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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EDT TUE OCT 16 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
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN
THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE
CANYON: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008
ON TUESDAY APRIL 1 2008 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/
OR 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...THE NWS OCEAN PREDICTION
CENTER /OPC/ WILL SPLIT ITS OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE IN THE NORTH
ATLANTIC OCEAN...HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON...INTO TWO NEW
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES TO PROVIDE GREATER SPECIFICITY IN THE
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE FORECASTS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC. THE FIRST
NEW ZONE WILL BE NAMED HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON. THE SECOND NEW
ZONE WILL BE NAMED BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF
1000 FATHOMS. THE TWO NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE
MARINE ZONES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FZNT22 KWBC OFFNT2
TABLE 2. CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE AND CORRESPONDING
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE
APRIL 1 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONEUGC
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYONANZ084
TABLE 3. THE TWO NEW OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2008.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONESUGC
HUDSON TO BALTIMORE CANYON ANZ084
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINEANZ094
SOUTH OF 1000 FATHOMS
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
THE DEMARCATION LINE FOR THE NEW ZONES EXTENDS FROM 39.3 NORTH
71.9 WEST...SOUTHWESTWARD TO 37.7 NORTH 72.9 WEST.
MAPS SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW ZONES ARE POSTED ON THE
OPC WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.OPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/NEWZONES.GIF
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID FEIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER
FORECAST BRANCH CHIEF
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746
PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXTENSION 7401
E-MAIL: DAVID.FEIT@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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