20040322: KC Fire Wx

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EST MON MAR 22 2004

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...PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE
         WEATHER FORECAST...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS IN THE DODGE CITY
         KANSAS COUNTY WARNING AREA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 1 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN DODGE CITY KANSAS WILL BEGIN ISSUING NEW FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR ITS COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/.

CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THE APPROPRIATE IDENTIFIERS PROVIDED
IN TABLE 1 TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THESE NEW
NON-ROUTINE PRODUCTS.

TABLE 1.  NEW NON-ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM WFO DODGE
         CITY KANSAS...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2004

  PRODUCT                         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

  NATIONAL FIRE DANGER            FNUS83 KDDC    FWMDDC
    RATING SYSTEM FORECAST

  SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST   FNUS73 KDDC    FWSDDC

  NOTIFICATION MESSAGE            SHUS83 KDDC    FWNDDC

  LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST        FNUS83 KDDC    FWLDDC

  SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST       FNUS73 KDDC    SMFDDC

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE NEW PRODUCTS...PLEASE
CONTACT:

             MR. LARRY RUTHI
             METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
             NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
             104 AIRPORT ROAD
             DODGE CITY KANSAS 67801-9351
             PHONE:  620-225-6514
             E-MAIL: LARRY.RUTHI@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

$$


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