050707: fire wx forecast svsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 071243
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
842 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

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 THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT
          INDIANAPOLIS IN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 2007
      
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ 
...THE WFO AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL 
SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.  
ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY 
WFO INDIANAPOLIS...SOME ON A DAILY BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS 
NEEDED BASIS.

PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE 
FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE 
THESE NWS PRODUCTS:

PRODUCT NAME                       WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
-----------------------------      ------------   --------
FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION          SHUS83 KIND    INDFWNIND
MESSAGE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST      FNUS73 KIND    INDFWSIND

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST          FNUS73 KIND    INDSMFIND

FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS          SHUS63 KIND    INDFWOIND

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST     FNUS53 KIND    INDFWFIND

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG        WWUS83 KIND    INDRFWIND
  WARNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING        FNUS83 KIND    INDFWMIND
  SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST

LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST           FNUS83 KIND    INDFWLIND

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE           FNUS63 KIND    INDRFDIND
  DANGER FORECAST

THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFIND/ WILL PROVIDE EACH 
COUNTY IN WFO INDIANAPOLIS/S 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/:

  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/CR-FIREWX_IND.PDF

SINCE 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/:

     WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS 
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THIS CHANGE WAS REQUESTED BY...AND 
CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS 
TO BE READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON JUNE 4 2007.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...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 at NOAA.GOV

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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