NOUS41 KWBC 301918 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-37 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EDT MON JUL 30 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: TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY TO NWS TULSA OKLAHOMA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001 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 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE NWS OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS TO THE NWS OFFICE IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE...WFO TULSA WILL ISSUE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: LE FLORE THE SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE TULSA NWS OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES THEREBY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF FIRE WEATHER SERVICE FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS: WEST SECTIONS OF THE OZARK NATIONAL FOREST EXTREME WEST SECTIONS OF OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST 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 TULSA NWS OFFICE...ALL FIRE WEATHER 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 KTSA FWFTUL OKCFWFTUL ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST WWUS44 KTSA RFWTUL OKCRFWTUL RED FLAG WARNING AND/OR FIRE WEATHER WATCH FNUS84 KTSA FWMTUL OKCFWMTUL NFDRS SITE FORECAST 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 KTSA SMFTUL OKCSMFTUL SMOKE MANAGEMENT WEATHER FORECAST FNUS64 KTSA RFDTUL OKCRFDTUL RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FNUS84 KTSA FWLTUL OKCFWLTUL LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST SHUS64 KTSA FWNTUL OKCFWNTUL FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGE THE 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 TULSA OKLAHOMA WILL ASSUME SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PREPARATION AND ISSUANCE OF FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND ONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEGINNING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME...500 AM CDT. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERVICE TRANSFER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: STEVEN PILTZ PAUL WITSAMAN METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS SOUTHERN REGION HQ 10159 EAST 11TH STREET 819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26 TULSA OK 74128 FORT WORTH TX 76102 PHONE: 918-832-4115 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