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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST WED MAR 10 2004
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...PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211
TRANSFERRED TO WFO SACRAMENTO FROM WFO SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MAY 17 2004
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 17 2004 AT 400 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME
/PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CALIFORNIA
ZONE 211 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
CALIFORNIA /MTR/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA /STO/. TABLE 1 PROVIDES
A DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE BEING TRANSFERRED.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 2 MAY NEED TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
MAY 17 2004 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY.
THE ZONE NUMBER...NAME...DESCRIPTION...AND SHAPEFILE REMAIN
UNCHANGED.
THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE AS A SHAPEFILE AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
TABLE 1 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE TRANSFERRING TO
WFO SACRAMENTO FROM WFO SAN FRANCISCO ON MAY 17 2004.
ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION
211 THE DELTA
TABLE 2 FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE ZONE BEING
TRANSFERRED TO WFO SACRAMENTO
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS IDENTIFIER
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST /NEW/ FNUS56 KSTO /NEW/ FWFSTO
* /OLD/ FNUS56 KMTR * /OLD/ FWFMTR
FIRE WEATHER WATCH /NEW/ FNUS70 KSTO /NEW/ RFWSTO
* /OLD/ FNUS70 KMTR * /OLD/ RFWMTR
RED FLAG WARNING /NEW/ FNUS70 KSTO /NEW/ RFWSTO
* /OLD/ FNUS70 KMTR * /OLD/ RFWMTR
SPOT FORECASTS /NEW/ FNUS76 KSTO /NEW/ FWSSTO
* /OLD/ FNUS76 KMTR * /OLD/ FWSMTR
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL NO LONGER
CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR FIRE ZONE 211.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
DAVID REYNOLDS BETSY MORSE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WFO SACRAMENTO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5 3310 EL CAMINO AVE
MONTEREY CA 93943 SACRAMENTO CA 95821
PHONE: 831-656-1710 PHONE: 916-979-3041
EMAIL: DAVID.REYNOLDS@xxxxxxxx ELIZABETH.MORSE@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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