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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DELAY IN SIMULTANEOUS DISCONTINUATION OF VALID TIME EVENT
CODE IN COASTAL WATERS AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECASTS AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT
REFER TO: SCN08-26 DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE
/VTEC/ IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE
MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008
SCN 08-27 OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE
WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008
THE SIMULTANEOUS DISCONTINUANCE OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE IN THE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ HAS BEEN
DELAYED FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2008 TO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 2008. THE
IMPLEMENTATION TIME REMAINS THE SAME...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/.
THE IMPLEMENTATION DELAY IS DUE TO THE DECLARATION OF A REGIONAL
/FOR SOUTHERN REGION/ CRITICAL WEATHER DAY /CWD/ FOR TROPICAL STORM
EDOUARD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE
PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 13118
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1867 EXT. 103
MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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