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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. PIERCECHIEF...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.PDFTHE 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 SRFAPXCUSTOMERS 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 SERVICEMARINE 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. 127 816-268-3149RICHARD.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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