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PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

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:  TRANSFER OF FIRE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHERIDAN
          COUNTY WY FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT
          RIVERTON WY TO WFO BILLINGS MT...EFFECTIVE JULY 17 2007

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 17 2007 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/... WFO BILLINGS MT /BYZ/ WILL ASSUME FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHERIDAN COUNTY WY /FIRE WEATHER ZONE NUMBER 
WYZ274/.  ON THAT DATE AND TIME RESPONSIBILITY FOR CURRENT 
SHERIDAN COUNTY FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL TRANSFER TO 
WFO BILLINGS FROM WFO RIVERTON /RIW/. OTHER SUPPORTING NWS FIRE 
PROGRAM PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE SUITE.  THERE WILL BE NO 
CHANGES TO THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE NAME...NUMBER OR GEOGRAPHIC 
DESCRIPTION.

PRIOR TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY JULY 17 2007 FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 
SHERIDAN COUNTY WY ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE FOLLOWING NWS PRODUCTS:

PRODUCT NAME                      WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID  
-------------------------------   -----------   --------  
SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST     FNUS75 KRIW   FWSRIW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST    FNUS55 KRIW   FWFRIW
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG       WWUS85 KRIW   RFWRIW
  WARNING FORECAST

EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC ON TUESDAY JULY 17 2007 FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS 
FOR SHERIDAN COUNTY WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE FOLLOWING NWS 
PRODUCTS:

PRODUCT NAME                      WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID 
---------------------------       -----------   -------- 
SITE-SPECIFIC /SPOT/ FORECAST     FNUS75 KBYZ   FWSBYZ
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST    FNUS55 KBYZ   FWFBYZ
FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG       WWUS85 KBYZ   RFWBYZ
  WARNING FORECAST
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING       FNUS85 KBYZ   FWMBYZ
  SYSTEM /NFDRS/ FORECAST
FIRE WEATHER NOTIFICATION         SHUS85 KBYZ   FWNBYZ
  MESSAGE
FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS         SHUS65 KBYZ   FWOMT

NOTE: WFO BYZ IS ALREADY USING THESE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL 
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ AND ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING 
SYSTEM /AWIPS/ HEADINGS. THIS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE REFLECTS THE 
ADDITION OF THE SHERIDAN COUNTY FIRE WEATHER ZONE TO THOSE 
PRODUCTS.  

ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 75 DAYS AS 
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THIS CHANGE WAS REQUESTED BY...AND 
CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH...LOCAL FIRE WEATHER PARTNERS AND USERS 
TO BE READY TO GO WITH THIS CHANGE ON JULY 17 2007.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES...CONTACT: 

     GARY SCHMELING
     REGIONAL OPERATIONS SERVICES METEOROLOGIST 
     NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
     7220 NORTHWEST 101ST TERRACE
     KANSAS CITY MISSOURI  64153
     PHONE: 816-268-3143
     EMAIL: GARY.SCHMELING@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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