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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2005
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: DOUGLAS C. YOUNG
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT:CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN
NEW MEXICO: EFFECTIVE APRIL 28 2005
EFFECTIVE APRIL 28 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...
NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO
/ABQ/...EL PASO TEXAS /EPZ/ AND MIDLAND TEXAS /MAF/ WILL
IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THEIR NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE
BOUNDARIES...ZONE DESCRIPTOR NAMES...AND WILL ADD THREE /3/ NEW
ZONE NUMBERS /NM113-115/.
WFO ALBUQUERQUE WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ZONES NM101-109. WFO
EL PASO WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ZONES NM110-113. WFO MIDLAND
WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ZONES NM114-115.
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHANGES IS TO SUPPORT A MORE EFFICIENT
FORECAST PROCESS AND PROVIDE NWS FIRE WEATHER CUSTOMERS WITH MORE
FOCUSED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
ONCE THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED...THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS WILL BE USED IN ALL FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR NEW MEXICO:
FIRE WEATHER
ZONE NUMBERZONE DESCRIPTOR
NM101NORTHWEST PLATEAU
NM102NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
NM103NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
NM104NORTHEAST PLAINS
NM105NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS
NM106MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
NM107SANDIA MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
NM108EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
NM109WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
NM110SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
NM111SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS
NM112SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE
VALLEY
NM113CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS /NEW ZONE/
NM114GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS /NEW ZONE/
NM115SOUTHEAST PLAINS /NEW ZONE/
NWS WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE
CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRODUCTWMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER WATCHWWUS85 KABQRFWABQ
WWUS84 KEPZRFWEPZ
WWUS84 KMAFRFWMAF
RED FLAG WARNINGWWUS85 KABQRFWABQ
WWUS84 KEPZRFWEPZ
WWUS84 KMAFRFWMAF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECASTFNUS55 KABQFWFABQ
FNUS54 KEPZFWFEPZ
FNUS54 KMAFFWFMAF
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATINGFNUS85 KABQFWMABQ
SYSTEM FORECASTFNUS84 KEPZFWMEPZ
FNUS84 KMAFFWMMAF
SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECASTFNUS75 KABQSMFABQ
NWS CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ZONE CHANGES AND
ADDITIONS.
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 75 DAYS AS
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES PROPOSED
FOR IMPLEMENTATION WERE REQUESTED BY...AND HAVE BEEN CLOSELY
COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO
BE READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON APRIL 28.
THE SHAPEFILES OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES FOR THE NWS OFFICES
IN ALBUQUERQUE...EL PASO AND MIDLAND ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCT CHANGES...
PLEASE CONTACT:
BRENT WACHTER
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2341 CLARK CARR LOOP SE
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106-5633
PHONE: 505-244-9147
EMAIL: JOHN.WACHTER@xxxxxxxx
TOM BIRD
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7950 AIRPORT ROAD
SANTA TERESA NM 88008
PHONE: 505-589-4088
EMAIL: TOM.BIRD@xxxxxxxx
GREG MURDOCH
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2500 CHALLENGER DRIVE
MIDLAND TX 79706-2606
PHONE: 432-563-5006
EMAIL: GREGORY.MURDOCH@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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