[nws-changes] 20071016: Fire Wx zones-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005

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:  CHANGE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES ISSUED BY WFO GAYLORD 
          MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2005              

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JULY 5 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...1901 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME /CDT/... THE NWS 
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN GAYLORD... MICHIGAN /APX/ 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

MI ZN 016EMMET...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...ANTRIM...OTSEGO 
                AND MONTMORENCY COUNTIES
      
MI ZN 020LEELANAU...BENZIE...GRAND TRAVERSE AND KALKASKA 
                COUNTIES

MI ZN 031MANISTEE...WEXFORD AND MISSAUKEE COUNTIES... 
                INCLUDING THENORTHERN QUARTER OF MANISTEE NF

MI ZN 028CRAWFORD...OSCODA...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW AND GLADWIN 
                COUNTIES...INCLUDING WESTERN HURON NF

MI ZN 018PRESQUE ISLE...ALPENA...ALCONA...IOSCO AND ARENAC
                COUNTIES...INDLUDING EASTERN HURON NF
      
THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS AND A DESCRIPTION OF EACH WILL 
BE AS FOLLOWS:

ZONE NUMBERZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION

MI ZN 016EMMET 
MI ZN 017CHEBOYGAN 
MI ZN 018PRESQUE ISLE 
MI ZN 019CHARLEVOIX 
MI ZN 020LEELANAU...INCLUDING THE NORTH PORTION OF THE
                 SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NL
MI ZN 021ANTRIM 
MI ZN 022OTSEGO 
MI ZN 023MONTMORENCY 
MI ZN 024ALPENA 
MI ZN 025BENZIE...INCLUDING THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE 
                 SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NL
MI ZN 026GRAND TRAVERSE 
MI ZN 027KALKASKA 
MI ZN 028CRAWFORD...INCLUDING WESTERN HURON NF
MI ZN 029OSCODA...INCLUDING CENTRAL HURON NF
MI ZN 030ALCONA...COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHEAST HURON NF
MI ZN 031MANISTEE...INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF 
                  MANISTEE NF
MI ZN 032WEXFORD...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF 
                  MANISTEE NF
MI ZN 033MISSAUKEE 
MI ZN 034ROSCOMMON 
MI ZN 035OGEMAW...INCLUDING A SMALL PORTION OF CENTRAL 
                  HURON NF
MI ZN 036IOSCO...INCLUDING SOUTHEAST HURON NF
MI ZN 041GLADWIN 
MI ZN 042ARENAC 

A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR WFO GAYLORD 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 QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERVICE CHANGE AND PRODUCT 
ADDITIONS...CONTACT: 

     MR. GARY CAMPBELL
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     8800 PASSENHEIM ROAD
     GAYLORD... MI  49735-9454
     PHONE: 989-731-3384
     EMAIL: GARY.CAMPBELL at NOAA.GOV

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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