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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 EST PM MAR 4 2005

TO:	FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER 
	WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMRGENCY MANAGERS 
	WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBER.. 
	NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
	/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND USERS OF THE FIRE 
	WEATHER FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:   DOUGLAS C. YOUNG
        ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:ASSUMPTION OF FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM AT WFO DETROIT 
	MICHIGAN AND ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUITE OF 
	FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE APRIL 19 2005

EFFECTIVE APRIL 19 2005 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/... NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN DETROIT MICHIGAN 
/DTX/ WILL ASSUME FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS COUNTY 
WARNING AND FORECAST AREA /CWFA/. CUSTOMERS MUST ADD THE 
FOLLOWING NEW IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO 
RECEIVE THE NEW FIRE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO DETROIT:
                                                                
PRODUCT					WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID
-----------------------			-----------	--------
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST		FNUS53 KDTX	FWFDTX
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING		FNUS83 KDTX	FWMDTX
 SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST
FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGE	SHUS83 KDTX	FWNDTX
FIRE WEATHER LAND MANAGEMENT		FNUS83 KDTX	FWLDTX
  FORECAST	
SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST		FNUS73 KDTX	SMFDTX
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER 			FNUS63 KDTX	RFDDTX
FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS		SHUS63 KDTX	FWODTX
FIRE DANGER INDICES			FNUS43 KDTX	FDIDTX

ADDITIONALLY...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS ISSUED BY WFO DETROIT WILL 
USE THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE CONCEPT. THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBER 
AND THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE THREE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
ARE SHOWN BELOW.

ZONE NUMBER	ZONE DESCRIPTION

MIZ047 		MIDLAND/BAY/SAGINAW/SHIAWASSEE/GENESEE COUNTIES

MIZ049		HURON/TUSCOLA/SANILAC/LAPEER COUNTIES

MIZ063		ST CLAIR/LIVINGSTON/OAKLAND/MACOMB/
        	WASHTENAW/WAYNE/LENAWEE/MONROE COUNTIES

A SHAPEFILE OF THE NEW FIRE WEATHER ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR 
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/FIREZONE.HTM

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS 
POLICY (NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805). THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL 
ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THIS CHANGE WAS RECENTLY 
REQUESTED BY LOCAL USERS/CUSTOMERS...MINIMAL CHANGES TO SOFTWARE 
WILL BE NECESSARY...AND THE BENEFITS FROM A EARLIER EFFECTIVE 
DATE ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN PROVIDING THE REQUIRED 75 DAY 
NOTIFICATION PERIOD.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE CHANGE AND/OR 
PRODUCT ADDITIONS...CONTACT: 

     RICHARD WAGENMAKER
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     9200 WHITE LAKE ROAD
     WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN  48386-1126
     PHONE: 248-625-3309
     EMAIL: RICHARD.WAGENMAKER@NOAA.GOV

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

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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