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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EST MON DEC 2 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:  EXPANSION OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE BY WEATHER FORECAST
          OFFICE LA CROSSE WISCONSIN TO INCLUDE EIGHT COUNTIES IN
          NORTHEAST IOWA: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3 2009

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/ WFO LACROSSE WISCONSIN /ARX/ WILL EXPAND ITS FIRE 
WEATHER SERVICE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NORTHEAST IOWA COUNTIES 
IN ITS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFARX - FNUS53 KARX/ AND 
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING /RFWARX - WWUS83 KARX/ 
PRODUCTS:

     IOWA COUNTY/FIRE    ZONE NUMBER
     ZONE NAME
     -----------         -----------
     ALLAMAKEE           IAZ011
     CHICKASAW           IAZ019
     CLAYTON             IAZ030
     FAYETTE             IAZ029
     FLOYD               IAZ018
     HOWARD              IAZ009
     MITCHELL            IAZ008
     WINNESHIEK          IAZ010

PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES MAY NEED TO RECONFIGURE 
THEIR SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THESE 
COUNTIES.

THESE FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES/ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST 
ZONES. THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPE FILE IS AVAILABLE FOR 
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT: 

  GARY SCHMELING
  REGIONAL OPERATIONS SERVICES METEOROLOGIST 
  NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
  7220 NORTHWEST 101ST TERRACE
  KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
  816-268-3143
  GARY.SCHMELING@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

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