NOUS41 KWBC 031451 CCA PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-36 COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1045 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: JAMES E. LEE CHIEF... FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: CORRECTED: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA... EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 ...CORRECTED WMO HEADERS FOR RED FLAG WARNINGS/FIRE WEATHER WATCH...AND FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGE... EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /500 AM CDT/...SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS...FOR LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE NWS OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS TO THE NWS OFFICE IN SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA. ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE...WFO SHREVEPORT WILL ISSUE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS: COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER NEVADA SEVIER UNION THE SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE SHREVEPORT NWS OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES THEREBY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC LAND MANAGEMENT AREA: WEST SECTIONS OF THE FELSENTHAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CUSTOMERS OF NWS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THESE LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS SHOULD NOTE THAT...COINCIDENT WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY BY THE SHREVEPORT NWS OFFICE...ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS. THE IDENTIFIERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED WMO HEADERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: WMO HEADER AWIPS ID PIL ID DESCRIPTION FNUS54 KSHV FWFSHV NEWFWFSHV ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FNUS84 KSHV FWMSHV NEWFWMSHV NFDRS SITE FORECAST WWUS84 KSHV RFWSHV NEWRFWSHV RED FLAG WARNING AND/OR ^ FIRE WEATHER WATCH CORRECTED THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED WMO HEADERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BUT NO PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY IN USE AT THIS TIME: WMO HEADER AWIPS ID PIL ID DESCRIPTION FNUS74 KSHV SMFSHV NEWSMFSHV SMOKE MANAGEMENT WEATHER FORECAST FNUS64 KSHV RFDSHV NEWRFDSHV RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FNUS84 KSHV FWLSHV NEWFWLSHV LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST SHUS84 KSHV FWNSHV NEWFWNSHV FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION ^ MESSAGE CORRECTED ISSUANCE OF THESE PRODUCTS IS BASED ON SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH BOTH FEDERAL AND NON- FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. HOWEVER...CURRENT LEGISLATIVE POLICY PROHIBITS THE NWS FROM PROVIDING NON-ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS TO NON-FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES... EXCEPT IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION. PLEASE NOTE...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ MUST TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF THESE NEW PRODUCTS USING THE NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS. TO REPEAT...THE NWS OFFICE IN SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA WILL ASSUME SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS BEGINNING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME...500 AM CDT. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERVICE TRANSFER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: LEE HARRISON PAUL WITSAMAN METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS SOUTHERN REGION HQ 5655 HOLLYWOOD AVE. 819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26 SHREVEPORT LA 71109 FORT WORTH TX 76102 PHONE: 318-635-9398 PHONE: 817-978-1100 EXT. 116 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm END NNNN