NOUS41 KWBC 042132 CCA PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-09...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 430 PM EST THU MAR 4 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 WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CORRECTED: FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 609...610...AND 611 TRANSFERRING TO WFO PENDLETON FROM WFO PORTLAND...EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2004 CORRECTED TO CHANGE: - ENTRIES IN TABLE 2: PDT LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST AWIPS ID FROM FWLPDT TO FWFPDT - ALL FOUR WMO HEADINGS FOR FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND RED FLAG WARNING FROM FNUS70 TO WWUS86 - AND THE ASTERISK /*/ STATEMENT EFFECTIVE THURSDAY APRIL 1 2004 AT 500 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AND RED FLAG WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 609...610...AND 611 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PORTLAND OREGON /PQR/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN PENDLETON OREGON /PDT/. TABLE 1 PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONES BEING TRANSFERRED. NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 MAY NEED TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN APRIL 1 2004 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY. THE ZONE NUMBERS...NAMES...DESCRIPTION...AND SHAPEFILES REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE 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 TABLE 1 OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES TRANSFERRING TO WFO PENDLETON FROM WFO PORTLAND ON APRIL 1 2004 ZONE NUMBER ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION 609 EAST SLOPE OF NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES 610 EAST SLOPE OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST /MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT/ TABLE 2 FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE ZONES BEING TRANSFERRED TO WFO PENDLETON ON APRIL 1 2004 PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FIRE WEATHER FORECAST /NEW/ FNUS56 KPDT /NEW/ FWFPDT * /OLD/ FNUS56 KPQR * /OLD/ FWFPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST /NEW/ FNUS56 KPDT /NEW/ FWFPDT * /OLD/ FNUS56 KPQR * /OLD/ FWLPQR NATIONAL FIRE DANGER /NEW/ FNUS86 KPDT /NEW/ FWMPDT RATING SYSTEM FORECAST * /OLD/ FNUS86 KPQR * /OLD/ FWMPQR FIRE WEATHER WATCH /NEW/ WWUS86 KPDT /NEW/ RFWPDT * /OLD/ WWUS86 KPQR * /OLD/ RFWPQR RED FLAG WARNING /NEW/ WWUS86 KPDT /NEW/ RFWPDT * /OLD/ WWUS86 KPQR * /OLD/ RFWPQR * THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR FIRE ZONES 609...610...AND 611. 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 THE TRANSFER OF SERVICES BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE START OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON...WHICH WILL BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL 2004. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT: MIKE VESCIO STEVE TODD METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WFO PENDLETON WFO PORTLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 2001 NW 56TH DRIVE 5241 NE 122ND AVE PENDLETON OR 97801 PORTLAND OR 97230 PHONE: 541-276-7832 PHONE: 503-326-2340 THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN