NOUS41 KWBC 191416 CCA PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-23 CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1015 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 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 ELI JACKS CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CORRECTED: CHANGES IN COASTAL WATERS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 CORRECTED FOR TYPO IN TABLE 5 SHORT TERM FORECAST: ORIGINAL WAS KPHI...CORRECTED TO KAKQ. NO OTHER CORRECTIONS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 15 2009 AT 200 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/ OR 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WILL RECONFIGURE ITS MARINE ZONES FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. CURRENTLY TRERE ARE EIGHT MARINE ZONES COVERING THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. MOST OF THE SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO THESE MARINE ZONES WILL BE REMOVED AND MERGED INTO PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES. SIX NEW MARINE ZONES WILL THEN BE CREATED COVERING THE SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES THAT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK HAS IDENTIFIED AS CONTAINING HIGH BOAT TRAFFIC. RECONFIGURATION WILL IMPROVE MARINE WARNINGS... FORECASTS AND SERVICES BY ALLOWING THEM TO BE MORE AREA SPECIFIC. 1. MARINE ZONE WITH UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE /UGC/ DESIGNATOR OF ANZ535... NAMED KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD... WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. 2. MARINE ZONES WITH UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE /UGC/ DESIGNATORS OF ANZ536... NAMED INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND... AND ANZ537... NAMED COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT... COVER THE MIDDLE TO LOWER PORTION OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009... SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL BE REMOVED FROM ANZ536 AND ANZ537 AND MERGED WITH PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES. THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES FROM THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE AFFECTED: VAZ052 VAZ055 VAZ057 MDZ016 MDZ017 THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES FROM THE WAKEFIELD FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE AFFECTED: VAZ075 VAZ077 3. THE MARINE ZONE WITH UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE /UGC/ DESIGNATOR OF ANZ530... NAMED NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND... COVERS THE EXTREME NORTH PORTION OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY. EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009... ANZ530 WILL RETAIN ADJACENT SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES ON THE WESTERN SHORE WHILE SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES ON THE EASTERN SHORE WILL BE MERGED WITH LAND ZONES. THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES FROM THE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE AFFECTED: MDZ008 MDZ012 4. MARINE ZONES WITH UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE /UGC/ DESIGNATORS OF ANZ531... NAMED POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT... ANZ532... NAMED SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH... ANZ533... NAMED NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT... AND ANZ534...NAMED DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT... COVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND SOUTH. EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 SMALL RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL BE REMOVED FROM ANZ531...ANZ532 AND ANZ533 AND MERGED WITH PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES. SIX NEW MARINE ZONES WILL THEN BE CREATED FROM ANZ531... ANZ532... ANZ533 AND ANZ534: ANZ538 PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR ANZ539 CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD ANZ540 EASTERN BAY ANZ541 CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER ANZ542 PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD ANZ543 TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES FROM THE BALTIMORE/ WASHINGTON FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE AFFECTED: MDZ011... MDZ014... MDZ017 AND MDZ018. THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WEATHER ZONES FROM THE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE AFFECTED: MDZ012... MDZ015 AND MDZ019. TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGCS/ FOR WHICH WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON ISSUES FORECASTS AND WARNINGS: CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD ANZ530 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD ANZ531 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD ANZ532 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD ANZ533 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA ANZ534 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD ANZ535 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD ANZ536 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA ANZ537 TABLE 2 BELOW LISTS THE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WHICH WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WILL ISSUE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009. THIS INCLUDES THE SIX NEW MARINE ZONES AND THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES LISTED IN TABLE 1 ABOVE WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED... WITH MODIFICATIONS TO BOUNDARIES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. NEW MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD ANZ530 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD ANZ531 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO TO NORTH BEACH MD ANZ532 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO TO DRUM POINT MD ANZ533 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO TO SMITH POINT VA ANZ534 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO TO INDIAN HEAD MD ANZ535 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO TO COBB ISLAND MD ANZ536 TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA ANZ537 PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR ANZ538 /NEW/ CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD ANZ539 /NEW/ EASTERN BAY ANZ540 /NEW/ CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER ANZ541 /NEW/ PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD ANZ542 /NEW/ TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND ANZ543 /NEW/ TO VIEW GRAPHICAL IMAGES OF THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES LISTED IN TABLE 1...GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/ZONE/EAST/LWXMZ.HTM TO VIEW GRAPHICAL IMAGES OF THE MARINE ZONES FOR WHICH WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WILL ISSUE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009...GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/LWX/MZONE_CHANGE.PHP TABLES 3... 4 AND 5 LIST THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE ZONE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 ISSUED BY WFOS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON... MOUNT HOLLY NJ AND WAKEFIELD VA. TABLE 3. WFO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009: PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS51 KLWX CWFLWX SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS51 KLWX SMWLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS71 KLWX MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS71 KLWX MWWLWX SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS51 KLWX SVRLWX TORNADO WARNING WFUS51 KLWX TORLWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS51 KLWX SVSLWX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KLWX SPSLWX HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KLWX HLSLWX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS61 KLWX WCNLWX ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KLWX ZFPLWX ENHANCED LOCAL FORECAST FEUS71 KLWX EOLLWX SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KLWX NOWLWX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KLWX HWOLWX TABLE 4. WFO MOUNT HOLLY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS51 KPHI SVRPHI TORNADO WARNING WFUS51 KPHI TORPHI SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS51 KPHI SVSPHI SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KPHI SPSPHI HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KPHI HLSPHI WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS61 KPHI WCNPHI ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KPHI ZFPPHI SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KPHI NOWPHI HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KPHI HWOPHI TABLE 5. WFO WAKEFIELD PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2009 PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS51 KAKQ SVRAKQ TORNADO WARNING WFUS51 KAKQ TORAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS51 KAKQ SVSAKQ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS81 KAKQ SPSAKQ HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS81 KAKQ HLSAKQ WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS61 KAKQ WCNAKQ ZONE FORECAST FPUS51 KAKQ ZFPAKQ SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS71 KAKQ NOWAKQ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS41 KAKQ HWOAKQ CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS IN TABLES 3-5. ALSO CUSTOMERS PROVIDING NWS GRAPHIC MARINE FORECASTS MUST DOWNLOAD AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE TO CORRECTLY PROVIDE GRAPHIC MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RECONFIGURATION OF THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ZONES...CONTACT: BRANDON PELOQUIN DON MILLER MARINE PROGRAM LEADER MARINE PROGRAM LEADER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS 44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 630 JOHNSON AVENUE STERLING, VA 20166 BOHEMIA, NY 11716 703-260-0107 631-244-0122 BRANDON.PELOQUIN@NOAA.GOV DONALD.J.MILLER@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN