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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-53...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC1155 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICE
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES
BRANCH
SUBJECT: AMENDED: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON: EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2008 IS POSTPONED JUNE 2 2008
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-53…SENT ON OCTOBER 16 2007
AMENDED TO POSTPONE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS CHANGE TO JUNE 2 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME. ON MONDAY JUNE 2 2008 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ OR 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...THE NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER /OPC/ WILL SPLIT ITS OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON...INTO TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES TO PROVIDE GREATER SPECIFICITY IN THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE FORECASTS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC. THE FIRST NEW ZONE WILL BE NAMED HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON. THE SECOND NEW ZONE WILL BE NAMED BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FATHOMS. THE TWO NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FZNT22 KWBC OFFNT2TABLE 2. CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE UGC
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON ANZ084
TABLE 3. THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND
CORRESPONDING UGCS EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES UGC HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON ANZ084 BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE ANZ094SOUTH OF 1000 FATHOMS AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZON ES.HTMTHE DEMARCATION LINE FOR THE NEW ZONES EXTENDS FROM 39.3 NORTH 71.9 WEST...SOUTHWESTWARD TO 37.7 NORTH 72.9 WEST.
MAPS SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW ZONES ARE POSTED ON THE OPC WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.OPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/NEWZONES.GIFBECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID FEIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST BRANCH CHIEF 5200 AUTH ROAD CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746 PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXTENSION 7401 E-MAIL: DAVID.FEIT@xxxxxxxx THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN -- Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Community Services, Unidata University Corporation for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307-3000303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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