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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1255 PM 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 WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT
          CENTRAL ILLINOIS: EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...WFO CENTRAL ILLINOIS /ILX/ 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 ILX...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 KILX         FWNILX
  MESSAGE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST      FNUS73 KILX         FWSILX

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST          FNUS73 KILX         SMFILX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST     FNUS53 KILX         FWFILX

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG        WWUS83 KILX         RFWILX
  WARNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING        FNUS83 KILX         FWMILX
  SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST

LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST           FNUS83 KILX         FWLILX

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE           FNUS63 KILX         RFDILX
  DANGER FORECAST

THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFILX/ WILL PROVIDE EACH 
COUNTY IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF WFO ILX 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_ILX3-08.PDF

SINCE THESE FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES/ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC 
FORECAST ZONES THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPEFILES ARE 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

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

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

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