[nws-changes] 20080825: fire wx transfer

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20080825: fire wx transfer
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:54:16 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT MON AUG 25 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:  TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR
         FLORIDA FIRE ZONE 008 /COASTAL WALTON/ TO WFO
         TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2008

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
MOBILE ALABAMA WILL TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FULL SUITE OF
FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FLORIDA FIRE ZONE 008 /FLZ008 - COASTAL
WALTON/ TO WFO TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. THIS TRANSFER WILL IMPROVE
FORECAST CONSISTENCY BETWEEN TRADITIONAL TEXT-BASED FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST...WARNING AND WATCH PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO MOBILE AND
THE NATIONAL GRIDDED FORECAST DATA BASE /NDFD/ FORECAST AND
GRIDDED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD INFORMATION ISSUED BY WFO
TALLAHASSEE.

AFTER 0001 UTC ON NOVEMBER 19 2008...ALL FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS
FOR WALTON COUNTY /BOTH FIRE WEATHER ZONE FLZ007 - INLAND WALTON
AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE FLZ008 - COASTAL WALTON/ WILL BE ISSUED BY
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL:

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS52 KTAE      FWFTAE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS72 KTAE      FWSTAE

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS82 KTAE      RFWTAE

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS72 KTAE      SMFTAE

PERTINENT PERSONNEL...OFFICES AND AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE
ABOVE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE
THESE NWS PRODUCTS.

THE SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS COVERED BY WFO MOBILE WILL NOT
CONTAIN FLORIDA FIRE ZONE FLZ008 /COASTAL WALTON/ AFTER THIS
TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY.

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS52 KMOB      FWFMOB

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS72 KMOB      FWSMOB

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS82 KMOB      RFWMOB

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS72 KMOB      SMFMOB

A FIRE WEATHER SHAPE FILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TRANSFER...PLEASE CONTACT

  PAUL WITSAMAN
  NWS SOUTHERN REGION OPERATION SERVICES DIVISION
  AVIATION AND FIRE WEATHER METEOROLOGIST
  NWS SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
  819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A06
  FORT WORTH TX 76102
  PHONE 817 978-1100 EXT 116
  EMAIL PAUL.WITSAMAN@xxxxxxxx

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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