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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EST THU MAR 15 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NEW MARINE ALERT MESSAGE FOR THE GREAT LAKES
BEGINNING AT 0000Z ON MAY 15 2001...A NEW PRODUCT FOR THE GREAT
LAKES... MARINE ALERT MESSAGE /...WILL BE ISSUED BY WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ CLEVELAND OHIO ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
USERS WANTING TO RECEIVE THIS PRODUCT WILL HAVE TO ADD IT TO
THEIR DATA BASE.
THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THIS NEW PRODUCT ARE:
WMO HEADING: FZUS61 KCLE
AWIPS IDENTIFIER: MAWCLE
PIL IDENTIFIER: CLEMAWCLE
THIS ALERT WILL ALLOW USERS TO BECOME AWARE THAT STORM FORCE OR
GREATER WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR ARE POSSIBLE ON AT LEAST ONE OF
THE GREAT LAKES WITHIN THE NEXT 5 DAYS. IT WILL ALSO DIRECT
USERS TO THE APPROPRIATE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FROM ONE OF THE FIVE
WFOS WITH WARNING AND FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GREAT
LAKES: WFO MARQUETTE... WFO CHICAGO ...WFO DETROIT/PONTIAC...
WFO CLEVELAND...OR WFO BUFFALO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MR. ROBERT JACOBSON /M-F 730 AM - 400 PM EASTERN TIME/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY #14110
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: /301/ 713-1677 EXTENSION 108
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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