19991202: Fire Wx-WVA-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 19991202: Fire Wx-WVA-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 12:09:45 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 021655
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST THU DEC 2 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 WEST VIRGINIA TO BE PRODUCED BY 4
           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 55 ZONES IN WEST VIRGINIA (TABLE 1) WILL
BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN CHARLESTON (RLX)
WV...PITTSBURGH (PBZ) PA...ROANOKE (RNK) VA...AND BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
(LWX) MD//VA/DC.
  
      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 55 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM THE
RLX...PBZ...RNK...AND LWX NWS OFFICES.
   
TABLE 1:  ZONES ASSUMED IN WEST VIRGINIA BY 4 NWS OFFICES -----
CHARLESTON/RLX; PITTSBURGH/PBZ; ROANOKE/RNK; AND...BALTIMORE...MD /
WASHINGTON...DC/LWX FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS.  UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES (UGC) FOR THESE ZONES (Z) ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
  
ZONE NAME       UGC Z    OFFICE    ZONE NAME      UGC Z   OFFICE
/BY COUNTY/                        /BY COUNTY/
  
BARBOUR         WVZ040-  RLX       MINERAL        WVZ049- LWX
BERKELEY        WVZ052-  LWX       MINGO          WVZ024- RLX
BOONE           WVZ026-  RLX       MONONGALIA     WVZ022- PBZ
BRAXTON         WVZ028-  RLX       MONROE         WVZ044- RNK
BROOKE          WVZ002-  PBZ       MORGAN         WVZ051- LWX
CABELL          WVZ006-  RLX       NICHOLAS       WVZ037- RLX
CALHOUN         WVZ018-  RLX       OHIO           WVZ003- PBZ
CLAY            WVZ027-  RLX       PENDLETON      WVZ054- LWX
DODDRIDGE       WVZ020-  RLX       PLEASANTS      WVZ010- RLX
FAYETTE         WVZ036-  RLX       POCAHONTAS     WVZ046- RLX
GILMER          WVZ029-  RLX       PRESTON        WVZ023- PBZ
GRANT           WVZ048-  LWX       PUTNAM         WVZ014- RLX
GREENBRIER      WVZ045-  RNK       RALEIGH        WVZ035- RLX
HAMPSHIRE       WVZ050-  LWX       RANDOLPH       WVZ047- RLX
HANCOCK         WVZ001-  PBZ       RITCHIE        WVZ019- RLX
HARDY           WVZ055-  LWX       ROANE          WVZ016- RLX
HARRISON        WVZ031-  RLX       SUMMERS        WVZ043- RNK
JACKSON         WVZ008-  RLX       TAYLOR         WVZ032- RLX
JEFFERSON       WVZ053-  LWX       TUCKER         WVZ041- PBZ
KANAWHA         WVZ015-  RLX       TYLER          WVZ011- RLX
LEWIS           WVZ030-  RLX       UPSHUR         WVZ039- RLX
LINCOLN         WVZ013-  RLX       WAYNE          WVZ005- RLX
LOGAN           WVZ025-  RLX       WEBSTER        WVZ038- RLX
MARION          WVZ021-  PBZ       WETZEL         WVZ012- PBZ
MARSHALL        WVZ004-  PBZ       WIRT           WVZ017- RLX
MASON           WVZ007-  RLX       WOOD           WVZ009- RLX
MC DOWELL       WVZ033-  RLX       WYOMING        WVZ034- RLX
MERCER          WVZ042-  RNK       
  
TABLE 2:  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS TO THESE 55 ZONES IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
  
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                         NWWS ID    WMO ID FOR FOS
  
SOUTHWEST/CENTRAL WV FIRE WEATHER FORECAST  CRWFWFCRW  FNUS51 KRLX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     CRWRFWCRW  WWUS81 KRLX
NORTHERN WV FIRE WEATHER FORECAST           PITFWFPIT  FNUS51 KPBZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     PITRFWPIT  WWUS81 KPBZ 
SOUTHEAST WV FIRE WEATHER FORECAST          WBCFWFRNK  FNUS51 KRNK
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     WBCRFWRNK  WWUS81 KRNK
EASTERN WV FIRE WEATHER FORECAST            WBCFWFWBC  FNUS51 KLWX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     WBCRFWWBC  WWUS81 KLWX
  
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
  
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
  
  
  
  
  
JIM TRAVERS                        JOHN WRIGHT  
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE                NWS FORECAST OFFICE    
44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD.          VA TECH CORP RESEARCH CENTER
STERLING...VA  20166-2001          1750 FORECAST DRIVE 
PHONE: 703-260-0106                BLACKSBURG...VA 24060
                                    PHONE: 540-552-0084
  
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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