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935 NOUS41 KWBC 071243
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
842 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS NOAA WEATHER WIRE
         SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
         INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS NOAAPORT
SUBSCRIBERS OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS USERS OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS 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 /WFO/ AT
         INDIANAPOLIS IN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 2007
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ...THE WFO AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A FULL SUITE OF FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO INDIANAPOLIS...SOME ON A DAILY BASIS AND OTHERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/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 KIND    INDFWNIND
MESSAGE

SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST      FNUS73 KIND    INDFWSIND

SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST          FNUS73 KIND    INDSMFIND

FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS          SHUS63 KIND    INDFWOIND

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST     FNUS53 KIND    INDFWFIND

FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG        WWUS83 KIND    INDRFWIND
 WARNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING        FNUS83 KIND    INDFWMIND
 SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST

LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST           FNUS83 KIND    INDFWLIND

RANGELAND/GRASSLAND FIRE           FNUS63 KIND    INDRFDIND
 DANGER FORECAST

THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST /FWFIND/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN WFO INDIANAPOLIS/S 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/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/CR-FIREWX_IND.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.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THIS CHANGE WAS REQUESTED BY...AND CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS TO BE READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON JUNE 4 2007.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ADDITIONS...CONTACT:
    MR. 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@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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