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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-07
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:  CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER
          PRODUCT /RFD/ FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ AT
          OMAHA AND HASTINGS NEBRASKA AND TOPEKA KANSAS:
          EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE AT HASTINGS NEBRASKA WILL 
BEGIN ISSUING A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER /RFD/ PRODUCT THAT WILL 
CONTAIN THE FIRE DANGER INDEXES FOR COUNTIES IN ITS COUNTY 
WARNING AREA /CWA/. AT THE SAME DATE/TIME THE RANGELAND FIRE 
DANGER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES AT OMAHA AND 
TOPEKA WILL DROP THOSE COUNTIES FROM THEIR RFD PRODUCTS.

PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE 
FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE 
THIS NWS PRODUCT:

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
-----------------------------         -----------      --------
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT       FNUS63 KGID      RFDGID

THIS RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT /RFDGID/ WILL PROVIDE EACH 
COUNTY IN THE WFO HASTINGS 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_GID_
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 ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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