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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

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

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

SUBJECT:  DELAY IN SIMULTANEOUS DISCONTINUATION OF VALID TIME EVENT
          CODE IN COASTAL WATERS AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECASTS AND
          IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT

REFER TO: SCN08-26 DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE
          /VTEC/ IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE
          MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008

          SCN 08-27 OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE
          WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008

THE SIMULTANEOUS DISCONTINUANCE OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE IN THE 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ 
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ HAS BEEN 
DELAYED FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2008 TO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 2008.  THE 
IMPLEMENTATION TIME REMAINS THE SAME...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/.

THE IMPLEMENTATION DELAY IS DUE TO THE DECLARATION OF A REGIONAL 
/FOR SOUTHERN REGION/ CRITICAL WEATHER DAY /CWD/ FOR TROPICAL STORM 
EDOUARD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 
PLEASE CONTACT:

MARK TEW
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 13118
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1867 EXT. 103
MARK.TEW@NOAA.GOV

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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