Month: September 2004

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS-September 07, 2004

Fifth Coast Guard District   LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS MONTHLY EDITION September 07, 2004 NORTH CAROLINA – INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (ICW) – WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH– BRIDGE CLOSURE The Wrightsville Beach Bridge, at ICW mile 283.1, across the North Carolina Cut will be closed to vessel traffic, on Saturday, September 18, 2004, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. to […]

NOAA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF EL NIÃâ€Ã

NOAA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF EL NIÑO Sept. 10, 2004 — NOAA declared today that El Niño is back but this time around in a weaker state. “El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are expected to last through early 2005,” said Jim Laver, director of the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. “At […]

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Regional Advisory Committee

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Regional Advisory Committee PUBLIC MEETING NOTICENotice is hereby given that the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Board Meeting Room located at 153 Courthouse Road in Currituck, NC.The Committee […]

NTSB TO ASSESS STATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE HIGHWAY

NTSB TO ASSESS STATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE HIGHWAYAND BOATING DEATHS AT SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING************************************************************The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.The meeting will focus on a discussion of the NTSB’s “Most Wanted List” of […]

SCIENTISTS GATHER DATA DURING FRANCES TO SAVE LIVES, PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO ADVANC

SCIENTISTS GATHER DATA DURING FRANCES TO SAVE LIVES, PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO ADVANCE RESEARCH Sept. 7, 2004 — During the trek across the Atlantic of Hurricane Frances, NOAA collected specialized data that are required to support forecasting operations at the NOAA Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., that go into the watches and warnings that help […]

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force To Meet September 14-15 in Miami, FL

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force To Meet September 14-15 in Miami, FLThe United States Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interiorannounce a public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF)September 14-15, in Miami, FL. Through the coordinated efforts of itsmembers, including representatives of 12 federal agencies, the governors ofseven states and […]

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given that the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, September 13, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the C-MAST Building, 303 College Circle, Room 305, Morehead City, NC. The C-MAST facility […]

PUBLIC MEETING UPDATE / CORRECTION

PUBLIC MEETING UPDATE / CORRECTION The Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting that was to be held on Monday September 27, 2004 at 1:30 will now be held on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 1:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held at the Archdale Building on the 14th floor in conference room 3.  Sorry for any confusion […]

DARIN FIGURSKEY TO OVERSEE NOAAââ‚ÂÂÂ

DARIN FIGURSKEY TO OVERSEE NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Darin Figurskey has been appointed meteorologist-in-charge of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Figurskey replaces Stephen Harned, who recently retired. The Raleigh office is one of 122 NWS Weather Forecast Offices in […]

STRIPED BASS MEETING TO BE HELD SEPT. 7

STRIPED BASS MEETING TO BE HELD SEPT. 7 MOREHEAD CITY – A public meeting to discuss the upcoming commercial striped bass season in the Atlantic Ocean will be held Sept. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Roanoke Festival Park in Manteo. This year the total allowable catch for the commercial ocean season is 480,000 pounds. […]