20061116: coastal waters marine zones-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 161326
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
825 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006

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/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
  MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT:  CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS
          OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 3 2007 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...OR 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...TWO NEW COASTAL 
WATERS MARINE FORECAST ZONES WILL BE DESIGNATED ADJACENT TO LONG 
ISLAND NEW YORK. THESE ZONES WILL BE CREATED FROM PORTIONS OF 
SEVERAL EXISTING MARINE ZONES. THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS 
AND SHORT FUSED WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE UPTON NEW YORK WEATHER 
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC.

1.  CURRENTLY THE COASTAL MARINE ZONE WITH UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC 
COORDINATE /UGC/ DESIGNATOR OF ANZ330...NAMED LONG ISLAND SOUND 
EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY...COVERS THE EASTERN LONG 
ISLAND SOUND ALONG WITH THE PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS.  

EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007...PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS WILL BE 
SEPARATED FROM ANZ330.  THE NEW COASTAL MARINE ZONE...WITH A UGC 
DESIGNATION OF ANZ340...WILL BE NAMED PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS.

2.  CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE COASTAL MARINE ZONES ADJACENT TO THE 
SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND AS FOLLOWS:  ANZ355...NAMED SANDY HOOK 
NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM...ANZ353...NAMED FIRE ISLAND 
INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM...AND ANZ 350...NAMED 
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM.  CURRENTLY THE 
WATERS INSIDE THE BARRIER ISLANDS FROM JONES INLET EASTWARD 
THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY ARE INCLUDED IN THE FORECASTS FOR THE 
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OUT 20 NM.  

EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007...ALL WATERS INSIDE THE BARRIER ISLANDS 
FROM JONES INLET EASTWARD THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY...INCLUDING SOUTH 
OYSTER...GREAT SOUTH AND MORICHES BAYS...WILL BE SEPARATED FROM 
THE EXISTING ATLANTIC OCEAN MARINE ZONES. THE NEW COASTAL MARINE 
ZONE...WITH A UGC DESIGNATION OF ANZ345...WILL BE KNOWN IN 
FORECAST PRODUCTS AS SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH 
SHINNECOCK BAY.

THE TWO NEW MARINE ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. ALL EXISTING 
MARINE ZONES WILL CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED...WITH MODIFICATIONS AS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE TO THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF MARINE ZONES 
ANZ330... ANZ350...ANZ353 AND ANZ355.
 
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE MORE 
SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR NEW MARINE ZONES 
ANZ340 AND ANZ345 MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. 
CUSTOMERS RECEIVING INFORMATION FOR THE UNAFFECTED PORTIONS OF 
EXISTING MARINE ZONES WILL NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. TABLE 2 
SUMMARIZES THE NWS PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.  

TABLE 1. NEW MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007:

ZONE NAME      UGC DESIGNATOR

PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS       ANZ340

SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET       ANZ345
THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY

TABLE 2. WFO UPTON PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE ZONE CHANGES 
EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2007:
 
PRODUCT NAME                   WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST        FZUS51 KOKX    CWFOKX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING         WHUS51 KOKX    SMWOKX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT       FZUS71 KOKX    MWSOKX

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARIES FOR 
THESE MARINE ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING 
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
   
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM

MAPS SHOWING THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES AFFECTED BY THE UPCOMING 
CHANGES AND THE NEW ZONES ARE POSTED ON THE WFO UPTON MARINE PAGE 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/OKX/MARINE.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

MICHAEL WYLLIE               DON MILLER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE       MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
175 BROOKHAVEN AVENUE  EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
C/O BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB  630 JOHNSON AVENUE
UPTON NY 11973         BOHEMIA NY 11716
631-924-0517            631-244-0122
EMAIL: MICHAEL.WYLLIE at NOAA.GOV  DON.MILLER at NOAA.GOV
                                          
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE 
LOWER CASE/ 

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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