California Fire Weather Annual Operating Plan

CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN 2007 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN 2007 SECTION ......................................................................................................PAGE I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................3 II. CHANGES FOR 2007......................................................................................4 III. SERVICE AREAS FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AND PREDICTIVE SERVICE UNITS A. B. C. D. Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) Serving California ................................5 Maps of NWS Fire Weather Zones .........................................................7-8 Predictive Service Units (PSUs) Serving California ...................................9 PSA Maps ...........................................................................................10-11 IV. NWS SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Individual Forecast Office Information ......................................................12 Fire Weather Planning Forecast...............................................................13 Spot Forecast...........................................................................................14 Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings.......................................17 NFDRS Forecasts ....................................................................................20 Participation in Interagency Groups .........................................................20 Additional Services ..................................................................................20 Forecaster Training ..................................................................................21 V. WILDLAND FIRE AGENCY SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. Operational Support and Predictive Services..................