19991203: MD, VA, NJ-SCN: 00-19 (fwd)

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• Subject: 19991203: MD, VA, NJ-SCN: 00-19 (fwd)
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• Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 13:41:53 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1245 PM EST FRI DEC 3 1999
  
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
           WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
  
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
  
SUBJECT   FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS IN MARYLAND TO BE PRODUCED BY 4
           WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN THE NWS EASTERN REGION...
           EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2000
  
      EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)...1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED (UTC)...TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1 2000...ALL FIRE WEATHER
PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 26 ZONES IN MARYLAND (TABLE 1) WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN PHILADELPHIA (PHI)
NJ...PITTSBURGH (PBZ) PA...BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON (LWX) MD/VA/DC...AND
WAKEFIELD (AKQ) VA.
  
      PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR THE OFFICIAL SPECIFIC START DATE OF PRODUCT
ISSUANCES DURING THE UPCOMING FIRE WEATHER SEASON.
  
      BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM TRANSFER...SUBSCRIBERS TO
THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS)
MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2
FOR THESE 26 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM THE
PHI...PBZ...LWX...AND AKQ NWS OFFICES.
   
TABLE 1:  ZONES ASSUMED IN MARYLAND BY 4 NWS OFFICES -----
PHILADELPHIA/PHI; PITTSBURGH/PBZ; BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON/LWX;
AND...WAKEFIELD/AKQ FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS.  UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES (UGC) FOR THESE ZONES (Z) ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
  
PARTIAL COUNTY ABBREVIATIONS /N=NORTH ETC /I=INLAND /C=COASTAL
                                       /NE=NORTHEAST ETC
      
ZONE NAME      UGC Z    OFFICE   ZONE NAME         UGC Z    OFFICE
/BY COUNTY/                      /BY COUNTY/
  
ALLEGANY       MDZ002-  LWX      HARFORD           MDZ007-  LWX
ANNE ARUNDEL   MDZ014-  LWX      HOWARD            MDZ010-  LWX
BALTIMORE/N    MDZ006-  LWX      KENT              MDZ012-  PHI
BALTIMORE/S    MDZ011-  LWX      MARYLAND BEACHES  MDZ025-  AKQ
BALTIMORE CITY MDZ011-  LWX      MONTGOMERY        MDZ009-  LWX
CALVERT        MDZ018-  LWX      PRINCE GEORGES    MDZ013-  LWX
CAROLINE       MDZ020-  PHI      QUEEN ANNES       MDZ015-  PHI
CARROLL        MDZ005-  LWX      SOMERSET          MDZ023-  AKQ
CECIL          MDZ008-  PHI      ST. MARYS         MDZ017-  LWX
  
CHARLES        MDZ016-  LWX      TALBOT            MDZ019-  PHI
DORCHESTER     MDZ021-  AKQ      WASHINGTON        MDZ003-  LWX
FREDERICK      MDZ004-  LWX      WICOMICO          MDZ022-  AKQ
GARRETT        MDZ001-  PBZ      WORCESTER/I       MDZ024-  AKQ
  
  
TABLE 2:  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS TO THESE 26 ZONES IN
MARYLAND.
  
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                         NWWS ID    WMO ID FOR FOS
  
NORTHEAST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST          PHLFWFPHL  FNUS51 KPHI
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     PHLRFWPHL  WWUS81 KPHI
NORTHWEST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST          PITFWFPIT  FNUS51 KPBZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     PITRFWPIT  WWUS81 KPBZ 
NORTH/CENTRAL MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST      WBCFWFWBC  FNUS51 KLWX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     WBCRFWWBC  WWUS81 KLWX
SOUTHEAST MD FIRE WEATHER FORECAST          WBCFWFAKQ  FNUS51 KAKQ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING     WBCRFWAKQ  WWUS81 KAKQ
  
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
  
JIM TRAVERS                         THERESA ROSSI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE             METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE                 NWS FORECAST OFFICE      
44087 WEATHER SERVICE RD.           192 SHAFER ROAD
STERLING...VA  20166-2001           CORAOPOLIS...PA 15108
PHONE: 703-260-0106                 PHONE: 412-262-1591
  
ANTHONY SIEBERS                     GARY SZATKOWSKI
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE             METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE                 NWS FORECAST OFFICE
10009 GENERAL MAHONE HIGHWAY        732 WOODLANE ROAD
WAKEFIELD...VA 23888                MT. HOLLY...NJ 08060
PHONE:  804-899-5730                PHONE: 609-261-6602
  
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ AT:
  
             HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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