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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
732 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES
BRANCH
SUBJECT: NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN MARQUETTE
AND GAYLORD MICHIGAN WILL ISSUE SURF ZONE
FORECASTS WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2010
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 1 2010 AT 1100 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ OR 0700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/
WFOS MARQUETTE AND GAYLORD MICHIGAN WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE
SURF ZONE FORECASTS /SRFS/ WITH RIP CURRENT INFORMATION.
WFOS MARQUETTE AND GAYLORD WILL ISSUE THE SRF DAILY AT 0700
EDT FOR RIP CURRENT RISKS...LOW/MODERATE/HIGH...DURING THE
SUMMER SWIMMING SEASON IN LIEU OF A LAKESHORE HAZARD
MESSAGE /CFW/.
WFO MARQUETTE WILL ISSUE THE SRF FOR THE SHORES OF ALGER
AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES.
WFO GAYLORD WILL ISSUE THE SRF FOR THE SHORES OF ALL THEIR
COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING
CHIPPEWA MACKINAC MANISTEE BENZIE LEELANAU
ANTRIM CHARLEVOIX EMMET IOSCO ARENAC
CHEBOYGAN ALPENA ALCONA PRESQUE ISLE
GRAND TRAVERSE
THE LAST SRFS OF THE SEASON ISSUED BY WFOS MARQUETTE AND
GAYLORD WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 30 2010.
REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE
GOVERNING SURF ZONE FORECASTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003010CURR.PDF
REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-320 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGES AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003020CURR.PDF
THE SURF ZONE IS THE AREA OF WATER BETWEEN THE HIGH WATER
OR TIDE LEVEL ON THE BEACH AND THE SEAWARD SIDE OF
BREAKING WAVES. SELECT GREAT LAKES WFOS ISSUE THE SURF
ZONE FORECAST DURING THE SUMMER SWIMMING SEASON.
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SRFS ISSUED BY
WFOS MARQUETTE AND GAYLORD.
ISSUING WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
MARQUETTE MI FZUS53 KMQT SRFMQT
GAYLORD MI FZUS53 KAPX SRFAPX
CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN THIS NEW PRODUCT WILL NEED TO ADD
THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS SHOWN ABOVE TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD MAY THOMAS TOWNSEND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES CENTRAL REGION
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
SILVER SPRING MD 20910 KANSAS CITY MO 64153
301-713-1677 EXT. 127 816-268-3149
RICHARD.MAY@xxxxxxxx TOM.TOWNSEND@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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