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978 NOUS41 KWBC 081320 
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
 -FAMILY OF SERVICES
 -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
 -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
 OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM
AT THE NWS DES MOINES IA FORECAST OFFICE: EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT DES MOINES IA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS COUNTY WARNING AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. STARTING ON THAT DATE/TIME THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO DES MOINES: 

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADER       AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS53 KDMX      FWFDMX

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS73 KDMX      FWSDMX

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS83 KDMX      RFWDMX

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER       FNUS63 KDMX      RFDDMX
   STATEMENT

FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION             SHUS83 KDMX      FWNDMX
MESSAGE

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS73 KDMX      SMFDMX

FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS             SHUS63 KDMX      FWOIA
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE ABOVE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THESE NWS PRODUCTS
THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFDMX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN THE WFO DES MOINES 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/: 

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_DMX_
FEBRUARY_2008.PDF
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/: 

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT 
    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
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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