[nws-changes] 20080825: exp great lakes fcst prod

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
     - FAMILY OF SERVICES
     - NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
     - EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
     - OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
     - USERS OF GREAT LAKES WEATHER FORECASTS
         - NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES
         BRANCH
SUBJECT: THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2008 

REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT PERIOD RELEASED
         AUGUST 29 2006 /USE LOWER CASE/
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS_PORT_FCSTTS.TXT 
         PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED TO EXTEND
         COMMENT PERIOD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2008 RELEASED
         JULY 9 2007 /USE LOWER CASE/

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS2007_AMND_PORT_FCSTTS.TXT
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/ OR 801 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/ TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 30 2008 OR 701 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ SERVING THE GREAT LAKES WILL STOP
ISSUING THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST TEXT PRODUCT.

THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT
FORECAST FOLLOWING A COMMENT PERIOD THAT BEGAN OCTOBER 3 2006. THE NWS RECEIVED VERY FEW INDICATIONS THAT THESE FORECASTS HAVE 
BEEN USED. THE SAME INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY USERS IN THE
POINT AND CLICK GRAPHIC PRODUCTS ON NWS WEB PAGES. ACCESS TO
GREAT LAKES TEXT AND GRAPHIC PRODUCTS ON NWS WEB PAGES IS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NWS WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST HAS BEEN ISSUED DAILY AROUND 0200
UTC......0800 UTC...1400 UTC...AND 2000 UTC. THE LAST ISSUANCES
OF THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 30 2008
AROUND 2000 UTC OR 400 PM EDT OR 300 PM CDT. SEE TABLE 1 BELOW
FOR THE LAKES AND PORTS INCLUDED IN THE GREAT LAKES PORT
FORECAST. USERS SHOULD DELETE THE WMO AND AWIPS HEADINGS LISTED
IN TABLE 1 BELOW FROM THEIR DATABASES ON OR SOON AFTER OCTOBER 1
2008 AS PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED UNDER THESE HEADINGS.

LAKE SUPERIOR            WMO HEADING    AWIPS HEADING

TWO HARBORS MINNESOTA        FZUS53 KDLH    CPFDLH
DULUTH HARBOR MINNESOTA        FZUS53 KDLH       CPFDLH
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KMQT    CPFMQT
WHITEFISH POINT MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KAPX    CPFAPX
THE SOO LOCKS MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX 
LAKE MICHIGAN            WMO HEADING    AWIPS HEADING

ESCANABA HARBOR MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KMQT    CPFMQT
FRANKFORT MICHIGAN        FZUS53 KAPX    CPFAPX
STURGEON BAY ENTRANCE MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KGRB    CPFGRB
GREEN BAY WISCONSIN        FZUS53 KGRB    CPFGRB
MILWAUKEE HARBOR WISCONSIN    FZUS53 KMKX    CPFMKX
CALUMET RIVER ENTRANCE MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KLOT    CPFLOT
BURNS HARBOR INDIANA         FZUS53 KLOT    CPFLOT
ST. JOSEPH HARBOR MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KIWX    CPFIWX
GRAND HAVEN HARBOR MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KGRR    CPFGRR
LAKE HURON WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING CALCITE HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX 
ALPENA HARBOR MICHIGAN        FZUS53 KAPX    CPFAPX
PORT OF SAGINAW MICHIGAN    FZUS53 KDTX    CPFDTX
PORT HURON MICHIGAN        FZUS53 KDTX    CPFDTX

THE DETROIT RIVER        WMO HEADING    AWIPS HEADING

PORT OF DETROIT            FZUS53 KDTX    CPFDTX
LAKE ERIE WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING TOLEDO HARBOR FZUS51 KCLE CPFCLE 
CLEVELAND HARBOR        FZUS51 KCLE    CPFCLE
ASHTABULA HARBOR        FZUS51 KCLE    CPFCLE
BUFFALO HARBOR            FZUS51 KBUF    CPFBUF
LAKE ONTARIO WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING ROCHESTER HARBOR FZUS51 KBUF CPFBUF 
OSWEGO HARBOR            FZUS51 KBUF    CPFBUF

THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECASTS HAVE ALSO BEEN
DISSEMINATED VIA THE GREAT LAKES DIGITAL MARINE WEATHER
DISSEMINATION SYSTEM /DMAWDS/ AND ON THE HOME PAGES OF THE GREAT
LAKES WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/SINCE OCTOBER 3, 2006.
THE LAST DAY OF ISSUANCE OF THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST WILL BE
SEPTEMBER 30 2008 AROUND 2000 UTC OR 400 PM EDT OR 300 PM CDT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

RICHARD MAY                 THOMAS TOWNSEND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH    CENTRAL REGION
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY            7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
SILVER SPRING MD 20910            KANSAS CITY MO 64153
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXT. 127         816-268-3149
E-MAIL: RICHARD.MAY@xxxxxxxx        THOMAS.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxx


NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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