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031 NOUS41 KWBC 251956 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-07 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2005 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: DOUGLAS C. YOUNG ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT:FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2005 ON FRIDAY...APRIL 1 2005...AT 1200 UTC...4 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME...THE BOUNDARY FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 /EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES/ WILL BE EXPANDED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TO MEET WASHINGTON FIRE ZONE 681. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THIS EXTENSION WILL BE HIGHWAY 197 TO THE DALLES... ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER EAST TO BIGGS...TO HIGHWAY 97 NORTH PAST GOLDENDALE TO SATUS PASS. THE AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL NO LONGER BE IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631. THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE NEW ZONE 609 CONFIGURATION WILL BE THE CURRENT WESTERN BOUNDARY OF OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631. THE NEW NAME FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 WILL BE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE IS THAT THIS AREA EXPERIENCES METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT MORE CLOSELY MATCH THOSE FOUND IN OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609. THE CONFIGURATION CHANGE IS REFLECTED IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT. NOTE THE WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID ARE THE SAME: FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID -------------------- ----------- -------- FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS56 KPDT FWFPDT NAME CHANGE FOR ORZ609 ONLY FROM: EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES TO: THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES EVEN THOUGH THE FORMAL NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CHANGE IS LESS THAN 120 DAYS... LOCAL FIRE WEATHER CUSTOMERS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY CHANGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ALL CUSTOMERS IN THE AFFECTED AREA ARE READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION. UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ZONE CONFIGURATION CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT: MICHAEL VESCIO METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 2001 NW 56TH DRIVE PENDLETON, OR 97801 MICHAEL.VESCIO@xxxxxxxx THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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