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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST THU DEC 2 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS IN CONNECTICUT TO BE PRODUCED BY 3
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN THE NWS EASTERN REGION...
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2000
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)...1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED (UTC)...TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1 2000...ALL FIRE WEATHER
PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 12 ZONES IN CONNECTICUT (TABLE 1) WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN ALBANY NY(ALY)...NEW
YORK/UPTON NY(OKX)...AND BOSTON MA(BOX).
PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR THE OFFICIAL SPECIFIC START DATE OF PRODUCT
ISSUANCES DURING THE UPCOMING FIRE WEATHER SEASON.
BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO
THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS)
MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2
FOR THESE 12 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM THE
ALY...OKX...AND BOX NWS OFFICES.
TABLE 1: ZONES ASSUMED IN CONNECTICUT BY 3 NWS OFFICES -----
ALBANY/ALY; NEW YORK-UPTON/OKX; AND...BOSTON/BOX FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER
PRODUCTS. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES (UGC) FOR THESE ZONES (Z) ARE SHOWN
IN THE TABLE.
PARTIAL COUNTY ABBREVIATIONS /N=NORTH ETC /I=INTERIOR /C=COASTAL
/NE=NORTHEAST ETC
ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE
/BY COUNTY/ /BY COUNTY/
FAIRFIELD/N CTZ005- OKX NEW HAVEN/N CTZ006- OKX
FAIRFIELD/S CTZ009- OKX NEW HAVEN/S CTZ010- OKX
HARTFORD CTZ002- BOX NEW LONDON/N CTZ008- OKX
LITCHFIELD CTZ001- ALY NEW LONDON/S CTZ012- OKX
MIDDLESEX/N CTZ007- OKX TOLLAND CTZ003- BOX
MIDDLESEX/S CTZ011- OKX WINDHAM CTZ004- BOX
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS TO THESE 12 ZONES IN
CONNECTICUT.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO ID FOR FOS
NORTHWEST CT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ALBFWFALB FNUS51 KALY
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING ALBRFWALB WWUS81 KALY
SOUTHERN CT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NYCFWFNYC FNUS51 KOKX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING NYCRFWNYC WWUS81 KOKX
NORTHEAST CT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST BOSFWFBOS FNUS51 KBOX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING BOSRFWBOS WWUS81 KBOX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT THOMPSON EUGENE AUCIELLO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
445 MYLES STANDISH BLVD. 251 FULLER ROAD...B300
TAUNTON...MA 02780-7328 ALBANY...NY 12203
PHONE: 508-823-1900 PHONE: 518-435-9571
MICHAEL WYLLIE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
NWS-1
175 BROOKHAVEN AVENUE
UPTON...NY 11973
PHONE: 516-924-0037
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ AT:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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