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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-36
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
235 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2008
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: NEW CALL TO ACTION /CTA/ MARKERS IN THE OPERATIONAL
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-27: TRANSMITTED
APR 7 2008
ON TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2008 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE MWW PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN NEW CTA MARKERS TO IDENTIFY
THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE CTA STATEMENT/S/. THIS PRACTICE
ENABLES SPECIALIZED USE OF CTA STATEMENTS BY PARTNERS AND OTHER
USERS.
THE CTA MARKERS WILL USE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AND
&& CHARACTER STRINGS TO INDICATE THE CTA BEGINNING AND ENDING
MARKERS...RESPECTIVELY. THE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AND && CHARACTER STRINGS WILL BE LEFT JUSTIFIED WITH NO OTHER
PRINTABLE CHARACTERS ON THE SAME LINE OF TEXT.
THE GENERIC CTA MARKER FORMAT IS SHOWN BELOW:
/BLANK LINE/PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... /BLANK LINE/
/CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT/S// /BLANK LINE/ && /BLANK LINE/THE CTA MARKERS WILL BE INSERTED INTO EACH MWW PRODUCT SEGMENT THAT CONTAINS A CTA STATEMENT(S). THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE SET OF INSTRUCTION FIELD MARKERS IN EACH SEGEMENT.
THE CTA MARKER FORMAT FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS SHOWN BELOW: PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
IF THERE IS NO CTA...CTA MARKERS NORMALLY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN
THE MWW PRODUCT SEGMENT. THIS OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WITH
CANCELLATION OR EXPIRATION STATEMENTS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW OPERATIONAL MWW PRODUCT EFFECTIVE AUG 5 2008 SEE SCN 08-27 POSTED AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE MWW PRODUCT AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW FORMAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/MWW/
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13118
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 103
E-MAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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National Weather Service
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