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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1255 AM EST WED FEB 27 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: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE
PROGRAM AT THE NORTHERN INDIANA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
AT NORTH WEBSTER: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NORTHERN INDIANA WFO AT NORTH WEBSTER INDIANA /IWX/
WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS
FORECAST AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO IWX...SOME ON A DAILY
BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
PERTINENT PERSONNEL...OFFICES...AND 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 KIWX FWNIWX MESSAGE SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST FNUS73 KIWX FWSIWX SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST FNUS73 KIWX SMFIWX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS53 KIWX FWFIWX FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WWUS83 KIWX RFWIWX WARNING FORECAST NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FNUS83 KIWX FWMIWX SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FNUS83 KIWX FWLIWX RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE FNUS63 KIWX RFDIWX DANGER FORECASTTHE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFIWX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN THE WFO IWX FORECAST 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/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_IWX2-08.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.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
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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