20040426: SLC Fire Wx

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• Subject: 20040426: SLC Fire Wx
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:30:20 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2004

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...PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE
          WEATHER FORECAST...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  EXISTING WFO SALT LAKE CITY FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARY
          CHANGES FOR ZONES 427...428...429...431...432...
          436...437 AND 438...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2004

EFFECTIVE SATURDAY MAY 1 2004 AT 800 A.M. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
/MDT/...1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SALT LAKE
CITY UTAH WILL CHANGE THE EXISTING FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 427...428...429...431... 432...436...437
AND 438.  THE PURPOSE OF THE CHANGES TO FIRE WEATHER ZONE
BOUNDARIES IS TO ALLOW THE ZONES TO BE GROUPED BY INTERAGENCY
DISPATCH CENTER.  A LIST OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS IS SHOWN BELOW IN
TABLE 1.

NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 MAY NEED TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
MAY 1 2004 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY.

THE UPDATED FIRE WEATHER ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE AS A SHAPEFILE AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/firezone.htm

THE CHANGES THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE MAY 1 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.      THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ZONE 427 AND 428 WILL MOVE TO THE
        SUMMIT...DUCHESNE COUNTY LINE SUCH THAT THE WASATCH CACHE
        NATIONAL FOREST IN THE UINTA MOUNTAINS IS IN ZONE 427.

2.      THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ZONE 429 AND ZONE 432 WILL MOVE TO THE
        CARBON...DUCHESNE COUNTY LINE.

3.      THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ZONE 431 AND 436 WILL MOVE TO THE LINE
        BETWEEN THE SANPETE AND PRICE/FERRON DISTRICTS OF THE
        MANTI-LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST.

4.      THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ZONE 432 AND 438 WILL MOVE TO THE
        EMERY...WAYNE COUNTY LINE SUCH THAT RICHFIELD BLM IN WAYNE
        COUNTY EAST OF CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK IS NOW IN ZONE
        438.

5.      THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ZONE 437 AND 438 WILL MOVE TO THE
        WESTERN BORDER OF CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK SUCH THAT THE
        ENTIRE PARK IS INCLUDED IN ZONE 438.

TABLE 1.   PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY SALT LAKE CITY WFO FIRE WEATHER ZONE
           BOUNDARY CHANGES...EFFECTIVE MAY 1 2004.

   PRODUCT                      WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID

   FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST      FNUS55 KSLC     FWFSLC

   LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST     FNUS85 KSLC     FWLSLC

   NATIONAL FIRE DANGER         FNUS85 KSLC     FWMSLC
     RATING SYSTEM FORECAST

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH           WWUS85 KSLC     RFWSLC

   RED FLAG WARNING             WWUS85 KSLC     RFWSLC

THE REASON FOR THE SHORT ADVANCE LEAD TIME OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION
IS BECAUSE USER MEETINGS WITH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COORDINATING
GROUP'S FIRE WEATHER WORKING TEAM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL FEBRUARY 2004.
FIRE WEATHER USERS REQUESTED THAT CHANGES BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE
2004 LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON...WHICH BEGAN THE FIRST WEEK OF
APRIL 2004.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

                CHRIS BRENCHLEY
                FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
                NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                2242 WEST NORTH TEMPLE
                SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
                PHONE:  801-524-5133
                EMAIL:  CHRIS.BRENCHLEY@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

               http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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