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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
125 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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	 MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY IN THE 
	 ALBEMARLE SOUND: EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY... JULY 13 2005  
	 AT 00 UTC 

ON WEDNESDAY...JULY 13 2005...AT 00 UTC...NWS WEATHER FORECAST 
OFFICE /WFO/ IN MOREHEAD CITY... NORTH CAROLINA...WILL IMPLEMENT 
A CHANGE TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARY FOR ALBEMARLE SOUND.  THE 
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ FOR ALBEMARLE SOUND IS AMZ130.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE NEW BOUNDARY FOR THE 
ALBEMARLE SOUND MARINE ZONE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE 
FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM

THE CHANGE REDEFINES THE BOUNDARY OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MARINE 
ZONE BY REMOVING THE PORTIONS OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MARINE ZONE 
THAT EXTENDED INTO THE CHOWAN RIVER... PERQUIMANS RIVER...LITTLE 
RIVER...PASQUOTANK RIVER AND THE NORTH RIVER.  

PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. NO 
CHANGES TO THE WMO HEADING OR AWIPS ID FOR THE PRODUCTS 
CONTAINING ALBEMARLE SOUND MARINE ZONE WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT OF 
THIS CHANGE. NO CHANGES TO THE MARINE ZONE NAME NOR UGC... 
ALBEMARLE SOUND /AMZ130/...WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE. 

TABLE 1. WFO MOREHEAD CITY... NORTH CAROLINA /MHX/ PRODUCTS THAT 
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE ALBEMARLE SOUND /AMZ130/ MARINE ZONE 
BOUNDARY CHANGE. 

PRODUCT NAME                    WMO HEADING   	AWIPS ID

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST		FZUS52 KMHX	CWFMHX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING		WHUS52 KMHX	SMWMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT	FZUS72 KMHX	MWSMHX

	
EXISTING CUSTOMERS WILL NOT NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR AWIPS 
OR WMO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM DIRECTORIES.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:

     THOMAS KRIEHN                                     
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE          
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE     
     NEWPORT NC                
     PHONE: 252.223.5122       
     E-MAIL: THOMAS.KRIEHN@NOAA.GOV       


     ANTHONY SIEBERS                                    
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE          
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE     
     WAKEFIELD VA                
     PHONE: 757.899.5730       
     E-MAIL: ANTHONY.SIEBERS@NOAA.GOV       

NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 COASTAL MARINE FORECAST SERVICES IS 
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003010D.PDF

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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