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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
800 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 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...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND FIRE WEATHER
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE FAR WEST TEXAS COUNTIES OF
EL PASO AND HUDSPETH: EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 17 2007 AT 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THE EL PASO AREA /EPZ/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND FIRE WEATHER WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE TEXAS COUNTIES OF EL PASO AND HUDSPETH. THIS SERVICE IS BEING PROVIDED AT THE REQUEST OF LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND REQUIRES THE ADDITION OF TWO FIRE WEATHER ZONES /TXZ055 AND TXZ056/ DESCRIBED BELOW IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: FAR WEST TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE ADDITIONS FOR THE WFO EL PASO AREA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2007.
FUTURE FIRE FUTURE FIRE ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME TXZ055 FAR WEST TEXAS - EL PASO COUNTY TXZ056 FAR WEST TEXAS - HUDSPETH COUNTYTHESE NEW FIRE ZONES EXACTLY MIMIC THE PUBLIC ZONES FOR THESE AREAS.
NWS CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND ALIGNMENTS FOR THESE TWO COUNTIES. THESE CHANGES AFFECT THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 BELOW AND DO NOT INVOLVE PRODUCTS USING COUNTY /C/ UGC.
TABLE 2: FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT CATEGORIES INVOLVED IN THIS SERVICE ENHANCEMENT.
PRODUCT AWIPS / WMO IDS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FWF / FNUS54 KEPZ FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING RFW / WWUS84 KEPZALTHOUGH 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.
THE UPDATED ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
WILLIAM ALEXANDER PAUL WITSAMAN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE FIRE WEATHER/AVIATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7955 AIRPORT ROAD SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
SANTA TERESA NM 88008 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
505-589-4161 X222 FORT WORTH TX 76102
BILL.ALEXANDER@xxxxxxxx 817-978-1100 X114
PAUL.WITSAMAN@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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