20001009: Ice Program-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001009: Ice Program-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 07:11:40 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-95
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
140 PM EDT FRI OCT 6 2000

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  CHANGE TO GREAT LAKES ICE PROGRAM...EFFECTIVE BEGINNING
          OF THE 2000-2001 ICE SEASON

BEGINNING WITH THE ONSET OF THE 2000-2001 ICE SEASON...GREAT
LAKES ICE FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ CLEVELAND THREE TIMES PER WEEK.  ISSUANCES ARE SCHEDULED
FOR 330 PM LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY...WEDNESDAY...AND FRIDAY.
PREVIOUSLY...THE GREAT LAKES ICE FORECAST WAS ISSUED DAILY.  THIS
CHANGE WAS MADE AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAJOR GREAT LAKES USERS.
NO CHANGE IN PRODUCT FORMAT OR IDENTIFIERS IS ANTICIPATED.  THE
WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT IS FZUS81 KCLE.  THE NINE-CHARACTER
PIL IDENTIFIER IS CLEICELIO.

IN ADDITION...WFOS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIOUS OPEN LAKES
FORECASTS WILL ISSUE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS BETWEEN ICE
FORECAST ISSUANCES TO ALERT USERS TO ANY UNFORECAST WEATHER
ACTIVITY THAT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT ICE FORMATION OR
DETERIORATION ON THEIR LAKE.  THE NWS OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
GREAT LAKES ARE:

          NWS OFFICE               RESPONSIBLE FOR GREAT LAKE
          WFO MARQUETTE            LAKE SUPERIOR
          WFO CHICAGO              LAKE MICHIGAN
          WFO DETROIT/PONTIAC      LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR
          WFO CLEVELAND            LAKE ERIE
          WFO BUFFALO              LAKE ONTARIO

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

     MR. ROBERT JACOBSON
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
     1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY #14110
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND  20910
     PHONE: /301/ 713-1677 EXTENSION 108 /M-F 730 AM - 400 PM/

THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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