[nws-changes] 2013103: text marine forecasts- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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NOUS41 KWBC 311409
PNSWSH
Service Change Notice 13-66, Corrected 
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1010 AM EDT Thu Oct 31 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 Weather Services Branch
Subject: Corrected: Extension of Time Period of Text Marine 
         Forecasts Effective October 15, 2013

Corrected Table 1 to change St. Lawrence Forecast AWIPS ID
to GLFSL
Effective Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 200 PM Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Buffalo, NY, will
include forecasts through Day 5 on all its text marine
products.
At present, the WFO Buffalos Nearshore Marine Forecast 
extends four, 12-hour periods. Forecast for the St. Lawrence
River extends three, 12-hour periods. Open Lake Forecast for
Lake Ontario extend through Day 5.
On October 15, WFO Buffalo will extend its Nearshore Marine 
Forecast (NSH) and Forecast for the St. Lawrence River
(GLFSL) to include a full 5-day forecast.
These changes will allow WFO Buffalo to provide a consistent 
forecast between text products and digital marine graphical
products.  This change also will make the NSH and GLFSL
consistent with the text Open Lake Forecast for Lake
Ontario.
There will be no changes to marine zone boundaries, names or 
Universal Geographic Codes.
Table 1. WFO Buffalo products affected by the changes 
effective October 15, 2013
Product name WMO headine AWIPS ID 
____________                 ___________    _________
Nearshore Marine Forecast    FZUS51 KBUF     NSHBUF
St. Lawrence Forecast        FZUS61 KBUF     GLFSL
Users do not need to make any changes to their systems to 
continue receiving these products.
If you have any questions or comments please contact: Judy Levan Harvey Thurm 
NWS Buffalo                       NWS Eastern Region HQ
587 Aero Drive                    630 Johnson Avenue
Cheektowaga , NY 14225-1405       Bohemia , NY 11716-2618
716-565-0204 x223                 631-244-0122
Judith.Levan@xxxxxxxx             Harvey.Thurm@xxxxxxxx
National Service Change Notices are online at: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$
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