NWS Fire Weather Zones
Feature Class
120
Fire Weather Zones
NWS
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
Shape
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
SHAPE
Geometry
8
0
0
STATE
State Abbreviation
NWS
State Abbreviation
STATE
String
2
0
0
ZONE
Zone Number
NWS
Zone Number
ZONE
String
3
0
0
CWA
Id of WFO responsible for zone
NWS
Id of WFO responsible for zone
CWA
String
3
0
0
NAME
Name of forecast zone
NWS
Name of forecast zone
NAME
String
254
0
0
STATE_ZONE
State and zone number
NWS
State and zone number
STATE_ZONE
String
5
0
0
TIME_ZONE
Time zone
NWS
Time zone
TIME_ZONE
String
2
0
0
LON
Longitude of centroid of zone
NWS
Longitude of centroid of zone
LON
Double
8
38
8
LAT
Latitude of centroid of zone
NWS
Latitude of centroid of zone
LAT
Double
8
38
8
SHAPE.AREA
shape area
Esri
Positive numbers.
SHAPE.AREA
Double
0
0
0
SHAPE.LEN
Shape length
Esri
Positive numbers.
SHAPE.LEN
Double
0
0
0
Alaska Fire Weather Zones boundary geometry and attributes.
55.348
https://fire.ak.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MapAndFeatureServices
Feature Class
external
0576d571b88726a2fdfa8864b82051fe558e87ba633a479a40fcdbadfac168c2
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
GIS Specialist
PO Box 35005
Fort Wainwright
AK
99703
BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov
US
001 907 356 5600
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
True
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
USWFS-THEME
Fire
Geospatial
Management
USWFS-STATE
Alaska
NONE
fire weather zones
weather zones
Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
U.S. Wildland Fire Service
Fire Weather Zones for Alaska, Effective 20260416
2015-04-07T08:00:00
National Weather Service
(907) 266-5120
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
GIS Specialist
P.O. Box 35005
Fort Wainwright
AK
99703
BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov
US
Contact by email.
001 907 356 5600
Organization: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska Fire Service
Position: GIS Specialist
Role: Distributor
Organization: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska Fire Service
Position: GIS Specialist
Role: Unknown
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71
51
Effective date
2026-04-16T00:00:00
This data is used to delineate the Fire Weather Zones that are used by NWS in the fire weather forecast program. Updated 16 April 2026. Only those zones within Alaska are contained in this dataset.
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National Weather Service (NWS)
Alaska
boundaries
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Fire
fire weather zones
Geospatial
Management
weather zones
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>These data are provided “as is” and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User’s intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
These data are provided “as is” and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User’s intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.
None, these data are considered public domain.
external
0576d571b88726a2fdfa8864b82051fe558e87ba633a479a40fcdbadfac168c2
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
GIS Specialist
PO Box 35005
Fort Wainwright
AK
99703
BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov
US
001 907 356 5600
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
True
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
dataset
EPSG
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120
20260417
Refer to original data source.
Refer to original data source.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/pubzone.htm
100000
Updated as needed.
Created an Alaska only subset of the data. Uploaded into SDE.
2023-09-19T00:00:00
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska Fire Service
GIS Specialist
P.O. Box 35005
Fort Wainwright
AK
99703
blm_ak_afs_gis@blm.gov
US
Contact by email.
Organization: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska Fire Service
Position: GIS Specialist
Role: Distributor
Organization: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska Fire Service
Position: GIS Specialist
Role: Unknown
Only those zones within Alaska are contained in this dataset.
QA/QC completed by NOAA NWS.
Simple
FALSE
120
TRUE
FALSE
Fire_Weatherzones
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Geographic
GCS_North_American_1983
Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453)
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Last metadata review date: 20260417
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>These data are provided “as is” and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User’s intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
None, these data are considered public domain.
external
0576d571b88726a2fdfa8864b82051fe558e87ba633a479a40fcdbadfac168c2
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
GIS Specialist
PO Box 35005
Fort Wainwright
AK
99703
BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov
US
001 907 356 5600
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)
True
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