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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
907 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2008
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: RECONFIGURATION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE GEOGRAPHIC
DESCRIPTIONS...NUMBERS AND NAMES FOR THE GREATER
SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS OF CALIFORNIA:
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 15 2008 AT 500 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME
/PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WILL
RECONFIGURE ITS CURRENT FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR THE GREATER SAN
FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA /WFO MTR/. THE
ZONES WILL BE GEOGRAPHICALLY IDENTICAL TO ITS PUBLIC ZONES. THIS
RECONFIGURATION WILL HELP PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE BY AFFORDING
FORECASTERS THE FLEXIBILITY TO SEPARATE AND HIGHLIGHT SMALLER
ZONES TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
ALL WFO MTR FIRE WEATHER ZONE DESCRIPTIONS...NUMBERS AND NAMES WILL CHANGE TO BECOME IDENTICAL WITH MTR PUBLIC ZONE DESCRIPTIONS...NUMBERS AND NAMES.
TABLE 1: NEW WFO MTR FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS AND NAMES EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2008. PLEASE NOTE THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES ARE IDENTICAL IN ZONE NUMBER...NAME AND DESCRIPTION TO WFO MTR PUBLIC ZONES.
NEW FIRE WEATHER NEW FIRE WEATHER
ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME
CAZ505 COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES
NATIONAL SEASHORE
CAZ506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS
CAZ507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS
CAZ006 SAN FRANCISCO
CAZ508 SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE
CAZ509 SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST
CAZ510 EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS
CAZ511 EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE
CAZ512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
CAZ513 SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE
CAZ516 SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND
LAKE SAN ANTONIO
CAZ517 SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES
NATIONAL FORREST
CAZ518 MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR
MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES
NATIONAL MONUMENT
CAZ529 NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY
CAZ530 SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST
CAZ528 NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER
VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE RECONFIGURED FIRE WEATHER
ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTMGEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE RECONFIGURED ZONES CAN BE FOUND IN SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-57...RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE NUMBERS FOR THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008... AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/SCN07-57_CALIF_ZONE_CHANGE.TXTAND SCN 05-22...RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS OF CALIFORNIA... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20 2005 AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/SCN05-22ZONE_CHANGE_CA.TXTWFO MTR FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE ZONE CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2 BELOW.
TABLE 2. WFO MTR FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY FIRE WEATHER ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FPUS56 KMTR FWFMTR
RED FLAG WARNING/FIRE WEATHER WATCH WWUS86 KMTR RFWMTR
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID REYNOLDS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
MONTEREY CA 93943
PHONE: 831-656-1710
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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