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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
140 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:  ADDITION OF TWO NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM
          /NFDRS/ SITES BY THE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER
          FORECAST OFFICE AT FARGO: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...THE NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST 
ISSUED BY THE WFO FARGO NORTH DAKOTA /FGF/ WILL INCLUDE TWO 
ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER SITES IN ITS COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/.

THESE TWO ADDITIONAL NFDRS FORECASTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 
FOLLOWING PRODUCT ONCE A DAY DURING THE FIRE WEATHER SEASON:

PRODUCT NAME        WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID

NFDRS FORECAST      FNUS83 KFGF   FWMFGF

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 THE ABOVE PRODUCT WILL INCLUDE CODED 
WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO FIRE WEATHER SITES IN 
NORTH DAKOTA:

STATION NAME        ID NUMBER      COUNTY    STATE

HAMPDEN             320701         RAMSEY    ND
SHEYENNE            325605         RANSOM    ND

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES...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 SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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