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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-53 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC1000 AM EDT TUE OCT 16 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
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN
THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE
CANYON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008
ON TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/
OR 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...THE NWS OCEAN PREDICTION
CENTER /OPC/ WILL SPLIT ITS OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE IN THE NORTH
ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON...INTO TWO NEW
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES TO PROVIDE GREATER SPECIFICITY IN THE
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE FORECASTS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC. THE FIRST
NEW ZONE WILL BE NAMED HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON. THE SECOND NEW
ZONE WILL BE NAMED BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF
1000 FATHOMS. THE TWO NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FZNT22 KWBC OFFNT2TABLE 2. CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONEUGC HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYONANZ084TABLE 3. THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONESUGC HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON ANZ084 BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINEANZ094SOUTH OF 1000 FATHOMS AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTMTHE DEMARCATION LINE FOR THE NEW ZONES EXTENDS FROM 39.3 NORTH 71.9 WEST...SOUTHWESTWARD TO 37.7 NORTH 72.9 WEST.
MAPS SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW ZONES ARE POSTED ON THE OPC WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.OPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/NEWZONES.GIFBECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:DAVID FEIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST BRANCH CHIEF 5200 AUTH ROAD CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746 PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXTENSION 7401 E-MAIL: DAVID.FEIT@xxxxxxxx THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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