[nws-changes] 20131104: Fwd: ex[ web based graphicast prod to transition-exp to operational status ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20131104: Fwd: ex[ web based graphicast prod to transition-exp to operational status ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:56:24 -0700

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Service Change Notice 13-69
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
945 AM EST Mon Nov 4 2013

To:       Subscribers:
          -Family of Services
          -NOAA Weather Wire Service
          -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
          -NOAAPORT
          -Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:     Mark Tew
          Chief, Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch

Subject:  Experimental Web Based Graphicast Product To Transition
          From Experimental Status to Operational Status
          Effective December 10, 2013

Effective Tuesday December 10, 2013, the National Hurricane
Centers Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) will
transition its Web Based Graphicast of event-driven significant
marine weather for its offshore and high seas areas of
responsibility from experimental to operational status.  These
forecast parameters may include:

Surface (10-m) winds
Significant wave heights
Primary swell height, period and direction
Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) of synoptic scale features
Warning Hazard Areas (Gale, Storm, Hurricane Force)
Fog
Volcanic ash
Significant precipitation

This product will continue to be generated by TAFB daily at
approximately 0000 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) and posted to
the National Hurricane Center website:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine_forecasts.shtml

A comprehensive description of the gridded marine forecast
product is posted at:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgraphicast.shtml

If you have comments or questions please contact:

Hugh Cobb
Chief, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch
National Hurricane Center
Hugh.Cobb@xxxxxxxx
305-229-4454

National Public Information Statements are online at:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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