NOUS41 KWBC 311918 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-39 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 330 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2001 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 14 2001 ...COASTAL WATERS EXTENDED FORECAST UGC CODE NO LONGER NECESSARY... BEGINNING FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 2001 AT 330 AM EDT.../0730 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA WILL BEGIN ISSUING DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS /CWF/ OUT TO FIVE DAYS. CURRENTLY...THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PROVIDES DETAILED MARINE WEATHER FORECASTS OUT TO TWO DAYS...WITH A GENERAL OUTLOOK COVERING DAYS THREE TO FIVE. RECENT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE LED TO MORE RELIABLE COMPUTER MODELS AND IMPROVED LONG AND SHORT RANGE MARINE FORECASTS. THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS WILL PROVIDE BETTER PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE MARINE COMMUNITY. WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST WILL HAVE A FORMAT SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TWO-DAY MARINE FORECAST. THE SYNOPSIS AND OUTLOOK WILL BE COMBINED INTO ONE COMPLETE SYNOPSIS WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE FIVE-DAY PERIOD. THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE: NWS OFFICE WMO HEADER AWIPS ID PIL WAKEFIELD VA FZUS51 KAKQ CWFAKQ WBCCWFAKQ IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED FORECAST UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ FOR THIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST WILL BECOME OBSOLETE...AS THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE 5 DAY MARINE FORECAST. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REMOVE THE OLD UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ FROM YOUR SYSTEM. THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS UGC CHANGE ARE: NWS OFFICE/ PIL/ WMO HEADER/ OLD OUTLOOK OLD OUTLOOK AWIPS ID UGC DESCRIPTOR WAKEFIELD VA/ ANZ699 OUTLOOK FOR FENWICK WBCCWFAKQ/ ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK FZUS51 KAKQ/ BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM CWFAKQ INCLUDING SOUTH CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS...THE ONLY CHANGES NEEDED TO YOUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ARE THOSE RELATED TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ NOTED ABOVE. NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE CUSTOMERS...FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK CUSTOMERS... AND INTERNET USERS /WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/FORECAST.HTM/ WILL NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. TO REPEAT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA WILL BEGIN ISSUING DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS /CWF/ OUT TO FIVE DAYS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 2001. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT: BILL SAMMLER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST OR TONY SIEBERS METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 10009 GENERAL MAHONE HWY. WAKEFIELD VA 23888-2742 PHONE: 757-899-4200 EXT 223 OR 222 E-MAIL: WILLIAM.SAMMLER@NOAA.GOV OR ANTHONY.SIEBERS@NOAA.GOV ...NOTES TO INTERNET USERS... FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AND OTHER MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE/: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/forecast.htm THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/: http://www.nws.noaa/gov/om/notif.htm END NNNN