NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE TEXT PRODUCTS NEARSHORE FORECASTS by ZONE for the GREAT LAKES **** IMPORTANT NOTICES **** Effective September 07, 2016, the address of the FTPMAIL service changed from ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov to NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov. If you restrict incoming e-mail as a means of preventing spam, you must configure your e-mail system to allow mail from NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov Please note, as a further option, these zone forecasts are available as part of the complete Neashore Forecast for those zones. See the FTPMAIL "help" file for information on downloading directory file marine3.txt Read the help file carefully - 99% of errors using FTPMAIL are simple typo's, incorrect capitalization, failure to send in plain text format, leading or trailing spaces, or failure to set up any spam filters properly. The "help" file contains a more detailed description of the FTPMAIL system and available products. To obtain a copy of the FTPMAIL "help" file. -In plain text format- Send an e-mail to: NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov Subject Line: Put anything you like Body: help These instructions are subject to revision....download frequently. ********** This file is intended to assist mariners using the FTPMAIL system which is used to obtain National Weather Service products via e-mail. The following is an example in the use of the FTPMAIL system. NOTE CAPITALIZATION! -In plain text format- Send an e-mail to: ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov Subject Line: Put anything you like Body: open cd data cd forecasts cd marine cd near_shore cd ls get lsz140.txt get lsz141.txt quit NEARSHORE FORECASTS by ZONE for the GREAT LAKES Please note that many zones will contain identical forecast information at times. Nearshore zones for the Great Lakes extend 5 NM from shore These files may be found in directories: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/great_lakes/ls (lh,lo,le etc) http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/great_lakes/ls DULUTH Forecast Office LSZ140 Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN LSZ141 Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN LSZ142 Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN LSZ143 Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN LSZ144 Two Harbors to Duluth MN LSZ145 Duluth MN to Port Wing WI LSZ146 Port Wing to Sand Island WI LSZ147 Sand Island to Bayfield WI LSZ121 Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI LSZ148 Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI MARQUETTE Forecast Office LSZ240 Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI LSZ241 Black River to Ontonagon MI LSZ242 Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI LSZ243 Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI LSZ244 Eagle River to Manitou Island MI LSZ245 Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI LSZ246 Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI LSZ247 Lower Entrance of Portage Canal to Huron Islands MI including Keweenaw and Huron Bays LSZ248 Huron Islands to Marquette MI LSZ249 Marquette to Munising MI LSZ250 Munising to Grand Marais MI LSZ251 Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI LMZ221 Green Bay north of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage LMZ248 Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI LMZ250 5 NM east of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage GAYLORD Forecast Office LSZ321 Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion) Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI LSZ322 St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay LMZ341 Seul Choix Point to 5 NM west of Mackinac Bridge LMZ342 Norwood MI to 5 NM west of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay LMZ323 Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI LMZ344 Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI LMZ345 Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI LMZ346 Manistee to Point Betsie MI LHZ345 Straits of Mackinac within 5 NM of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island LHZ346 St. Ignace to False Detour Channel LHZ347 5 NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island LHZ348 Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary LHZ349 Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI DETROIT Forecast Office LHZ421 Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay LHZ422 Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI LHZ441 Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI LHZ442 Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI LHZ443 Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI LCZ422 St. Clair River LCZ423 Detroit River LCZ460 Lake St. Clair Open Lake (U.S. Portion) LEZ444 Michigan waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI GREEN BAY Forecast Office LMZ521 Green Bay south of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage and north of a line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI LMZ522 Green Bay south of a line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI LMZ541 Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI LMZ542 Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI LMZ543 Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI MILWAUKEE - SULLIVAN Forecast Office LMZ643 Sheboygan to Port Washington WI LMZ644 Port Washington to North Point Light WI LMZ645 North Point Light to Wind Point WI LMZ646 Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL CHICAGO Forecast Office LMZ740 Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL LMZ741 Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL LMZ742 Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL LMZ743 Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN LMZ744 Gary to Burns Harbor IN LMZ745 Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN NORTHERN INDIANA Forecast Office LMZ046 Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI LMZ043 New Buffalo MI to St. Joseph MI GRAND RAPIDS Forecast Office LMZ844 St Joseph to South Haven MI LMZ845 South Haven to Holland MI LMZ846 Holland to Grand Haven MI LMZ847 Grand Haven to Whitehall MI LMZ848 Whitehall to Pentwater MI LMZ849 Pentwater to Manistee MI CLEVELAND Forecast Office LEZ142 Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH LEZ143 Reno Beach to The Islands OH LEZ144 The Islands to Vermilion OH LEZ145 Vermilion to Avon Point OH LEZ146 Avon Point to Willowick OH LEZ147 Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH LEZ148 Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH LEZ149 Conneaut OH to Ripley NY BUFFALO Forecast Office LEZ040 Ripley to Dunkirk NY LEZ041 Dunkirk to Buffalo NY LEZ020 Buffalo Harbor and the Upper Niagara River LOZ042 Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY LOZ043 Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY LOZ044 Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY LOZ045 Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River SLZ022 St. Lawrence River above Ogdensburg NY SLZ024 St. Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to St. Regis NY If you have access to the World Wide Web be certain to check out the following webpages. See these pages for further links. http://www.nws.noaa.gov NWS Homepage http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm NWS Marine Page cell.weather.gov Cellphone page mobile.weather.gov Mobile Page Author: Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch, W/AFS26 National Weather Service Feedback or questions: marine.weather@noaa.gov Last Modified Dec 12, 2014 Document URL: http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/marine8.txt ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/marine8.txt