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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-38: AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT THU SEP 27 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: AMENDED: CHANGES IN GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES AND
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-39: TRANSMITTED
JUNE 1 2007
THIS SCN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO DELETE CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ FORMATS. UGC CODES WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...OR 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 0800
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/
SERVING THE GREAT LAKES WILL MAKE CHANGES TO MARINE ZONE
BOUNDARIES...MARINE ZONE NAMES...AND UGC. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE
NO CHANGES TO ANY UGC FORMATS. UGC FORMATS FOR ALL PRODUCTS WILL
REMAIN IN THE ZONE FORMAT /Z/. THE PRODUCT CHANGES IMPACT ALL OF
THE GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONES. THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW WFOS TO
PROVIDE MORE AREA SPECIFIC FORECAST PRODUCTS AND WARNINGS.
USERS ARE URGED TO READ SCN 07-39...THE GREAT LAKES OPEN LAKE
FORECAST /GLF/ CHANGES FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT:
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007...AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE CHANGES
IN COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY OCTOBER 2 2007.
TABLE 1. WFOS AFFECTED BY THE GREAT LAKES MARINE ZONE CHANGES
BUFFALO NY /BUF/
CHICAGO IL /LOT/
CLEVELAND OH /CLE/
DULUTH MN /DLH/
DETROIT MI /DTX/
GAYLORD MI /APX/
GREEN BAY WI /GRB/
GRAND RAPIDS MI /GRR/
MARQUETTE MI /MQT/
MILWAUKEE WI /MKX/
NORTHERN INDIANA IN /IWX/
SEE TABLE 2 FOR THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES TO MARINE
ZONES BOUNDARIES. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO UGC FORMATS.
TABLE 2. PRODUCTS AFFECTED
AWIPS ID PRODUCT TYPE LINE
GLF OPEN LAKE FORECAST
NSH NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
CPF CODED PORT FORECAST
HWO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
WCN WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION
SMW SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
MWS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR USERS TO MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR
COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY OCTOBER 2 2007 TO ADAPT TO THE NEW
MARINE ZONES AND THE NEW UGCS FOR SOME PRODUCTS. USERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO READ DETAILS OF THE MARINE ZONE AND PRODUCT
CHANGES...LISTED BY EACH WFO...AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/GREAT_LAKES_MARINE.PDF
DETAILED MAPS SHOWING THE MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007
ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/GREAT_LAKES_MAPS.PDF
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARIES FOR
THE MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 IS AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TOM TOWNSENDRICHARD MAY
MARINE PROGRAM MANAGERMARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERSHEADQUARTERS
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
KANSAS CITY MO 64153-2371SILVER SPRING MD 20910
816-268-3149301-713-1677 X 127
EMAIL: TOM.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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