[nws-changes] 20130122: comments-expTampa Bay Marine Channel Fcst- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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Public Information Statement, Comment Request
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1105 AM EST Tue Jan 22 2013
To: Subscribers: 
         -Family of Services
         -NOAA Weather Wire Service
         -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
         -NOAAPORT
         Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
From: Mark Tew 
         Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch
Subject: Soliciting Comments on the Experimental Tampa Bay 
         Marine Channel Forecast through June 1, 2013
The NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Tampa Bay Area is seeking 
user comments on the Experimental Tampa Bay Marine Channel
Forecast from through June 1, 2013. The Tampa Bay Marine Channel
Forecast was developed as part of WFO Tampa Bays Weather Ready
Nation Pilot objective. The Marine Channel Forecast uses local
NWS digital forecast data for six of the seven weather elements
in the product: winds, gusts, waves, weather, rain chance, and
hazards. For the seventh element, water level relative to mean
sea level, Marine Channel Forecast currently populates data from
the Extratropical Surge and Tide Operational Forecast System
(ESTOFS) model produced by the NWSs Ocean Prediction Center
(OPC).

Forecasts are produced at 13 points along the Tampa Bay shipping
channel. These 13 points were considered by a diverse group of
mariners to be critical points of weather information along the
channel. The Marine Channel Forecast is displayed on a static
Google map with the Tampa Bay shipping channel and the forecast
points overlaid. Users may click on any forecast point to view
the forecast.

The Marine Channel Forecast is currently available at the
following web address:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/?n=marinechannelsforecast 

Users are encouraged to provide feedback on this experimental
product by using the brief survey and comment form at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=TBMCF or provide comments directly to todd.barron@xxxxxxxx At the end of the comment period, if comments are favorable, the 
Marine Channel Forecast may be changed to an operational product
and moved to national availability. At that time, the NWS will
then decide whether to transition the product to operational,
extend the comment period, or discontinue the product.

You may obtain more information on this product online at:
http://products.weather.gov/PDD/NavSaF_PDD.pdf For questions regarding this notice, please contact: Todd Barron 
Emergency Response Meteorologist
NWS Tampa Bay/Ruskin FL
813-645-2323 x331
Todd.Barron@xxxxxxxx
National Public Information Notices are online at: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$
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