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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
750 AM EDT THU APR 1 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: NWS FORECAST OFFICE RIVERTON WY WILL SPLIT ITS FIRE
WEATHER ZONE WYZ289 INTO TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES
EFFECTIVE MAY 01 2010
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY MAY 01 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN RIVERTON
WYOMING /RIW/ WILL SPLIT ITS GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE
MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE /WYZ289/ INTO TWO SEPARATE FIRE
WEATHER ZONES. THE TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES WILL BE A TRUNCATED
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ289/ AND A NEW CASPER MOUNTAIN FIRE WEATHER ZONE /WYZ300/.
THIS CHANGE WILL IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES INCLUDING
IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ289/ WILL RETAIN ITS ZONE NAME AND NUMBER BECAUSE THE
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE ZONE WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY AS A
RESULT OF THE TRUNCATION. CASPER MOUNTAIN FIRE WEATHER ZONE
/WYZ300/ IS ASSIGNED A NEW ZONE NAME AND NUMBER TO ACCOUNT FOR
ITS DIFFERING CLIMATOLOGY.
GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THIS CHANGE ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/RIW1.GIF
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/IMAGES/RIW2.GIF
TABLE 1. NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND NAMES FOR WFO RIW USERS:
NEW FIRE NEW OLD FIRE OLD
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
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GRANITE/GREEN/ WYZ289 GRANITE/GREEN/ WYZ289
FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE
MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS
CASPER MOUNTAIN WYZ300 N/A N/A
TABLE 2 PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS85 KRIW RFWRIW
RED FLAG WARNING WWUS85 KRIW RFWRIW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FNUS55 KRIW FWFRIW
FORECAST
NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION/S/ TO
ENSURE SYSTEMS/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW UGC AND ZONE ALIGNMENTS.
AN UPDATED FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONE SHAPEFILE IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ANDREW CHURCH
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12744 WEST U.S. HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898
ANDREW.CHURCH@xxxxxxxx
CHRIS JONES
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12744 WEST U.S. HIGHWAY 26
RIVERTON WYOMING 82501
307-857-3898 X726
CHRIS.JONES@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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