NOUS41 KWBC 231750 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-34 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 150 PM EDT WED MAY 23 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: CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST MAINE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 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/ TO BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007 MARINE ZONE NAME UGC 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 NAME UGC COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO ANZ050 SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME ANZ051 TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM ANZ052 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.SHTML IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: HENDRICUS LULOFS DON MILLER METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE MARINE 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. 222 BOHEMIA NY 11716 E MAIL: HENRICUS.LULOFS@NOAA.GOV PHONE: 631-244-0122 EMAIL:DONALD.J.MILLER@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 $$ NNNN