####018002106#### NOUS41 KBUF 201202 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-210015- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 802 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 ...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK CONTINUES... The National Weather Service in partnership with the National Safe Boating Council has declared May 18 through May 24 2024 National Safe Boating Week to help promote safe boating practices across the Great Lakes and on inland lakes and waterways. Today's topic is safe navigation in dense fog. Don't be caught in a fog, especially on the water. Fog can create very low visibility, making safe navigation difficult for boaters. Fog is formed when the atmosphere becomes saturated near the surface, essentially creating a cloud at the surface. Fog is common on the Great Lakes during the spring and early summer when water temperatures are still cold. Warm air masses from adjoining land areas flow over the lake and are cooled to saturation by the cold lake water, forming a layer of marine fog over the lake. Fog is common on smaller inland lakes and rivers during late summer and fall, when cooler nighttime temperatures interact with the still warm water, resulting in saturated air and fog. If your boat is shrouded in fog, reduce your speed and ensure everyone on board is wearing a life jacket. Display navigation lights and sound warning signals for limited visibility following navigation safety rules. You can anchor in a safe location and wait until visibility improves. You can also recruit your passengers to act as lookouts to watch and listen for signals or sounds from other vessels, or the sound of breaking waves. Remember that safe boating is no accident. Consider staying in port when dense fog is occuring or forecast. Check the latest forecast before heading out on the water, and be aware of the conditions that are favorable for fog development. For more information about boating safety visit weather.gov/safety/safeboating-week and safeboatingcampaign.com $$ ####018003858#### NOUS41 KNHC 201204 PNSNHC Public Information Statement NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees From: Greg Schoor, Chief Marine, Tropical and Tsunami Services Branch Subject: National Tropical Cyclone Watch Warning Product (TCV) Collaboration Testing May 20-24, 2024 (backup week: June 3-7) The NWS National Hurricane Center (NHC), Ocean Prediction Center (OPC), and Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) in the NWS Eastern Region, Southern Region, and Western Region will perform internal testing of the National Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning (TCV) product collaboration process daily from Monday, May 20, 2024, through Friday, May 24, 2024. Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 7, is the designated backup week. Internal testing will begin at approximately 1600 GMT and terminate at 1900 GMT daily during the scheduled test days. Internal TCV test products are not intended to be released externally through NWS dissemination and communication systems. The text products affected by collaboration testing are the National Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning (TCV) products issued under the following AWIPS Product Identifiers (PIL) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Identifiers (ID): TCV Product AWIPS PIL WMO ID ------------ --------- ------- Atlantic National TCV TCVAT/1-5/ WTNT/81-85/ KNHC East Pacific National TCV TCVEP/1-5/ WTPZ/81-85/ KNHC In addition, the following National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) elements will be created for this test: - Tropical cyclone wind probabilities (incremental and cumulative) for 34 kt, 50 kt, and 64 kt - Hazard grid (including tropical storm, hurricane, and storm surge hazards) The NWS will continue periodic internal tropical software testing during the remainder of 2024. The national TCV product will contain a summary of collaborated wind and/or storm surge watches and warnings, depicted by NWS-defined geographic zones. NWS WFOs participating in the national TCV product collaboration tests are listed below by NWS Region: NWS – Eastern Region Albany, NY (ALY) Boston, MA (BOX) Binghamton, NY (BGM) Burlington, VT (BTV) Caribou, ME (CAR) Charleston, SC (CHS) Gray/Portland, ME (GYX) Mount Holly, NJ (PHI) Newport/Morehead City, NC (MHX) New York, NY (OKX) State College, PA (CTP) Sterling, VA (LWX) Wakefield, VA (AKQ) Wilmington, NC (ILM) Columbia, SC (CAE) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) Raleigh-Durham, NC (RAH) Blacksburg/Roanoke, VA (RNK) NWS – Southern Region Atlanta, GA (FFC) Austin-San Antonio, TX (EWX) Birmingham, AL (BMX) Brownsville, TX (BRO) Corpus Christi, TX (CRP) Fort Worth, TX (FWD) Houston, TX (HGX) Jackson, MS (JAN) Jacksonville, FL (JAX) Key West, FL (KEY) Lake Charles, LA (LCH) Little Rock, AR (LZK) Melbourne, FL (MLB) Miami, FL (MFL) Mobile, AL (MOB) Morristown, TN (MRX) New Orleans, LA (LIX) San Juan, PR (SJU) Shreveport, LA (SHV) Tallahassee, FL (TAE) Tampa Bay Area, FL (TBW) NWS – Western Region Los Angeles, CA (LOX) San Diego, CA (SGX) For more information, please contact: Jessica Schauer NWS Tropical Services Program Manager National Weather Service Miami, FL 305-229-4476 Tropical.Program@noaa.gov National Public Information Statements are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/