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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EST MON NOV 03 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
PRODUCT/SERVICE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ AT WICHITA KANSAS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9 2008
EFFECTIVE 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ON TUESDAY
DECEMBER 9 2008 THE WFO AT WICHITA KANSAS WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX /GFDI/ ON AN OPERATIONAL BASIS. A
GFDI WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH COUNTY IN THE WICHITA COUNTY
WARNING AREA /CWA/. THE GFDI FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED ONCE PER
DAY DURING THE FIRE WEATHER SEASON AS BOTH A TABULAR AND GRAPHIC
PRODUCT.
THE GFDI VALUES ARE DESCRIPTIVE TERMS /LOW...MODERATE...HIGH...
VERY HIGH...EXTREME/ THAT CORRESPOND TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT FIRES
WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL.
THE TABULAR PRODUCT /AWIPS ID RFDICT/ CONSISTS OF GFDI FORECASTS
EVERY 3 HOURS OUT TO 6 DAYS FOR EACH COUNTY IN THE CWA.
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
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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER FORECAST FNUS63 KICT RFDICT
THE GRAPHIC PRODUCT IS COLOR CODED TO SIGNIFY THE DESCRIPTIVE
TERMS...AND THE TIME RESOLUTION IS EVERY 6 HOURS OUT TO 6 DAYS.
THE GRAPHICAL PRODUCT IS ONLY FOR THE WFO WICHITA CWA.
THE GFDI GRAPHIC PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE VIA WFO WICHITA HOMEPAGE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/ICT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
MR. 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
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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