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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
- FAMILY OF SERVICES
- NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
- OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
- USERS OF GREAT LAKES WEATHER FORECASTS
- NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES
BRANCH
SUBJECT: THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST PRODUCT
WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2008
REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT PERIOD RELEASED
AUGUST 29 2006 /USE LOWER CASE/
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS_PORT_FCSTTS.TXT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED TO EXTEND
COMMENT PERIOD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2008 RELEASED
JULY 9 2007 /USE LOWER CASE/
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS2007_AMND_PORT_FCSTTS.TXT
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ OR 801 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/ TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 30 2008 OR 701 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ SERVING THE GREAT LAKES WILL STOP
ISSUING THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST TEXT PRODUCT.
THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT
FORECAST FOLLOWING A COMMENT PERIOD THAT BEGAN OCTOBER 3 2006.
THE NWS RECEIVED VERY FEW INDICATIONS THAT THESE FORECASTS HAVE
BEEN USED. THE SAME INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY USERS IN THE
POINT AND CLICK GRAPHIC PRODUCTS ON NWS WEB PAGES. ACCESS TO
GREAT LAKES TEXT AND GRAPHIC PRODUCTS ON NWS WEB PAGES IS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NWS WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST HAS BEEN ISSUED DAILY AROUND 0200
UTC......0800 UTC...1400 UTC...AND 2000 UTC. THE LAST ISSUANCES
OF THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 30 2008
AROUND 2000 UTC OR 400 PM EDT OR 300 PM CDT. SEE TABLE 1 BELOW
FOR THE LAKES AND PORTS INCLUDED IN THE GREAT LAKES PORT
FORECAST. USERS SHOULD DELETE THE WMO AND AWIPS HEADINGS LISTED
IN TABLE 1 BELOW FROM THEIR DATABASES ON OR SOON AFTER OCTOBER 1
2008 AS PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED UNDER THESE HEADINGS.
LAKE SUPERIOR WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
TWO HARBORS MINNESOTA FZUS53 KDLH CPFDLH
DULUTH HARBOR MINNESOTA FZUS53 KDLH CPFDLH
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KMQT CPFMQT
WHITEFISH POINT MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX
THE SOO LOCKS MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX
LAKE MICHIGAN WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
ESCANABA HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KMQT CPFMQT
FRANKFORT MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX
STURGEON BAY ENTRANCE MICHIGAN FZUS53 KGRB CPFGRB
GREEN BAY WISCONSIN FZUS53 KGRB CPFGRB
MILWAUKEE HARBOR WISCONSIN FZUS53 KMKX CPFMKX
CALUMET RIVER ENTRANCE MICHIGAN FZUS53 KLOT CPFLOT
BURNS HARBOR INDIANA FZUS53 KLOT CPFLOT
ST. JOSEPH HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KIWX CPFIWX
GRAND HAVEN HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KGRR CPFGRR
LAKE HURON WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
CALCITE HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX
ALPENA HARBOR MICHIGAN FZUS53 KAPX CPFAPX
PORT OF SAGINAW MICHIGAN FZUS53 KDTX CPFDTX
PORT HURON MICHIGAN FZUS53 KDTX CPFDTX
THE DETROIT RIVER WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
PORT OF DETROIT FZUS53 KDTX CPFDTX
LAKE ERIE WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
TOLEDO HARBOR FZUS51 KCLE CPFCLE
CLEVELAND HARBOR FZUS51 KCLE CPFCLE
ASHTABULA HARBOR FZUS51 KCLE CPFCLE
BUFFALO HARBOR FZUS51 KBUF CPFBUF
LAKE ONTARIO WMO HEADING AWIPS HEADING
ROCHESTER HARBOR FZUS51 KBUF CPFBUF
OSWEGO HARBOR FZUS51 KBUF CPFBUF
THE EXPERIMENTAL GREAT LAKES PORT FORECASTS HAVE ALSO BEEN
DISSEMINATED VIA THE GREAT LAKES DIGITAL MARINE WEATHER
DISSEMINATION SYSTEM /DMAWDS/ AND ON THE HOME PAGES OF THE GREAT
LAKES WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/SINCE OCTOBER 3, 2006.
THE LAST DAY OF ISSUANCE OF THE GREAT LAKES PORT FORECAST WILL BE
SEPTEMBER 30 2008 AROUND 2000 UTC OR 400 PM EDT OR 300 PM CDT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD MAY THOMAS TOWNSEND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CENTRAL REGION
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
SILVER SPRING MD 20910 KANSAS CITY MO 64153
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXT. 127 816-268-3149
E-MAIL: RICHARD.MAY@xxxxxxxx THOMAS.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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