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216 NOUS41 KWBC 081320 
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-07
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:  CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER
         PRODUCT /RFD/ FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ AT
         OMAHA AND HASTINGS NEBRASKA AND TOPEKA KANSAS:
         EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE AT HASTINGS NEBRASKA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER /RFD/ PRODUCT THAT WILL CONTAIN THE FIRE DANGER INDEXES FOR COUNTIES IN ITS COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/. AT THE SAME DATE/TIME THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES AT OMAHA AND TOPEKA WILL DROP THOSE COUNTIES FROM THEIR RFD PRODUCTS.
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THIS NWS PRODUCT: 

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT       FNUS63 KGID      RFDGID
THIS RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT /RFDGID/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN THE WFO HASTINGS 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_GID_
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 ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ 

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

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