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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
750 AM EDT THU APR 1 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 WFO CHEYENNE WY FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
         SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
         EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2010
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY MAY 1 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/ WILL MODIFY SEVERAL OF ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE CHANGES WILL BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SUPPORT...INCLUDING IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
WFO CYS HAS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. BASED ON CLIMATOLOGY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR PRIMARY FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS...CHANGES TO ALL OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WERE AGREED UPON.
ALL OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL HAVE AT LEAST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...WITH FIRE WEATHER ZONES WYZ292 THROUGH WYZ296 UNDERGOING THE GREATEST CHANGES TO BETTER INCORPORATE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST. ALSO NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE NEZ200 WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO NEW ZONES. THE NEW NORTHERN ZONE WILL INCLUDE THE OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND THE PINE RIDGE AREA INCLUDING THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST.
SINCE CLIMATOLOGY WILL BE DIFFERENT... ALL OF THESE FIRE ZONES WILL BE RENAMED AND RENUMBERED AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1. COMPARISON OF NEW/OLD FIRE WEATHER ZONE/Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:
NEW ZONE NAME NEW ZONE OLD ZONE NAME OLD ZONE 
                      NUMBER                             NUMBER
-------------         -------      -------------         -------
NIOBRARA/LOWER        WYZ301       EAST-CENTRAL WYOMING  WYZ291
 ELEVATIONS OF                    CONVERSE AND
 CONVERSE/THUNDER                 NIOBRARA COUNTIES
 BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND

NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/  WYZ302       LARAMIE MOUNTAIN      WYZ294
 MEDICINE BOW NF                    RANGE NORTH

CENTRAL AND NORTHERN  WYZ303       NORTH AND SOUTHWEST   WYZ293
 CARBON/FERRIS-                     CARBON COUNTY
 SEMINOE-SHIRLEY
 MOUNTAINS

SOUTHWEST CARBON      WYZ304       NORTH AND SOUTHWEST   WYZ293
 COUNTY                             CARBON COUNTY

SIERRA MADRE RANGE/   WYZ305       MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL WYZ296
 MEDICINE BOW NF                    FOREST IN THE
                                    MEDICINE BOW
                                    MOUNTAINS

UPPER NORTH PLATTE    WYZ306       NORTH AND SOUTHWEST   WYZ293
 RIVER BASIN                        CARBON COUNTY

SNOWY RANGE/          WYZ307       MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL WYZ296
 MEDICINE BOW NF                    FOREST IN THE
                                    MEDICINE BOW
                                    MOUNTAINS

LARAMIE VALLEY/       WYZ308       LARAMIE VALLEY        WYZ292
SHIRLEY BASIN 
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/  WYZ309       LARAMIE MOUNTAIN      WYZ295
 MEDICINE BOW NF                    RANGE SOUTH

PLATTE/GOSHEN/        WYZ310       SOUTHEAST WYOMING     WYZ290
 CENTRAL AND EASTERN                PLAINS INCLUDING
 LARAMIE                            PINE BLUFFS/CHEYENNE
                                    FOOTHILLS/PLATTE
                                    COUNTY/GOSHEN COUNTY

PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA   NEZ311       NEBRASKA NATIONAL     NEZ200
 NATIONAL FOREST/                   FOREST AND THE
 OGLALA NATIONAL                    OGALLALA NATIONAL
 GRASSLANDS                         GRASSLANDS

BOX BUTTE/SOUTH       NEZ312       NEBRASKA NATIONAL     NEZ200
 SIOUX                              FOREST AND THE
                                    OGALLALA NATIONAL
                                    GRASSLANDS

SCOTTS BLUFF          NEZ313       SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL  NEZ202
 NATIONAL MONUMENT/                 MONUMENT AND THE
 WILDCAT HILLS                      WILDCAT HILLS OF
                                    WESTERN NEBRASKA
AFFECTED WFO CYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE: 

PRODUCT                       WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER WATCH            WWUS83 KCYS    RFWCYS
RED FLAG WARNING              WWUS83 KCYS    RFWCYS
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING         FNUS53 KCYS    FWFCYS
 FORECAST
A MAP OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/CYS_NEW.JPG
SHAPEFILES OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 
JOHN GRIFFITH
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
CHEYENNE WY 82001
307-772-2468
JOHN.GRIFFITH@xxxxxxxx

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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