marine and coastal wx svs. ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: marine and coastal wx svs. ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:06:21 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 172123
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
420 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ CUSTOMERS...
         NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT   MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION IN LAKE ONTARIO...
         EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 3 2003

ON TUESDAY JUNE 3 2003 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE MARINE ZONES IN LAKE ONTARIO.

THE RECONFIGURATION WILL NOT CHANGE ANY EXISTING MARINE ZONE
NUMBERS...NOR ADD ANY NEW MARINE ZONE NUMBERS.  THERE ARE NO
CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BUFFALO
NEW YORK /BUF/.

AN UPDATED MARINE ZONE SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW MARINE ZONE
CONFIGURATION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM

TABLE 1 /BELOW/ LISTS THE AFFECTED NWS PRODUCTS AND MARINE ZONES
ISSUED FROM WFO BUF.  ZONES NOT LISTED IN TABLE 1 WILL REMAIN THE
SAME.

THE MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION IN LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE REFLECTED
IN THE NEW NWS DIRECTIVE SYSTEM 10-3...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER
SERVICES...INSTRUCTION 10-302...MARINE AND COASTAL AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY WHICH SHOULD BE POSTED BY MAY 21 2003 AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES

TABLE 1.  PRODUCTS AND MARINE ZONES AFFECTED...ALL ISSUED BY NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE BUFFALO NY.

    PRODUCT                    WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
    NEAR SHORE FORECAST        FZUS51 KBUF    NSHBUF
    SPECIAL MARINE WARNING     WHUS51 KBUF    SMWBUF
    MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT   FZUS71 KBUF    MWSBUF

CHANGE ZONE NAME OF LOZ042 FROM:
NIAGARA RIVER TO THIRTY-MILE POINT NY
TO:
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY

CHANGE ZONE NAME OF LOZ043 FROM:
THIRTY-MILE POINT TO SODUS BAY NY
TO:
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY

CHANGE ZONE NAME OF LOZ062 FROM:
NIAGARA RIVER TO THIRTY-MILE POINT NY BEYOND 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
TO:
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY BEYOND 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER

CHANGE ZONE NAME OF LOZ063 FROM:
THIRTY-MILE POINT TO SODUS BAY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
TO:
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER


THE OTHER MARINE ZONES IN THE BUFFALO NY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    BRIAN LAMARRE
    MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER W/OS21
    NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
    SILVER SPRING MD 20910
    PHONE   301-713-1677 X108
    E-MAIL  BRIAN.LAMARRE@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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