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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
906 AM 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
	    CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:    MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION: CALIFORNIA COASTAL 
            WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS OUT 
            TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007  

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007 AT 0900 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT 
TIME /PDT/ OR 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...MARINE 
FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN MONTEREY 
CALIFORNIA WILL BE RECONFIGURED TO ACCOUNT FOR DIFFERENCES IN 
WEATHER AND CLIMATOLOGY FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST... 
EXTENDING FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS. THE NEW 
MARINE ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

TABLE 1. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND 
CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/.

PRODUCT NAME                   WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST        FZUS56 KMTR	CWFMTR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING         WHUS56 KMTR	SMWMTR
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT       FZUS76 KMTR	MWSMTR

TABLE 2. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC THAT WILL BE 
REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007.

MARINE ZONE NAME				UGC

POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM		PZZ550

PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS		PZZ555
TO 20 NM

TABLE 3.  NEW MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 
2 2007.

MARINE ZONE NAME				UGC

COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT 	PZZ540
REYES CALIFORNIA OUT TO 20 NM					

COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON  	PZZ545
POINT CALIFORNIA OUT TO 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM PIGEON POINT TO POINT	PZZ560
PINOS CALIFORNIA OUT TO 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT	PZZ565
PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA OUT TO 20 NM

THE REMAINING MARINE ZONES SERVED BY WFO MONTEREY WILL REMAIN THE 
SAME. 

BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS...CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE 
MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR NEW MARINE 
ZONES PZZ540...PZZ545...PZZ560...AND PZZ565 MUST REPROGRAM 
AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.   

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARY FOR THE 
NEW AND CHANGED 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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

DAVID REYNOLDS			JEFF LORENS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE		MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE	NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5	125 S. STATE ST.
MONTEREY, CA  93943-5505	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84138-1102
                                          
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE 
LOWER CASE/ 

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

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