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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
915 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE WEST
CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE
WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/ TO 250 NM
OFFSHORE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WILL CHANGE THE ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE TEXT
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC
CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM TO 250
NM...INCLUDING SOUTH OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000 FATHOMS /FM/ TO
250 NM OFFSHORE. THESE PRODUCTS ARE ISSUED BY THE OCEAN
PREDICTION CENTER /OPC/ USING WMO HEADING /FZNT22 KWBC/ AND AWIPS
IDENTIFIER /NFDOFFNT2/.
THE CURRENT ISSUANCE TIMES ARE 0230/0800/1430/2000 UTC. THE NEW ISSUANCE TIMES FOR THE PRODUCT WILL BE 0300/0900/1500/2100. THE ISSUANCE TIMES WILL BE CHANGED TO ALLOW FORECASTERS ADDITIONAL TIME TO RECEIVE AND ANALYZE SYNOPTIC MODEL GUIDANCE USED TO PREPARE THE NFDOFFNT2 PRODUCTS. THE VALID TIME PERIOD FOR THE PRODUCT WILL NOT CHANGE. THE FORMAT REMAINS UNCHANGED. FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE OR THE OPC PRODUCT SUITE... PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID FEIT
CHIEF... OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER
PHONE: 301-763-8000 X7401
EMAIL: DAVID.FEIT@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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