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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT WED APR 14 2004

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...PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE 
	  WEATHER FORECAST...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:	  JAMES E. LEE 
	  CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
    
SUBJECT:  NEW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCT FOR USERS IN THE
	  NORTH PLATTE COUNTY WARNING AREA...EFFECTIVE
	  JUNE 1 2004

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 1 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST 
OFFICE /WFO/ IN NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE FIRE 
WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCT FOR ITS COUNTY WARNING AREA.

TO RECEIVE THIS PRODUCT CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THE APPROPRIATE 
IDENTIFIERS...PROVIDED BELOW...TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

   PRODUCT		    WMO HEADING	   AWIPS ID
  
   FIRE WEATHER FORECAST    FNUS53 KLBF    FWFLBF

THE REASON FOR THE SHORT ADVANCE LEAD TIME OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION 
IS BECAUSE USER MEETINGS WITH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COORDINATING 
GROUP'S FIRE WEATHER WORKING TEAM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL FEBRUARY 2004.
FIRE WEATHER USERS REQUESTED THAT CHANGES BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 
2004 LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON... WHICH BEGAN THE FIRST WEEK OF 
APRIL 2004.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT CONTACT: 

     MR. BRIAN HIRSCH
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT
	5250 E. LEE BIRD DRIVE
     NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA 69101-2473
     PHONE:   308-532-4936
     E-MAIL:  BRIAN.HIRSCH@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

             http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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