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NOUS41 KWBC 061638
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1240 AM EDT THU APR 6 2006
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 AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE NAMES OF SOME FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2006
EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA /SGX/ WILL IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAMES. PLEASE NOTE...ONLY THE FIRE
WEATHER ZONE NAMES ARE CHANGING. THE ACTUAL ZONE BOUNDARIES AND
GEOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES REMAIN THE SAME.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAME CHANGES IS TO SUPPORT
A MORE EFFICIENT FORECAST PROCESS AND PROVIDE NWS FIRE WEATHER
USERS WITH IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
ONCE THESE ZONE NAME CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE
FOLLOWING ZONE NAMES WILL BE USED IN ALL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO SGX FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA:
FIRE WEATHER
ZONE NUMBER NEW ZONE NAME
CA 242ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
CA 243 SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
CA 248 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-
THE INLAND EMPIRE
CA 250 SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS
CA 255 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING
THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER
DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL
FOREST
CA 256 RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE
SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
CA 257SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO
RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST
CA 258 SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE
PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST
CA 260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE VALLEY-
YUCCA VALLEY-MORONGO VALLEY
CA 261 COACHELLA VALLEY-INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS
SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT
CA 262 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-INCLUDING THE
ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK
NWS WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRODUCTWMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER WATCHWWUS86 KSGXRFWSGX
RED FLAG WARNINGWWUS86 KSGXRFWSGX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNINGFNUS56 KSGXFWFSGX
FORECAST
NATIONAL FIRE DANGERFNUS86 KSGXFWMSGX
RATING SYSTEM FORECAST
THE CORRESPONDING ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CAN BE FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
NWS CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONE
NAME CHANGES.
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE NEW ZONE NAMES PROPOSED FOR
IMPLEMENTATION WERE REQUESTED BY...AND HAVE BEEN CLOSELY
COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS TO BE
READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON MAY 1 2006.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCT CHANGES...
PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
PHONE: 858-675-8700 EXT 222
EMAIL: JIM.PURPURA@xxxxxxxx
-OR-
MIKE LAVIS OR ROB BALFOUR
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
PHONE: 858-675-8700 EXT 230 or 247
EMAIL: MICHAEL.LAVIS@xxxxxxxx or ROB.BALFOUR@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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