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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
725 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
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
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA /SGX/ AND THE NWS WFO IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA /VEF/ WILL
CHANGE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES AND ZONE DESCRIPTOR
NAMES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA /CAZ228 AND CAZ260/.
THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IDENTICAL IN
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT WITH THEIR PUBLIC ZONE COUNTERPARTS TO IMPROVE
FIRE WEATHER SERVICES FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND
ELIMINATE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO WFOS.
THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES...WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 16 2004...ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN04-4_SO_CA_BOUNDCHG.TXT
ONCE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA:
WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTOR
ZONE NUMBER
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VEF CAZ228 MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO
VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY
CAZ228 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY/S DESERT AREAS...EXCLUDING THE AREA ASSIGNED
TO WFO SAN DIEGO...EXCLUDING THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
ASSIGNED TO WFO PHOENIX...AND EXCLUDING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY /CAZ229/.
SGX CAZ260 VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-LUCERNE
VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY
CAZ260 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS INCLUDES THE PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF KERN...LOS ANGELES...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...WEST OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS
TRAINING AREA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA THEN
FOLLOWING ALONG MIKISKA BOULEVARD TO THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION
CONTOUR...AND THE AREA NORTH OF THE 4000 FOOT CONTOUR FROM THIS
POINT WESTWARD TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINE BUT NOT INCLUDING
ANY PORTION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.
A MAP OF THESE NEW ZONES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CA_ZONES.GIF
NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
WFO VEF /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ228/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS86 KVEF RFWVEF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS56 KVEF FWFVEF
FORECAST
WFO SGX /FIRE WEATHER ZONE CAZ260/
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KSGX RFWSGX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KSGX FWFSGX
FORECAST
USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ZONE CHANGES.
A SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THESE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT SUITE 230
SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1643
858-675-8700 EXT. 222
JIM.PURPURA@xxxxxxxx
MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER JR.
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
702-263-9744 EXT. 222
MICHAEL.STAUDENMAIER@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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