20070524: coastal water marine zones: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-34...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
1030 AM EDT THU MAY 24 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/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES 

FROM:   THERESE Z. PIERCE 
          MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF 

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED: CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR 
          PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 

CORRECTED URL FOR WFO CARIBOU MARINE WEB PAGE TO:

     HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CAR/MARINE.HTM

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...OR 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...THREE NEW 
COASTAL WATERS MARINE FORECAST ZONES WILL BE DESIGNATED ADJACENT 
TO PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE. THESE ZONES WILL BE CREATED FROM 
THE EXISTING MARINE ZONE NAMED COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO 
STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/. THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW 
FORECASTS AND SHORT FUSED WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE CARIBOU MAINE 
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC. THE NEW 
ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

TABLE 1. WFO CARIBOU PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY MARINE ZONE 
CHANGES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007

PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID 

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS51 KCAR CWFCAR 
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS51 KCAR SMWCAR 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS71 KCAR MWSCAR

TABLE 2.  CURRENT MARINE ZONE AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL 
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 
2007

MARINE ZONE NAMEUGC

COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO              ANZ050
STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NAUTICAL MILES 

TABLE 3.  NEW MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 
2 2007

MARINE ZONE NAMEUGC
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TOANZ050 
SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT MEANZ051 
TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM 

INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROMANZ052 
SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME 

BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE MORE 
SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR NEW MARINE ZONES 
ANZ050...ANZ051...AND ANZ052 MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND 
SOFTWARE. 
 
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 CARIBOU MARINE WEB 
PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

   HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CAR/MARINE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

HENDRICUS LULOFS DON MILLER 
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGEMARINE PROGRAM LEADER 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
810 MAIN STREET EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS 
CARIBOU ME 04736 630 JOHNSON AVENUE 
PHONE: 207-492-0180 EXT. 222BOHEMIA NY 11716 
E MAIL: HENRICUS.LULOFS at NOAA.GOVPHONE: 631-244-0122
 EMAIL:DONALD.J.MILLER at NOAA.GOV

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE 
LOWER CASE/ LETTERS:
  
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM 

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