20040106: Fire Wx Zones-

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• Subject: 20040106: Fire Wx Zones-
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:24:20 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-76
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
12:15 PM EST MON DEC 29 2003

TO        FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
         SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
         INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
         SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
         CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      GLENN AUSTIN
         ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS TO REPLACE PUBLIC ZONE
         NUMBERS IN FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE
         FEBRUARY 26 2004

ON FEBRUARY 26 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...
ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING
THE FIRE WEATHER PRE-SUPPRESSION FORECAST /FWF/ AND RED FLAG
WARNING /RFW/ WITH FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS INSTEAD OF PUBLIC
WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS IN THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/.

SHAPEFILES FOR THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA

A LIST OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ANNUAL FIRE WEATHER OPERATING PLANS
AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT

RUSTY BILLINGSLEY
NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
3833 S. DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807
BOISE ID 83705
PHONE  208-334-9824
EMAIL  DAVID.BILLINGSLEY@xxxxxxxx



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

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

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