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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI MAR 29 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 UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE CHANGE FOR GREAT LAKES MARINE
WARNINGS AND FORECASTS
A REVISED PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS SENT THURSDAY
MARCH 28 1996 AT 230 PM STATING THAT THE CHANGES TO THE GREAT
LAKES MARINE ZONES WOULD NOT CHANGE AS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN
THE STATEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 22 1996. HOWEVER...WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO RESOLVE THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT GENERATED THE
STATEMENT OF MARCH 28TH. DUE TO THIS WE WILL NOW IMPLIMENT THE
CHANGES ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST STATEMENT ON APRIL 8
1996. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED.
THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED BELOW.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...APRIL 8 1996...AT 1 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD
TIME (1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME)...THE NWS WILL CONVERT TO
A NEW SET OF WARNING AND FORECAST ZONES AND CORRESPONDING
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES (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. MAPS ARE
ATTACHED FOR THESE AREAS.
AREA UGC OFFICE
LAKE SUPERIOR...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LSZ530- CHI
MAFOR LSZ531- CHI
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN MNZ520- DLH
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN MNZ521- DLH
TACONITE HBR TO SILVER BAY HBR MN MNZ522- DLH
SILVER BAY HBR TO TWO HBRS MN MNZ523- DLH
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN MNZ524- DLH
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI WIZ520- DLH
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI WIZ521- DLH
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI WIZ522- DLH
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI WIZ510- DLH
OAK POINT TO SAXON HBR WI WIZ523- DLH
SAXON HBR WI TO ONTONAGON MI MIZ520- MQT
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI MIZ521- MQT
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU IS. MI MIZ522- MQT
MANITOU IS. TO LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT TO MIZ523- MQT
PORTAGE LAKE MI
KEWEENAW BAY AND HURON BAY, FROM LOWER ENTRANCE MIZ510- MQT
LIGHT TO PORTAGE LAKE TO HURON ISLANDS MI
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI MIZ524- MQT
MARQUETTE TO GRAND MARAIS MI MIZ525- MQT
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH PT. MI MIZ526- MQT
WHITEFISH BAY /U.S. PORTION/, WHITEFISH PT. TO MIZ511- APN
PT. IROQUOIS MI
ST. MARYS RIVER...
PT. IROQUOIS TO EASTERN POTAGANNISSING BAY MIZ512- APN
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI MAR 29 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 UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE CHANGE FOR GREAT LAKES MARINE
WARNINGS AND FORECASTS
LAKE MICHIGAN...
OPEN LAKE LMZ530- CHI
MAFOR LMZ531- CHI
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO SEUL CHOIX PT. MI MIZ528- APN
SEUL CHOIX PT. TO PT. DETOUR MI MIZ529- MQT
PT. DETOUR MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE MIZ531- MQT
/EXCLUDING BAY OF GREEN BAY/
BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM MIZ513- MQT
CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER WIZ511- GRB
TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO ALGOMA WI WIZ524- GRB
/EXCLUDING THE BAY OF GREEN BAY/
ALGOMA TO SHEBOYGAN WI WIZ525- GRB
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI WIZ526- MKE
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH PT. LT. WI WIZ527- MKE
NORTH PT. LT. TO WIND PT. WI WIZ528- MKE
WIND PT. LT. WI TO WINTHROP HBR IL WIZ529- MKE
WINTHROP HBR TO WILMETTE HBR IL ILZ520- CHI
WILMETTE HBR TO MEIGS FIELD IL ILZ521- CHI
MEIGS FIELD TO CALUMET HBR IL ILZ522- CHI
CALUMET HBR IL TO GARY IN ILZ523- CHI
GARY TO BURNS HBR IN INZ520- CHI
BURNS HBR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN INZ521- CHI
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI INZ522- CHI
NEW BUFFALO MI TO SOUTH HAVEN MI MIZ532- GRR
SOUTH HAVEN TO MUSKEGON MI MIZ533- GRR
MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE MI MIZ534- GRR
MANISTEE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT. MI MIZ535- APN
SLEEPING BEAR PT. TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT. MI MIZ536- APN
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, GRAND TRAVERSE LT. TO MIZ514- APN
NORWOOD MI
NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRIDGE MI MIZ537- APN
LAKE HURON...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LHZ530- DTX
MAFOR LHZ531- DTX
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL MIZ527- APN
MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT. MI MIZ538- APN
PRESQUE ISLE LT. TO ALABASTER MI MIZ539- APN
SAGINAW BAY, ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI MIZ516- DTX
PORT AUSTIN TO WHITE ROCK MI MIZ540- DTX
WHITE ROCK TO LAKEPORT MI MIZ541- DTX
LAKEPORT TO PORT HURON MI MIZ542- DTX
ST. CLAIR RIVER...
PORT HURON TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO LAKE ST. CLAIR MIZ517- DTX
LAKE ST. CLAIR...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LCZ530- DTX
DETROIT RIVER...
LOWER ENTRANCE TO LAKE ST. CLAIR MIZ518- DTX
TO DETROIT RIVER LIGHT
LAKE ERIE...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LEZ530- CLE
MAFOR LEZ531- CLE
DETROIT RIVER LT. TO NORTH CAPE MI MIZ544- DTX
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH OHZ520- CLE
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH OHZ521- CLE
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH OHZ522- CLE
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH OHZ523- CLE
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH OHZ524- CLE
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH OHZ525- CLE
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH OHZ526- CLE
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY PAZ520- CLE
RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK NY NYZ520- BUF
DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO NY NYZ521- BUF
BUFFALO HARBOR AND THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER NYZ522- BUF
LAKE ONTARIO...
OPEN LAKE /U.S. PORTION/ LOZ530- BUF
MAFOR LOZ531- BUF
NIAGARA RIVER TO THIRTY-MILE POINT NY NYZ523- BUF
THIRTY-MILE POINT TO SODUS BAY NY NYZ524- BUF
SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY NY NYZ525- BUF
MEXICO BAY NY TO THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER NYZ526- BUF
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ABOVE OGDENSBURG NY NYZ527- BUF
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO NYZ528- BUF
ST. REGIS NY
THIS INFORMATION UPDATES OPERATIONS MANUAL LETTER 2-95...
ATTACHMENTS 1 AND 2...FILED WITH WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS
MANUAL CHAPTER D-52...MARINE SERVICES FOR THE GREAT LAKES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MAY CONTACT THE ISSUING
OFFICE OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
LAURA COOK - W/OM12 GARY SCHMELING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
SILVER SPRING MD 20910 601 E 12TH ST RM 1836
301-713-1677 EXT 127 KANSAS CITY MO 64106
816-426-3239 EXT 704
HARVEY THURM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER
630 JOHNSON AVE
BOHEMIA NY 11716
516-244-0124
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