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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
115 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

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 AND PARTNERS...USERS OF THE FIRE 
          WEATHER FORECASTS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE 
          PROGRAM AT WFO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI: EFFECTIVE
          OCTOBER 2 2006                

EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 2 2006 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/ THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT ST. LOUIS /STL/ 
MISSOURI WILL IMPLEMENT ITS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST 
/FWF/...RED FLAG WARNING /RFW/ AND NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING 
SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST /FWM/ PROGRAMS. THE FIRE WEATHER 
PLANNING FORECAST ISSUED BY WFO ST. LOUIS WILL BE COMPOSED OF 
FORECASTS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL MISSOURI COUNTY.

PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE THE PLANNING FORECAST /FWF/:

AWIPS ID  WMO HEADER
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FWFLSX    FNUS53 KLSX

THE RED FLAG WARNING /RFW/:

AWIPS ID  WMO HEADER
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RFWLSX    WWUS83 KLSX

AND THE NFDRS FORECAST /FWM/:

AWIPS ID  WMO HEADER
--------  -----------
FWMLSX    FNUS83 KLSX

WFO ST. LOUIS WILL ISSUE A FORECAST FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC 
COUNTY/FIRE WEATHER ZONE SHOWN AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE 
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/FIREWX_STL_JULY_2006.PDF

THESE FIRE WEATHER ZONES MATCH EXISTING PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES 
AND...AS SUCH...THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER SHAPEFILE AVAILABLE FOR 
DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ 
ALREADY HAS THESE ZONES IN PLACE:

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

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

     STEVEN THOMAS
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     12 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
     ST. CHARLES MISSOURI 63304-5686
     PHONE: 636-447-1876
     EMAIL: STEVEN.THOMAS@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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