20030310: Fire Wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:27:29 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 102142
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004

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

FROM:       JAMES E. LEE
           CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:    FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING
           RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211
           TRANSFERRED TO WFO SACRAMENTO FROM WFO SAN FRANCISCO
           BAY AREA CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MAY 17 2004

EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 17 2004 AT 400 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME
/PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA
ZONE 211 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
CALIFORNIA /MTR/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA /STO/.  TABLE 1 PROVIDES
A DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE BEING TRANSFERRED.

NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 2 MAY NEED TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
MAY 17 2004 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY.

THE ZONE NUMBER...NAME...DESCRIPTION...AND SHAPEFILE REMAIN
UNCHANGED.

THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE AS A SHAPEFILE AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

TABLE 1     CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE TRANSFERRING TO
           WFO SACRAMENTO FROM WFO SAN FRANCISCO ON MAY 17 2004.

           ZONE NUMBER    ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION

                211       THE DELTA


TABLE 2     FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE ZONE BEING
           TRANSFERRED TO WFO SACRAMENTO

PRODUCT                    WMO HEADING           AWIPS IDENTIFIER

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST     /NEW/ FNUS56 KSTO     /NEW/ FWFSTO
                       * /OLD/ FNUS56 KMTR   * /OLD/ FWFMTR

FIRE WEATHER WATCH        /NEW/ FNUS70 KSTO     /NEW/ RFWSTO
                       * /OLD/ FNUS70 KMTR   * /OLD/ RFWMTR

RED FLAG WARNING          /NEW/ FNUS70 KSTO     /NEW/ RFWSTO
                       * /OLD/ FNUS70 KMTR   * /OLD/ RFWMTR

SPOT FORECASTS            /NEW/ FNUS76 KSTO     /NEW/ FWSSTO
                       * /OLD/ FNUS76 KMTR   * /OLD/ FWSMTR

* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL NO LONGER
CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR FIRE ZONE 211.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

 DAVID REYNOLDS                     BETSY MORSE
 METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
 WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA         WFO SACRAMENTO
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5         3310 EL CAMINO AVE
 MONTEREY CA 93943                  SACRAMENTO CA 95821
 PHONE: 831-656-1710                PHONE: 916-979-3041
 EMAIL: DAVID.REYNOLDS@xxxxxxxx     ELIZABETH.MORSE@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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