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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1245 PM EST FRI DEC 3 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 MARYLAND TO BE PRODUCED BY 4
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 26 ZONES IN MARYLAND (TABLE 1) WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN PHILADELPHIA (PHI)
NJ...PITTSBURGH (PBZ) PA...BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON (LWX) MD/VA/DC...AND
WAKEFIELD (AKQ) VA.
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 26 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM THE
PHI...PBZ...LWX...AND AKQ NWS OFFICES.
TABLE 1: ZONES ASSUMED IN MARYLAND BY 4 NWS OFFICES -----
PHILADELPHIA/PHI; PITTSBURGH/PBZ; BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON/LWX;
AND...WAKEFIELD/AKQ 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=INLAND /C=COASTAL
/NE=NORTHEAST ETC
ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE ZONE NAME UGC Z OFFICE
/BY COUNTY/ /BY COUNTY/
ALLEGANY MDZ002- LWX HARFORD MDZ007- LWX
ANNE ARUNDEL MDZ014- LWX HOWARD MDZ010- LWX
BALTIMORE/N MDZ006- LWX KENT MDZ012- PHI
BALTIMORE/S MDZ011- LWX MARYLAND BEACHES MDZ025- AKQ
BALTIMORE CITY MDZ011- LWX MONTGOMERY MDZ009- LWX
CALVERT MDZ018- LWX PRINCE GEORGES MDZ013- LWX
CAROLINE MDZ020- PHI QUEEN ANNES MDZ015- PHI
CARROLL MDZ005- LWX SOMERSET MDZ023- AKQ
CECIL MDZ008- PHI ST. MARYS MDZ017- LWX
CHARLES MDZ016- LWX TALBOT MDZ019- PHI
DORCHESTER MDZ021- AKQ WASHINGTON MDZ003- LWX
FREDERICK MDZ004- LWX WICOMICO MDZ022- AKQ
GARRETT MDZ001- PBZ WORCESTER/I MDZ024- AKQ
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS TO THESE 26 ZONES IN
MARYLAND.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO ID FOR FOS
NORTHEAST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PHLFWFPHL FNUS51 KPHI
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING PHLRFWPHL WWUS81 KPHI
NORTHWEST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PITFWFPIT FNUS51 KPBZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING PITRFWPIT WWUS81 KPBZ
NORTH/CENTRAL MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST WBCFWFWBC FNUS51 KLWX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING WBCRFWWBC WWUS81 KLWX
SOUTHEAST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST WBCFWFAKQ FNUS51 KAKQ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING WBCRFWAKQ WWUS81 KAKQ
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM TRAVERS THERESA ROSSI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD. 192 SHAFER ROAD
STERLING...VA 20166-2001 CORAOPOLIS...PA 15108
PHONE: 703-260-0106 PHONE: 412-262-1591
ANTHONY SIEBERS GARY SZATKOWSKI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
10009 GENERAL MAHONE HIGHWAY 732 WOODLANE ROAD
WAKEFIELD...VA 23888 MT. HOLLY...NJ 08060
PHONE: 804-899-5730 PHONE: 609-261-6602
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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