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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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:  IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE PROGRAM
          AT THE NWS DES MOINES IA FORECAST OFFICE: EFFECTIVE 
 	  MARCH 11 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT DES MOINES IA WILL 
BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS 
COUNTY WARNING AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. STARTING ON THAT DATE/TIME 
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO DES MOINES:

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADER       AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS53 KDMX      FWFDMX

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS73 KDMX      FWSDMX

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS83 KDMX      RFWDMX

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER       FNUS63 KDMX      RFDDMX
    STATEMENT

FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION             SHUS83 KDMX      FWNDMX
MESSAGE

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS73 KDMX      SMFDMX

FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS             SHUS63 KDMX      FWOIA

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

THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFDMX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH 
COUNTY IN THE WFO DES MOINES 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/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_DMX_
FEBRUARY_2008.PDF

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/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT 

     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@NOAA.GOV

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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