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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
842 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007
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 USERS OF THE FIRE WEATHER
FORECASTS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKSCHIEF... FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE
PROGRAM AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT
INDIANAPOLIS IN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 2007
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
...THE WFO AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL
SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY
WFO INDIANAPOLIS...SOME ON A DAILY BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS
NEEDED BASIS.
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THESE NWS PRODUCTS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ----------------------------- ------------ -------- FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION SHUS83 KIND INDFWNIND MESSAGE SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST FNUS73 KIND INDFWSIND SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST FNUS73 KIND INDSMFIND FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS SHUS63 KIND INDFWOIND FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS53 KIND INDFWFIND FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WWUS83 KIND INDRFWIND WARNING FORECAST NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FNUS83 KIND INDFWMIND SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FNUS83 KIND INDFWLIND RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE FNUS63 KIND INDRFDIND DANGER FORECASTTHE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFIND/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN WFO INDIANAPOLIS/S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH A FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. A LIST OF THE COUNTIES INVOLVED AND THE ZONE NUMBER OF EACH COUNTY CAN BE VIEWED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/CR-FIREWX_IND.PDFSINCE THESE FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES/ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES... THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THIS CHANGE WAS REQUESTED BY...AND
CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS
TO BE READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON JUNE 4 2007.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT:
MR. GARY SCHMELING
REGIONAL OPERATIONS SERVICES METEOROLOGIST
NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NORTHWEST 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
PHONE: 816-268-3143
EMAIL: GARY.SCHMELING@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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