20050615: corrected fire wx zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050615: corrected fire wx zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:37:15 -0600

TO:  FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMRGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/SUBSCRIBERS...
         NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE
         WEATHER FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED: CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO
         DETROIT... MICHIGAN: EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE FIRE WEATHER ZONE MIZ055 IN THE SECOND TABLE.

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JULY 5 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...1901 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME /CDT/...THE NWS WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN DETROIT... MICHIGAN /DTX/ WILL
RECONFIGURE ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO USE THE ONE COUNTY...ONE
ZONE CONCEPT.

THE PRESENT FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS AND A DESCRIPTION OF EACH
ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ZONE NUMBERZONE DESCRIPTION

MIZ047 MIDLAND...BAY...SAGINAW...SHIAWASSEE...GENESEE
               COUNTIES

MIZ049HURON...TUSCOLA...SANILAC...LAPEER COUNTIES

MIZ063ST CLAIR...LIVINGSTON...OAKLAND...MACOMB...
               WASHTENAW...WAYNE...LENAWEE...MONROE COUNTIES

THE NEW FIRE WEATHER COUNTY/ZONE NUMBERS AND A DESCRIPTION OF
EACH WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

ZONE NUMBERZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION

MIZ047MIDLAND
MIZ048BAY
MIZ049HURON
MIZ053SAGINAW
MIZ054TUSCOLA
MIZ055SANILAC
MIZ060HIAWASSEE
MIZ061GENESEE
MIZ062LAPEER
MIZ063ST CLAIR
MIN068LIVINGSTON
MIZ069OAKLAND
MIZ070MACOMB
MIZ075WASHTENAW
MIZ076WAYNE
MIZ082LENAWEE
MIZ083MONROE

A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

THE REASON FOR THE SHORT ADVANCE LEAD TIME IS BECAUSE
THESE CHANGES ARE NECESSARY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF VTEC/GHG.  THEREFORE...IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE FIRE WEATHER
ZONE CHANGES ARE NECESSARY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WFO
DETROIT...WHICH IS PARTICIPATING IN THE BETA TEST OF VTEC/GHG...
CAN TEST THE CHANGES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERVICE CHANGE AND/OR
PRODUCT ADDITIONS...CONTACT:

    RICHARD WAGENMAKER
    METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
    9200 WHITE LAKE ROAD
    WHITE LAKE... MI  48386-1126
    PHONE: 248-625-3309
    EMAIL: RICHARD.WAGENMAKER@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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