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SERV ICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-03...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 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: CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO FIRE
WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE
MARCH 16 2010. NEW SHAPEFILE AVAILABLE AS OF
11:15 AM EDT ON MARCH 16 2010
CORRECTED THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAME OF CAZ228 TO MOJAVE DESERT
INCLUDING MORONGO VALLEY/YUCCA VALLEY INSTEAD OF MOJAVE
DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY.
THE NATIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE WAS UPDATED AT
1115 AM EDT ON MARCH 16 2010. PARTNERS AND USERS OF THE NATIONAL
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SHAPEFILE SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 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 LOWERCASE/:
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.
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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