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NOUS41 KWBC 151209
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
810 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007
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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: REALIGNMENT OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO CORRESPOND TO
EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR WFO GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG /GSP/ NC AND WFO LOS ANGELES/OXNARD /LOX/
CA EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2007
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 06-01 /CORRECTED/ ZONE
FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS: EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 17 2007 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...0200 PM EDT...WFO GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG /GSP/ WILL
REALIGN ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONES /NCZ 034...054...055...066 AND
067/ TO CORRESPOND WITH ITS PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES /NCZ 501 THROUGH
510/ AS THE PUBLIC ZONES WERE PREVIOUSLY REALIGNED. THESE WFO GSP
FIRE ZONES WILL BE IDENTICAL TO THEIR PUBLIC ZONES IN ZONE NAME
AND ZONE NUMBER. PLEASE REFER TO SCN 06-01 /CORRECTED/ ZONE
FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS...EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006 FOR DETAILS.
IN ADDITION EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 17 2007 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...1100 AM PDT...WFO LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
/LOX/ WILL CORRECT ITS FIRE WEATHER ZONES AS THEY PERTAIN TO
SEVERAL NEAR SHORE ISLANDS (EXCEPT FOR SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
WHICH WILL REMAIN IN ZONE CAZ287) TO CORRESPOND WITH ITS PUBLIC
FORECAST ZONES. SPECIFICALLY:
CAZ239 WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE SANTA ROSA...SANTA CRUZ...SAN
MIGUEL...AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS.
CAZ240 WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE SAN NICHOLAS AND ANACAPA ISLANDS.
CAZ241 WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND.
WFO LOX DOES NOT HAVE EITHER FIRE WEATHER OR PUBLIC WEATHER
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISLANDS.
NWS CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION. AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE
REALIGNED BOUNDARIES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE NEW CONFIGURATION PROPOSED FOR
IMPLEMENTATION WAS REQUESTED BY...AND HAS BEEN CLOSELY
COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS TO BE
READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON APRIL 17 2007.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
LARRY GABRIC: METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR-
VINCE DICARLO: WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651
PHONE: 864-848-9970
OR
ERIC BOLDT...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
520 N ELEVAR ST
OXNARD CA 93030-5870
PH: (805)988-6615
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM.
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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