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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
320 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE WEATHER
ZONES IN NORTHERN NEVADA EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 1 2009 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN ELKO NEVADA
/LKN/ WILL CHANGE TWO NORTHERN NEVADA FIRE WEATHER ZONE
BOUNDARIES...DESCRIPTOR NAMES AND NUMBERS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHANGE IS TO IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
WARNING AND FORECAST SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.
THE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES BEING CHANGED ARE NVZ451 /HUMBOLDT
COUNTY/ AND NVZ452 /ELKO COUNTY/. THESE LARGE ZONES...
ENCOMPASSING SOME 30K SQUARE MILES...COVER DIFFERENT CLIMATE
REGIMES FROM WEST TO EAST... DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS AND FUEL
LOADING.
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED IN ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR NORTHERN NEVADA:
TABLE 1: NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBER...NAME AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR
NVZ467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
ZONE 467 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FROM HIGHWAY 95 AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS...WEST TO THE
HUMBOLDT/WASHOE COUNTY LINE. IT IS BORDERED IN THE NORTH BY THE
OREGON STATE LINE AND TO THE SOUTH BY THE CHURCHILL COUNTY LINE.
NVZ468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY
ZONE 468 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN PORTION
OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FROM HIGHWAY 95 AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS...EAST TO A LINE FOLLOWING SR 728 SOUTH
TO SR 226 TO SR 736 SOUTH TO THE EUREKA/ELKO COUNTY LINE...THEN
SOUTH TO INTERSTATE 80. IT IS BORDERED IN THE NORTH BY THE IDAHO
AND OREGON STATE LINES AND TO THE SOUTH BY INTERSTATE 80 AND THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE HUMBOLDT/CHURCHILL COUNTY LINE.
NVZ469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY
ZONE 469 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES SOUTHWEST ELKO
COUNTY NORTHWARD TO THE JARBIDGE WILDERNESS. IT IS BORDERED ON
THE NORTH BY THE IDAHO STATE LINE AND TO THE EAST BY THE EASTERN
BOUNDARY OF THE HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH TO THE
CRESTS OF THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE AND RUBY MOUNTAINS ON SOUTH TO
THE WHITE PINE COUNTY LINE. IT IS BORDERED TO THE WEST BY A LINE
FOLLOWING SR 728 SOUTH TO SR 226 TO SR 736 SOUTH TO THE
EUREKA/ELKO COUNTY LINE...THEN SOUTH TO THE EUREKA/ELKO/WHITE
PINE COUNTY INTERSECTION AND TO THE SOUTH BY THE WHITE PINE
COUNTY LINE.
NVZ470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
ZONE 470 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN ELKO
COUNTY FROM THE O/NEILL BASIN EASTWARD AND EAST OF THE RUBY
MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. IT IS BORDERED TO THE WEST BY
THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST
SOUTH TO THE CRESTS OF THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE AND RUBY MOUNTAINS
ON SOUTH TO THE WHITE PINE COUNTY LINE AND TO THE SOUTH BY THE
WHITE PINE COUNTY LINE. IT IS BORDERED TO THE NORTH BY THE IDAHO
STATE LINE AND TO THE EAST BY THE UTAH STATE LINE.
TABLE 2: NWS WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THESE CHANGES:
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KLKN RFWLKN
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KLKN RFWLKN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KLKN FWFLKN
FORECAST
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FNUS85 KLKN FWMLKN
SYSTEM FORECAST
NWS CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
SHAPEFILES OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR THE NWS ELKO OFFICE
ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
KEVIN BAKER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
3720 PARADISE DR
ELKO NV 89801
775-778-6716
KEVIN.BAKER@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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