20060406: CA Fires-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:37:31 -0600

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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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