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NOUS41 KWBC 191715
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
115 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...USERS OF THE FIRE
WEATHER FORECASTS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE
PROGRAM AT WFO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI: EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 2 2006
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 2 2006 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT ST. LOUIS /STL/
MISSOURI WILL IMPLEMENT ITS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
/FWF/...RED FLAG WARNING /RFW/ AND NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING
SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST /FWM/ PROGRAMS. THE FIRE WEATHER
PLANNING FORECAST ISSUED BY WFO ST. LOUIS WILL BE COMPOSED OF
FORECASTS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL MISSOURI COUNTY.
PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE THE PLANNING FORECAST /FWF/:
AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
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FWFLSX FNUS53 KLSX
THE RED FLAG WARNING /RFW/:
AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
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RFWLSX WWUS83 KLSX
AND THE NFDRS FORECAST /FWM/:
AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
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FWMLSX FNUS83 KLSX
WFO ST. LOUIS WILL ISSUE A FORECAST FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC
COUNTY/FIRE WEATHER ZONE SHOWN AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_STL_JULY_2006.PDF
THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
AND...AS SUCH...THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPEFILE AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
ALREADY HAS THESE ZONES IN PLACE:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE CHANGE OR PRODUCT
ADDITIONS...CONTACT:
STEVEN THOMAS
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
12 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
ST. CHARLES MISSOURI 63304-5686
PHONE: 636-447-1876
EMAIL: STEVEN.THOMAS@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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