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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1110 AM EDT MON APR 7 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
	  -FAMILY OF SERVICES
	  -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
	  -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN 
          THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE 
          FORECAST /NSH/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008 

REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-27: TRANSMITTED
	  APR 7 2008

ON TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2008 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/... THE CWF AND NSH PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER CARRY OPERATIONAL 
VTEC. OPERATIONAL VTEC WILL BE CARRIED IN THE MARINE WEATHER 
MESSAGE /MWW/ PRODUCT. THE MWW PRODUCT WILL SERVE AS THE DEDICATED 
LONG DURATION MARINE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY BULLETIN AND WILL 
CONTAIN ALL THE VTEC INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN THE CWF AND 
NSH. SELECTED WFOS HAVE BEEN ISSUING THE MWW EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE 
AUGUST 1 2007.

PLEASE SEE SCN 08-27... DATED APR 7 2008... FOR MORE INFORMATION 
ON THE NEW OPERATIONAL MWW PRODUCT EFFECTIVE AUG 5  2008.  

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE MWW PRODUCT AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE 
NEW FORMAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/MWW

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    MARK TEW
    NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
    MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
    1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13118
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
    PHONE:  301-713-1677 EXTENSION 103
    E-MAIL: MARK.TEW@NOAA.GOV
	
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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