20010730: tx-fire wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010730: tx-fire wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:15:56 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 301914
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2001

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF... FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS
          JACKSON MISSISSIPPI...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /500 AM CDT/...SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS...FOR LAND MANAGEMENT
AGENCIES IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE NWS OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS
TO THE NWS OFFICE AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI.  ON THE EFFECTIVE
DATE...WFO JACKSON WILL ISSUE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS:
ASHLEY     CHICOT

AND FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA:
CATAHOULA  CONCORDIA     EAST CARROLL     FRANKLIN     MOREHOUSE
RICHLAND   TENSAS        WEST CARROLL

THE SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC
PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE JACKSON
NWS OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL
CAPABILITIES THEREBY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF FIRE WEATHER
SERVICE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS:

   FELSENTHALL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST
     ARKANSAS
   OVERFLOW NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST
     ARKANSAS

CUSTOMERS OF NWS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THESE LAND
MANAGEMENT AREAS SHOULD NOTE THAT...COINCIDENT WITH THE
ASSUMPTION OF SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY BY THE JACKSON NWS OFFICE...
ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS.  THE
IDENTIFIERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED WMO HEADERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WMO HEADER   AWIPS ID  PIL ID     DESCRIPTION
FNUS54 KJAN  FWFJAN    JANFWFJAN  ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
FNUS84 KJAN  FWMJAN    JANFWMJAN  NFDRS SITE FORECAST
WWUS44 KJAN  RFWJAN    JANRFWJAN  RED FLAG WARNING AND/OR
                                  FIRE WEATHER WATCH

THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED WMO HEADERS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR USE BUT NO PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY IN USE AT THIS
TIME:

WMO HEADER   AWIPS ID  PIL ID     DESCRIPTION
FNUS74 KJAN  SMFJAN    JANSMFJAN  SMOKE MANAGEMENT WEATHER
                                  FORECAST
FNUS64 KJAN  RFDJAN    JANRFDJAN  RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
FNUS84 KJAN  FWLJAN    JANFWLJAN  LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST
SHUS64 KJAN  FWNJAN    JANFWNJAN  FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION
                                  MESSAGE

THE ISSUANCE OF THESE PRODUCTS IS BASED ON SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
ESTABLISHED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH BOTH FEDERAL AND NON-
FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.  HOWEVER...CURRENT LEGISLATIVE
POLICY PROHIBITS THE NWS FROM PROVIDING NON-ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER
PRODUCTS TO NON-FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...EXCEPT IN
DIRECT SUPPORT OF WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.

PLEASE NOTE...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ MUST TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
ENSURE RECEIPT OF THESE NEW PRODUCTS USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS.

TO REPEAT...THE NWS OFFICE IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI WILL ASSUME
SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE
WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA BEGINNING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME...500 AM CDT.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERVICE TRANSFER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

    JIM STEFKOVICH              PAUL WITSAMAN
    METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE     REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER
    NWS FORECAST OFFICE         NWS SOUTHERN REGION HQ
    234 WEATHER SERVICE DR.     819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26
    JACKSON MS   39208          FORT WORTH TX  76102
    PHONE:  601-936-2189        PHONE:  817-978-1100 EXT. 116

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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