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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-17...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
925 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2009
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 WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: AMENDED: TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ DULUTH MINNESOTA TO START
ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ WITH RIP
CURRENT INFORMATION UNTIL JUNE 15 2009...TO
CHANGE ISSUANCE TIME AND TO ADD SEASONAL
TERMINIATION DATES
AMENDED TO:
-CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR WFO DULUTH FROM MAY 18 TO
JUNE 15
-ADJUST ISSUANCE TIMES FROM 1300 UTC TO 1100 UTC FOR
ALL FOUR WFOS
-ADD SEASONAL TERMINATION DATES FOR ALL 4 WFOS.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 18 2009 AT 1100 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...0700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 0600
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN CHICAGO
ILLINOIS... GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN...AND NORTHERN INDIANA
WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ WITH RIP
CURRENT INFORMATION.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 15 2009 AT 1100 UTC...0700 EDT...OR
0600 CDT...WFO DULUTH MINNESOTA WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE SRF
WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION.
THE LAST SRF OF THE SEASON WILL BE ISSUED BY THE FOUR WFOS
AS FOLLOWS:
WFO DULUTH SEPTEMBER 15 2009
WFO CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 30 2009
WFO GRAND RAPIDS SEPTEMBER 30 2009
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA SEPTEMBER 30 2009.
REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE GOVERNING SURF ZONE FORECASTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003010CURR.PDF THE SURF ZONE IS THE AREA OF WATER BETWEEN THE HIGH WATER OR TIDE LEVEL ON THE BEACH AND THE SEAWARD SIDE OFBREAKING WAVES. SELECT COASTAL WFOS HAVE ISSUED THE SRF SINCE 2002. IN 2008 WFO DULUTH BECAME THE FIRST GREAT
LAKES OFFICE TO ISSUE THE SURF ZONE FORECAST. TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRF/ ISSUED BY THESE FOUR WFOS: TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY WFOS DULUTH...GRAND RAPIDS... NORTHERN INDIANA...AND CHICAGO.ISSUING WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
DULUTH MN FZUS53 KDLH SRFDLH GRAND RAPIDS MI FZUS53 KGRR SRFGRR NORTHERN INDIANA FZUS53 KIWX SRFIWX CHICAGO IL FZUS53 KLOT SRFLOT CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN THESE NEW PRODUCTS WILL NEED TO ADD THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIERS SHOWN ABOVE TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW SURF ZONE FORECASTS FOR WFOS CHICAGO...GRAND RAPIDS...AND NORTHERN INDIANA ON MAY 18 2009 AND FOR DULUTH ON JUNE 15 2009. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: RICHARD MAY THOMAS TOWNSEND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEMARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES CENTRAL REGION 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE SILVER SPRING MD 20910 KANSAS CITY MO 64153
301-713-1677 EXT. 127 816-268-3149RICHARD.MAY@xxxxxxxx TOM.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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