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-------- Original Message --------216 NOUS41 KWBC 081320
PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-07 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 820 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: ELI JACKSCHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER
PRODUCT /RFD/ FOR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ AT
OMAHA AND HASTINGS NEBRASKA AND TOPEKA KANSAS:
EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE AT HASTINGS NEBRASKA WILL
BEGIN ISSUING A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER /RFD/ PRODUCT THAT WILL
CONTAIN THE FIRE DANGER INDEXES FOR COUNTIES IN ITS COUNTY
WARNING AREA /CWA/. AT THE SAME DATE/TIME THE RANGELAND FIRE
DANGER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES AT OMAHA AND
TOPEKA WILL DROP THOSE COUNTIES FROM THEIR RFD PRODUCTS.
PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THIS NWS PRODUCT:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ----------------------------- ----------- -------- RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FNUS63 KGID RFDGIDTHIS RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT /RFDGID/ WILL PROVIDE EACH COUNTY IN THE WFO HASTINGS 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/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_GID_ FEBRUARY_2008.PDFTHESE 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/:
HTTP://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@xxxxxxxx
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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