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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EST MON DEC 2 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: EXPANSION OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE BY WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE LA CROSSE WISCONSIN TO INCLUDE EIGHT COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST IOWA: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ WFO LACROSSE WISCONSIN /ARX/ WILL EXPAND ITS FIRE
WEATHER SERVICE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NORTHEAST IOWA COUNTIES
IN ITS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFARX - FNUS53 KARX/ AND
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING /RFWARX - WWUS83 KARX/
PRODUCTS:
IOWA COUNTY/FIRE ZONE NUMBER
ZONE NAME
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ALLAMAKEE IAZ011
CHICKASAW IAZ019
CLAYTON IAZ030
FAYETTE IAZ029
FLOYD IAZ018
HOWARD IAZ009
MITCHELL IAZ008
WINNESHIEK IAZ010
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES MAY NEED TO RECONFIGURE
THEIR SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THESE
COUNTIES.
THESE FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES/ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST
ZONES. THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPE FILE IS AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT:
GARY SCHMELING
REGIONAL OPERATIONS SERVICES METEOROLOGIST
NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NORTHWEST 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
816-268-3143
GARY.SCHMELING@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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