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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT MON AUG 25 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:  TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR
          FLORIDA FIRE ZONE 008 /COASTAL WALTON/ TO WFO
          TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 19 2008

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED 
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN 
MOBILE ALABAMA WILL TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FULL SUITE OF 
FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FLORIDA FIRE ZONE 008 /FLZ008 - COASTAL 
WALTON/ TO WFO TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. THIS TRANSFER WILL IMPROVE 
FORECAST CONSISTENCY BETWEEN TRADITIONAL TEXT-BASED FIRE WEATHER 
FORECAST...WARNING AND WATCH PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO MOBILE AND 
THE NATIONAL GRIDDED FORECAST DATA BASE /NDFD/ FORECAST AND 
GRIDDED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD INFORMATION ISSUED BY WFO 
TALLAHASSEE.

AFTER 0001 UTC ON NOVEMBER 19 2008...ALL FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS 
FOR WALTON COUNTY /BOTH FIRE WEATHER ZONE FLZ007 - INLAND WALTON 
AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE FLZ008 - COASTAL WALTON/ WILL BE ISSUED BY 
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL:

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS52 KTAE      FWFTAE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS72 KTAE      FWSTAE

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS82 KTAE      RFWTAE

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS72 KTAE      SMFTAE

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

THE SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS COVERED BY WFO MOBILE WILL NOT 
CONTAIN FLORIDA FIRE ZONE FLZ008 /COASTAL WALTON/ AFTER THIS 
TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY.

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST        FNUS52 KMOB      FWFMOB

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST         FNUS72 KMOB      FWSMOB

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING   WWUS82 KMOB      RFWMOB

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST             FNUS72 KMOB      SMFMOB

A FIRE WEATHER SHAPE FILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE 
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TRANSFER...PLEASE CONTACT 

   PAUL WITSAMAN
   NWS SOUTHERN REGION OPERATION SERVICES DIVISION
   AVIATION AND FIRE WEATHER METEOROLOGIST 
   NWS SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
   819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A06
   FORT WORTH TX 76102
   PHONE 817 978-1100 EXT 116
   EMAIL PAUL.WITSAMAN@NOAA.GOV

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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