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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
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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
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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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