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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT MON APR 22 2002
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 PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: WESTERN REGION MARINE WEATHER RELATED PRODUCTS CHANGE
TO END-STATE WMO/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...EFFECTIVE
MAY 29 2002
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MAY 29 2002...AT 5 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME
/PDT/ OR 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...SEVEN NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL COMPLETE
TRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR THEIR MARINE WEATHER FORECASTS...
WARNINGS...AND OTHER PRODUCTS. THE SECOND LINE OF THE PRODUCT
HEADER...KNOWN AS THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE CHANGED TO
REFLECT MODERN SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS. FOR EXAMPLE...LAX
/LOS ANGELES/ WILL BECOME LOX...ETC. SEE TABLE 1 FOR A LIST OF
AFFECTED PRODUCTS.
MANY OF THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1 EXIST TODAY AND ARE NOT NEW. THE
MAJORITY OF CHANGES TAKING PLACE MAY 29 RELATED TO THE WMO AND
AWIPS IDENTIFIERS OF THESE EXISTING PRODUCTS.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS MARINE WEATHER
PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE WESTERN U.S. MAKE SURE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADERS
LISTED. FAILURE TO DO SO...BEGINNING MAY 29...WILL PREVENT HIGH
PRIORITY MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED
AUDIENCE.
TABLE 1 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS /NEW AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
FZUS56 KSEW CWFSEA FZUS56 KSEW CWFSEW
FZUS56 KPQR CWFPDX FZUS56 KPQR CWFPQR
FZUS56 KMTR CWFSFO FZUS56 KMTR CWFMTR
FZUS56 KLOX CWFLAX FZUS56 KLOX CWFLOX
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS /NEW WMO HEADERS AND AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
FZUS68 KSEA CFWSEA WHUS46 KSEW CFWSEW
FZUS68 KPDX CFWPDX WHUS46 KPQR CFWPQR
FZUS68 KMFR CFWMFR WHUS46 KMFR CFWMFR
FZUS68 KEKA CFWEKA WHUS46 KEKA CFWEKA
FZUS68 KSFO CFWSFO WHUS46 KMTR CFWMTR
FZUS68 KLAX CFWLAX WHUS46 KLOX CFWLOX
FZUS68 KSAN CFWSAN WHUS46 KSGX CFWSGX
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS /NEW AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
WHUS56 KSEW SMWSEA WHUS56 KSEW SMWSEW
WHUS56 KPQR SMWPDX WHUS56 KPQR SMWPQR
WHUS56 KMTR SMWSFO WHUS56 KMTR SMWMTR
WHUS56 KLOX SMWLAX WHUS56 KLOX SMWLOX
WHUS56 KSGX SMWSAN WHUS56 KSGX SMWSGX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS /NEW AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
FZUS76 KSEW MWSSEA FZUS76 KSEW MWSSEW
FZUS76 KPQR MWSPDX FZUS76 KPQR MWSPQR
FZUS76 KMTR MWSSFO FZUS76 KMTR MWSMTR
FZUS76 KLOX MWSLAX FZUS76 KLOX MWSLOX
FZUS76 KSGX MWSSAN FZUS76 KSGX MWSSGX
SURF ZONE FORECASTS /NEW PRODUCTS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
N/A N/A FZUS56 KSEW SRFSEW
N/A N/A FZUS56 KPQR SRFPQR
N/A N/A FZUS56 KMFR SRFMFR
N/A N/A FZUS56 KEKA SRFEKA
N/A N/A FZUS56 KMTR SRFMTR
N/A N/A FZUS56 KLOX SRFLOX
N/A N/A FZUS56 KSGX SRFSGX
COAST GUARD OBSERVATIONS /NEW WMO HEADERS AND AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SXUS40 KSEA CGRSEA SXUS86 KSEW CGRSEW
SXUS86 KMTR CGRSFO SXUS86 KMTR CGRMTR
SXUS86 KLOX CGRLAX SXUS86 KL0X CGRLOX
SXUS08 KSAN CGRSAN SXUS86 KSGX CGRSGX
PLAIN LANGUAGE SHIP REPORTS /NEW WMO HEADERS AND AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SXVD40 KNMW PLSSEA SXVD86 KSEW PLSSEW
SXVD86 KPQR PLSAST SXVD86 KPQR PLSPQR
N/A N/A SXVD86 KEKA PLSEKA /NEW
PRODUCT/
SXVD86 KMTR PLSSFO SXVD86 KMTR PLSMTR
SXVD86 KLOX PLSLAX SXVD86 KLOX PLSLOX
N/A N/A SXVD86 KSGX PLSSGX /NEW
PRODUCT/
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDMENTS /NEW WMO HEADERS AND AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SEUS46 KSEW TMASEA SEUS56 KSEW TMASEW
SEUS46 KPQR TMAPDX SEUS56 KPQR TMAPQR
SEUS46 KMTR TMASFO SEUS56 KMTR TMAMTR
SEUS46 KLOX TMALAX SEUS56 KLOX TMALOX
SEUS46 KSGX TMASAN SEUS56 KSGX TMASGX
TIDE MESSAGE /NEW AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SOUS46 KSGX TIDSAN SOUS46 KSGX TIDSGX
OTHER SURFACE OBSERVATIONS /NEW AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SXUS56 KLOX OSOLAX SXUS56 KLOX OSOLOX
OTHER MARINE REPORTS /NEW WMO HEADERS AND AWIPS IDS/
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
HEADER AWIPS ID HEADER AWIPS ID
----------- -------- ----------- --------
SXUS42 KSEA OMRHQM SXUS86 KSEW OMRSEW
SXVD86 KLOX OMRSGX SXUS86 KSGX OMRSGX
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE
CALL YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE METEOROLOGIST IN
CHARGE AT THE PHONE NUMBER BELOW:
NWS SEATTLE-TACOMA WA 206-526-6095
NWS PORTLAND OR 503-326-2340
NWS MEDFORD OR 541-776-4303
NWS EUREKA CA 707-443-6484
NWS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 831-656-1725
NWS LOS ANGELES 805-988-6615
NWS SAN DIEGO 858-675-8700
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/
www.nws.noaa.gov/om.notif.htm
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