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NOUS41 KWBC 081320
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-06
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: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM
AT THE NWS DES MOINES IA FORECAST OFFICE: EFFECTIVE
MARCH 11 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT DES MOINES IA WILL
BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS
COUNTY WARNING AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. STARTING ON THAT DATE/TIME
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO DES MOINES:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
----------------------------- ----------- --------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FNUS53 KDMX FWFDMX
SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST FNUS73 KDMX FWSDMX
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING WWUS83 KDMX RFWDMX
RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FNUS63 KDMX RFDDMX
STATEMENT
FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION SHUS83 KDMX FWNDMX
MESSAGE
SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST FNUS73 KDMX SMFDMX
FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS SHUS63 KDMX FWOIA
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE ABOVE
IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THESE NWS
PRODUCTS
THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFDMX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH
COUNTY IN THE WFO DES MOINES 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_DMX_
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 AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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