[nws-changes] 20090227: surf zone

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
950 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009 
TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
        -FAMILY OF SERVICES
        -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
        -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
        OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    THERESE Z. PIERCE
        CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN DULUTH
        MINNESOTA...CHICAGO ILLINOIS...GRAND RAPIDS
        MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING
        SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 18 2009 
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 18 2009 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...0800 CENTRAL
DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...THE NWS WFOS IN DULUTH MINNESOTA...
CHICAGO ILLINOIS...GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN...AND NORTHERN
INDIANA WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE SRF WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION.

REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE
GOVERNING SURF ZONE FORECASTS AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003010CURR.PDF

THE SURF ZONE IS THE AREA OF WATER BETWEEN THE HIGH WATER
OR TIDE LEVEL ON THE BEACH AND THE SEAWARD SIDE OF
BREAKING WAVES. SELECT COASTAL WFOS HAVE ISSUED THE SRF SINCE 2002. IN 2008 WFO DULUTH BECAME THE FIRST GREAT 
LAKES OFFICE TO ISSUE THE SURF ZONE FORECAST.

TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE
SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ ISSUED BY THE FOUR GREAT LAKES
WFOS BEGINNING MAY 18 2009.

TABLE 1:  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE
FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY THE FOUR GREAT LAKES WFOS
EFFECTIVE MAY 18 2009.
ISSUING WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID 

DULUTH MN          FZUS53 KDLH        SRFDLH
GRAND RAPIDS MI    FZUS53 KGRR        SRFGRR
NORTHERN INDIANA   FZUS53 KIWX        SRFIWX
CHICAGO IL         FZUS53 KLOT        SRFLOT

CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM THEIR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO
RECEIVE THESE NEW SURF ZONE FORECASTS ON MAY 18 2009.

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

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

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

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

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