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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REVISED...PART 1 OF 2-PART MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST THU MAR 28 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT REVISED NUMBERING AND NEW EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RECONFIG-
URATION OF GREAT LAKES MARINE AREAS FOR MARINE WARNINGS
AND FORECASTS. NEW EFFECTIVE DATE...MAY 1 1996
PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO THE GREAT LAKES MARINE
AREAS WAS ISSUED BY A 2-PART STATEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 22 1996.
THIS CHANGE WAS TO TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 1 1996. HOWEVER...DUE TO
UNFORSEEN TECHNICAL PROBLEMS...THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN MOVED TO MAY
1 1996 AND THE NUMBERING SCHEME FOR THE NEW AREAS HAS BEEN
MODIFIED. THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ FOR THE MARINE AREAS
/IN Z/... PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY NUMBERS IN THE 500S...WILL NOW
BE IN THE 900S. OTHERWISE...THE PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION REMAINS
THE SAME.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 1 1996...AT 1 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME /1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NWS WILL CONVERT TO
A NEW SET OF WARNING AND FORECAST ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC FOR
THE GREAT LAKES MARINE AREAS.
REFER TO SEPARATE MESSAGES CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF
WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR NWS GREAT LAKES OFFICES.
GREAT LAKES MARINE UGCS WILL BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
OPEN LAKE FORECAST CCCGLFAA FZUS62,63 OR 66 KXXX
LAKESHORE WARNING CCCLSHCCC ++ WMUS2 OR 02 KXXX
NEAR-SHORE FORECAST CCCNSHXXX FZUS64 KXXX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING CCCSMWXXX WMUS1 OR 01 KXXX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCMWSXXX FZUS60 KXXX
WHERE CCC IS CLE...CHI...ARB...BUF...MKE...OR MSP
++ USE ARBLSHDTX ... ARBLSHARB AND MSPLSHMSP DO NOT EXIST
WHERE AA /LAKE IDENTIFIER/ IS LM /LAKE MICHIGAN/...LS /LAKE
SUPERIOR/...LH /LAKE HURON/...LE /LAKE ERIE/...LO /LAKE
ONTARIO/...OR LC /LAKE ST. CLAIR/.
WHERE XXX /ORIGINATING OFFICE/ IS DLH /DULUTH/...GRB /GREEN
BAY/...CHI /CHICAGO/...MKE /MILWAUKEE/...MQT /MARQUETTE/...APN
/NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN/...DTX /DETROIT/...GRR /GRAND
RAPIDS/...BUF /BUFFALO/...OR CLE /CLEVELAND/.
GREAT LAKES MARINE UGCS WILL ALSO BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS WHEN MARINE INFORMATION IS INCLUDED.
PRODUCTS AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADER FOR FOS
TORNADO WARNING CCCTORXXX WFUS1 KXXX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CCCSVRXXX WUUS1 KXXX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSXXX WWUS34 KXXX
SHORT TERM FORECAST CCCNOWXXX FXUS21 KXXX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSXXX WWUS35 KXXX
THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE NEW MARINE FORECAST AND WARNING
AREAS FOR THE GREAT LAKES WITH THE APPROPRIATE UGC.
AREA UGC OFFICE
LAKE SUPERIOR...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LSZ930- CHI
MAFOR LSZ931- CHI
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN MNZ920- DLH
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN MNZ921- DLH
TACONITE HBR TO SILVER BAY HBR MN MNZ922- DLH
SILVER BAY HBR TO TWO HBRS MN MNZ923- DLH
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN MNZ924- DLH
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI WIZ920- DLH
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI WIZ921- DLH
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI WIZ922- DLH
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI WIZ910- DLH
OAK POINT TO SAXON HBR WI WIZ923- DLH
SAXON HBR WI TO ONTONAGON MI MIZ920- MQT
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI MIZ921- MQT
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU IS. MI MIZ922- MQT
MANITOU IS. TO LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT TO MIZ923- MQT
PORTAGE LAKE MI
KEWEENAW BAY AND HURON BAY...FROM LOWER ENTRANCE MIZ910- MQT
LIGHT TO PORTAGE LAKE TO HURON ISLANDS MI
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI MIZ924- MQT
MARQUETTE TO GRAND MARAIS MI MIZ925- MQT
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH PT. MI MIZ926- MQT
WHITEFISH BAY /U.S. PORTION/...WHITEFISH PT. TO MIZ911- APN
PT. IROQUOIS MI
ST. MARYS RIVER...
PT. IROQUOIS TO EASTERN POTAGANNISSING BAY MIZ912- APN
LAKE MICHIGAN...
OPEN LAKE LMZ930- CHI
MAFOR LMZ931- CHI
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO SEUL CHOIX PT. MI MIZ928- APN
SEUL CHOIX PT. TO PT. DETOUR MI MIZ929- MQT
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REVISED...PART 2 OF 2-PART MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST THU MAR 28 1996
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT REVISED NUMBERING AND NEW EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RECONFIG-
URATION OF GREAT LAKES MARINE AREAS FOR MARINE WARNINGS
AND FORECASTS. NEW EFFECTIVE DATE...MAY 1 1996
AREA UGC OFFICE
LAKE MICHIGAN...CONTINUED...
PT. DETOUR MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE MIZ931- MQT
/EXCLUDING BAY OF GREEN BAY/
BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM MIZ913- MQT
CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER WIZ911- GRB
TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO ALGOMA WI WIZ924- GRB
/EXCLUDING THE BAY OF GREEN BAY/
ALGOMA TO SHEBOYGAN WI WIZ925- GRB
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI WIZ926- MKE
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH PT. LT. WI WIZ927- MKE
NORTH PT. LT. TO WIND PT. WI WIZ928- MKE
WIND PT. LT. WI TO WINTHROP HBR IL WIZ929- MKE
WINTHROP HBR TO WILMETTE HBR IL ILZ920- CHI
WILMETTE HBR TO MEIGS FIELD IL ILZ921- CHI
MEIGS FIELD TO CALUMET HBR IL ILZ922- CHI
CALUMET HBR IL TO GARY IN ILZ923- CHI
GARY TO BURNS HBR IN INZ920- CHI
BURNS HBR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN INZ921- CHI
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI INZ922- CHI
NEW BUFFALO MI TO SOUTH HAVEN MI MIZ932- GRR
SOUTH HAVEN TO MUSKEGON MI MIZ933- GRR
MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE MI MIZ934- GRR
MANISTEE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT. MI MIZ935- APN
SLEEPING BEAR PT. TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT. MI MIZ936- APN
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY...GRAND TRAVERSE LT. TO MIZ914- APN
NORWOOD MI
NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRIDGE MI MIZ937- APN
LAKE HURON...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LHZ930- DTX
MAFOR LHZ931- DTX
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL MIZ927- APN
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT. MI MIZ938- APN
PRESQUE ISLE LT. TO ALABASTER MI MIZ939- APN
SAGINAW BAY...ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI MIZ916- DTX
PORT AUSTIN TO WHITE ROCK MI MIZ940- DTX
WHITE ROCK TO LAKEPORT MI MIZ941- DTX
LAKEPORT TO PORT HURON MI MIZ942- DTX
ST. CLAIR RIVER...
PORT HURON TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO LAKE ST. CLAIR MIZ917- DTX
LAKE ST. CLAIR...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LCZ930- DTX
DETROIT RIVER...
LOWER ENTRANCE TO LAKE ST. CLAIR MIZ918- DTX
TO DETROIT RIVER LIGHT
LAKE ERIE...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LEZ930- CLE
MAFOR LEZ931- CLE
DETROIT RIVER LT. TO NORTH CAPE MI MIZ944- DTX
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH OHZ920- CLE
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH OHZ921- CLE
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH OHZ922- CLE
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH OHZ923- CLE
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH OHZ924- CLE
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH OHZ925- CLE
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH OHZ926- CLE
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY PAZ920- CLE
RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK NY NYZ920- BUF
DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO NY NYZ921- BUF
BUFFALO HARBOR AND THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER NYZ922- BUF
LAKE ONTARIO...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LOZ930- BUF
MAFOR LOZ931- BUF
NIAGARA RIVER TO THIRTY-MILE POINT NY NYZ923- BUF
THIRTY-MILE POINT TO SODUS BAY NY NYZ924- BUF
SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY NY NYZ925- BUF
MEXICO BAY NY TO THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER NYZ926- BUF
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ABOVE OGDENSBURG NY NYZ927- BUF
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO NYZ928- BUF
ST. REGIS NY
THIS MESSAGE UPDATES OPERATIONS MANUAL LETTER /OML/ 2-95...
ATTACHMENTS 1 AND 2...FILED WITH WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER D-52...MARINE SERVICES FOR THE GREAT LAKES. AN
UPDATED OML WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL CHAPTER HOLDERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE ISSUING
OFFICE OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
LAURA COOK W/OM12 GARY SCHMELING W/CR1X3 HARVEY THURM ER1X4
NATIONAL WEA SERVICE NWS/CENTRAL REGION NWS/EASTERN REGION
1325 EAST-WEST HWY ROOM 1836 AIRPORT CORP CNTR
SILVER SPRING MD 20910 601 E 12TH ST 630 JOHNSON AVE
301-713-1677 EXT 127 KANSAS CITY MO 64106 BOHEMIA NY 11716
PH 816-426-3239 EXT 704 PH. 516-244-0124
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