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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
725 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA /SGX/ AND THE NWS WFO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL CHANGE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA /CAZ228 AND CAZ260/. THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IDENTICAL IN GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT WITH THEIR PUBLIC ZONE COUNTERPARTS TO IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND ELIMINATE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO WFOS.
THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES...WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2004...ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN04-4_SO_CA_BOUNDCHG.TXTONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA:
WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTOR
ZONE NUMBER
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VEF CAZ228 MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO
VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY
CAZ228 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY/S DESERT AREAS...EXCLUDING THE AREA ASSIGNED
TO WFO SAN DIEGO...EXCLUDING THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
ASSIGNED TO WFO PHOENIX...AND EXCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY /CAZ229/.
SGX CAZ260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE
VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY
CAZ260 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF KERN...LOS ANGELES...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...WEST OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA THEN
FOLLOWING ALONG MIKISKA BOULEVARD TO THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION
CONTOUR...AND THE AREA NORTH OF THE 4000 FOOT CONTOUR FROM THIS
POINT WESTWARD TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINE BUT NOT INCLUDING
ANY PORTION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.
A MAP OF THESE NEW ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CA_ZONES.GIFNWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
WFO VEF /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ228/ PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ------- ----------- -------- FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS56 KVEF FWFVEF FORECAST WFO SGX /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ260/ PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ------- ----------- -------- FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KSGX FWFSGX FORECASTUSERS OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
A SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THESE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTMIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230 SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643 858-675-8700 EXT. 222 JIM.PURPURA@xxxxxxxx MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER JR. METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89139 702-263-9744 EXT. 222 MICHAEL.STAUDENMAIER@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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