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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-38: AMENDEDNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 100 PM EDT THU SEP 27 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/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS... NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: AMENDED: CHANGES IN GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES ANDUNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-39: TRANSMITTED JUNE 1 2007
THIS SCN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO DELETE CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ FORMATS. UGC CODES WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...OR 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ SERVING THE GREAT LAKES WILL MAKE CHANGES TO MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES...MARINE ZONE NAMES...AND UGC. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO ANY UGC FORMATS. UGC FORMATS FOR ALL PRODUCTS WILL REMAIN IN THE ZONE FORMAT /Z/. THE PRODUCT CHANGES IMPACT ALL OF THE GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES. THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW WFOS TO PROVIDE MORE AREA SPECIFIC FORECAST PRODUCTS AND WARNINGS. USERS ARE URGED TO READ SCN 07-39...THE GREAT LAKES OPEN LAKE FORECAST /GLF/ CHANGES FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007...AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE CHANGES IN COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY OCTOBER 2 2007. TABLE 1. WFOS AFFECTED BY THE GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONE CHANGES
BUFFALO NY /BUF/ CHICAGO IL /LOT/ CLEVELAND OH /CLE/ DULUTH MN /DLH/ DETROIT MI /DTX/ GAYLORD MI /APX/ GREEN BAY WI /GRB/GRAND RAPIDS MI /GRR/ MARQUETTE MI /MQT/ MILWAUKEE WI /MKX/
NORTHERN INDIANA IN /IWX/SEE TABLE 2 FOR THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES TO MARINE ZONES BOUNDARIES. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO UGC FORMATS.
TABLE 2. PRODUCTS AFFECTED AWIPS ID PRODUCT TYPE LINE GLF OPEN LAKE FORECAST NSH NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST CPF CODED PORT FORECAST HWO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WCN WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION SMW SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MWS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR USERS TO MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY OCTOBER 2 2007 TO ADAPT TO THE NEW MARINE ZONES AND THE NEW UGCS FOR SOME PRODUCTS. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ DETAILS OF THE MARINE ZONE AND PRODUCT CHANGES...LISTED BY EACH WFO...AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/GREAT_LAKES_MARINE.PDFDETAILED MAPS SHOWING THE MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/GREAT_LAKES_MAPS.PDF AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TOM TOWNSENDRICHARD MAY MARINE PROGRAM MANAGERMARINE METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERSHEADQUARTERS 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64153-2371SILVER SPRING MD 20910 816-268-3149301-713-1677 X 127EMAIL: TOM.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@NOAA.GOV THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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