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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          -NOAAPORT
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGE IN RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOME FIRE WEATHER
          ZONES/AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
          EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 2010

THIS NOTICE IS BEING SENT WITH LESS THAT REQUIRED TIME TO A 
SYSTEM FAILURE AND BECAUSE THIS CHANGES RESULTS IN MINIMAL 
IMPACT TO USERS.

EFFECTIVE MONDAY JANUARY 11 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAINT 
LOUIS MISSOURI /LSX/ WILL ASSUME FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI.

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSOURI FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES MOZ072...MOZ073...MOZ083...MOZ084 AND MOZ099 WILL BE 
TRANSFERRED FROM WFO SPRINGFIELD MO /SGF/ TO WFO LSX.

ALSO FIRE WEATHER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSOURI FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES MO074...MOZ75 AND MOZ085 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM 
WFO PADUCAH KY /PAH/ TO WFO LSX.

THIS CHANGE WILL IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER SERVICES /INCLUDING 
IMPROVED WATCH...WARNING AND FORECAST PRODUCTS/ BY MORE CLOSELY 
ALIGNING NWS WFO FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY WITH U.S. FOREST 
SERVICE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL 
FOREST.

AREA FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS 
REALIGNMENT OF THE FIRE WEATHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY /AORS/ 
AMONG WFO LSX...WFO /PAH/ AND WFO SGF.  THIS REALIGNMENT WILL 
ALSO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT POINTS OF ORIGIN FOR ALL NWS 
PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY WFOS LSX...PAH...AND SGF.

TABLES 1 AND 2 BELOW LIST NWS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WARNING AND 
FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES.

TABLE 1: FIRE WEATHER ZONES MOZ072...MOZ073...MOZ083...MOZ084 
AND MOZ099 IN MISSOURI TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO SGF TO WFO LSX

PRODUCT             OLD WMO HEADING      NEW/WMO HEADING
                    /AWIPS ID            /AWIPS ID
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FIRE WEATHER
 WATCH/WARNING      WWUS83 KSGF/RFWSGF   WWUS83 KLSX/RFWLSX

FIRE WEATHER        FNUS53 KSGF/FWFSGF   FNUS53 KLSX/FWFLSX
 PLANNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE       FNUS83 KSGF/FWMSGF  FNUS83 KLSX/FWMLSX
 DANGER RATING
 SYSTEM FORECAST

SPOT FORECAST       FNUS73 KSGF/FWSSGF   FNUS73 KLSX/FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST       BMBB91 KSGF/STQSGF   BMBB91 KLSX/STQLSX
 REQUEST                              
                              

TABLE 2: FIRE WEATHER ZONES MO074...MOZ75 AND MOZ085 IN MISSOURI 
TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO PAH TO WFO LSX

PRODUCT             OLD WMO HEADING      NEW/WMO HEADING
                    /AWIPS ID            /AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------------------------
FIRE WEATHER
 WATCH/WARNING      WWUS83 KPAH/RFWPAH   WWUS83 KLSX/RFWLSX

FIRE WEATHER        FNUS53 KPAH/FWFPAH   FNUS53 KLSX/FWFLSX
 PLANNING FORECAST

NATIONAL FIRE       FNUS83 KPAH/FWMPAH  FNUS83 KLSX/FWMLSX
 DANGER RATING
 SYSTEM FORECAST

SPOT FORECAST       FNUS73 KPAH/FWSPAH   FNUS73 KLSX/FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST       BMBB91 KPAH/STQPAH   BMBB91 KLSX/STQLSX
 REQUEST                              

NWS PARTNERS AND USERS WILL NEED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES 
TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CHANGES.

A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE 
AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 
PLEASE CONTACT: 

  WES BROWNING
  METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  12 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
  ST. CHARLES MO 63304
  WES.BROWNING@NOAA.GOV

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

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

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