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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-XX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 226 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHERWIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
WASHINGTON AND OREGON...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 1 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN PORTLAND OREGON /PQR/ AND PENDLETON OREGON /PDT/ WILL SPLIT FIRE WEATHER ZONES THAT COVER BOTH WASHINGTON AND OREGON INTO SEPARATE ZONES DIVIDED BY THE WASHINGTON-OREGON STATE BORDER.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHANGE IS TO IMPROVE DISSEMINATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS VIA THE WASHINGTON STATE ACCESS SYSTEM. CURRENTLY FIRE WEATHER ZONES THAT CROSS THE WASHINGTON- OREGON BORDER ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE PRODUCT HEADER BY AN OREGON STATE ZONE. FOR EXAMPLE FIRE WEATHER ZONE ORZ601 ALONG THE NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COAST EXTENDS FROM APPROXIMATELY CAPE SHOALWATER ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST TO LINCOLN CITY ON THE OREGON COAST. THE PROPOSAL IS TO SPLIT ORZ601 AT THE COLUMBIA RIVER...CREATING FIRE WEATHER ZONES WAZ601 AND ORZ601. A SIMILAR SPLIT WOULD BE MADE FOR OTHER FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN THE PORTLAND AND PENDLETON COUNTY WARNING AREAS /CWAS/ THAT CROSS THE WASHINGTON-OREGON STATE BORDER.
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES LISTED IN TABLE 1 WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY PORTLAND OR PENDLETON FOR EITHER SIDE OF THE WASHINGTON-OREGON BORDER. FOR A MORE DETAILED PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EACH ZONE SEE THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/WA_OR_5-07.PDF TABLE 1: CURRENT OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES THAT WILL BE SPLIT AND OREGON AND WASHINGTON FIRE WEATHER ZONES THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1.
CURRENT PENDLETON AND PORTLAND FIRE WEATHER ZONES:
ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME /DESCRIPTOR
ORZ601 NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST
INCLUDING WILLAPA HILLS
ORZ602 NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE
ORZ604 WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS OF
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
ORZ609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADES
ORZ631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
ORZ633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
PENDLETON AND PORTLAND FIRE WEATHER ZONES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1:
ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTOR
WAZ601 SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST INCLUDING THE WEST
WILLAPA HILLS
ORZ601 NORTH OREGON COAST WAZ602 EAST WILLAPA HILLS ORZ602 NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE WAZ604 CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS ORZ604 WILLAMETTE VALLEY WAZ609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES ORZ609 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES WAZ631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON ORZ631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON WAZ633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON ORZ633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGONTABLE 2: NWS WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...FOR ZONES WAZ601...ORZ601...WAZ602...ORZ602... WAZ604...ORZ604...WAZ609...ORZ609...WAZ631...ORZ631...WAZ633...
ORZ633...ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KPQR RFWPQR FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KPDT RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KPQR RFWPQR RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KPDT RFWPDT FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KPQR FWFPQR FORECAST FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KPDT FWFPDT FORECAST NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FNUS85 KPQR FWMPQR SYSTEM FORECAST NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FNUS85 KPDT FWMPDT SYSTEM FORECASTNWS CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE NEW CONFIGURATION PROPOSED FOR IMPLEMENTATION WAS REQUESTED BY...AND HAS BEEN CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO BE READY TO GO WITH THESE CHANGES ON JUNE 1 2007.
SHAPEFILES OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR THE NWS PORTLAND AND PENDLETON OFFICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCT CHANGES...
PLEASE CONTACT:
STEPHEN TODD
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5241 NE 122TH AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230
PHONE: 503-326-2340
EMAIL: STEVE.TODD@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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