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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-41
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
118 PM EDT THU MAY 22 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:  REALIGNMENT OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES TO CORRESPOND
          TO EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR WFO 
          FLAGSTAFF AZ /FGZ/: EFFECTIVE JUNE 25 2008

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 25 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ /FGZ/ WILL REALIGN ITS FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE BOUNDARIES /AZZ104 - AZZ118 AND AZZ137 - AZZ140/ TO MATCH 
ITS PUBLIC WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARIES /AZZ004 - AZZ018 AND AZZ037 - 
AZZ040/. WFO FGZ FIRE ZONES WILL BECOME IDENTICAL TO ITS 
CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONES IN GEOGRAPHY WHILE RETAINING THEIR 
CURRENT FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBERS AND NAMES. 

THESE MINOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEING MADE 
TO BRING FGZ FIRE WEATHER ZONES INTO EXACT ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR 
PREVIOUSLY ADJUSTED CORRESPONDING PUBLIC ZONES.

NWS PARTNERS AND USERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TAKE 
APPROPRIATE ACTION.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPE FILE OF THE REALIGNED FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
BOUNDARIES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:

GEORGE HOWARD
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FLAGSTAFF WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
PO BOX 16057
BELLEMONT AZ 86015-6057
PHONE: 928-556-9161 X223
EMAIL: GEORGE.HOWARD@NOAA.GOV

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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