050- PBZ WAYNE OHZ031- CLE
KNOX OHZ047- CLE WOOD OHZ006- CLE
LAKE OHZ012- CLE WYANDOT OHZ027- CLE
MEIGS OHZ085- RLX
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS TO THESE 81 ZONES IN OHIO.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO ID FOR FOS
NORTHERN OH FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CLEFWFCLE FNUS51 KCLE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING CLERFWCLE WWUS81 KCLE
SOUTHWEST OH FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CLEFWFILN FNUS51 KILN
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING CLERFWILN WWUS81 KILN
SOUTHEAST OH FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PITFWFPIT FNUS51 KPBZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING PITRFWPIT WWUS81 KPBZ
SOUTHWEST OH FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CRWFWFCRW FNUS51 KRLX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING CRWRFWCRW WWUS81 KRLX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
BILL COMEAUX KENNETH J. HAYDU
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
FEDERAL FACILITIES OFFICE BUILDING 1901 S. STATE ROUTE 134
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INT'L AIRPORT WILMINGTON...OH 45177
CLEVELAND OH 44135 PHONE: 937-383-0031
PHONE: 216-265-2382
THERESA ROSSI ALAN REZEK
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
192 SHAFER ROAD 400 PARKWAY ROAD
CORAOPOLIS...PA 15108 CHARLESTON...WV 25309
PHONE: 412-262-1591 PHONE: 304-746-0173
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ AT:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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