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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1255 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE
          PROGRAM AT THE NORTHERN INDIANA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
          AT NORTH WEBSTER: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...THE NORTHERN INDIANA WFO AT NORTH WEBSTER INDIANA /IWX/ 
WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS 
FORECAST AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.  ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING 
FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO IWX...SOME ON A DAILY 
BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

PERTINENT PERSONNEL...OFFICES...AND 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 KIWX         FWNIWX
  MESSAGE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST      FNUS73 KIWX         FWSIWX

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST          FNUS73 KIWX         SMFIWX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST     FNUS53 KIWX         FWFIWX

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG        WWUS83 KIWX         RFWIWX
  WARNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING        FNUS83 KIWX         FWMIWX
  SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST

LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST           FNUS83 KIWX         FWLIWX

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE           FNUS63 KIWX         RFDIWX
  DANGER FORECAST

THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFIWX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH 
COUNTY IN THE WFO IWX FORECAST 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/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_IWX2-08.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.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

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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