20021106: Alaska Coastal Waters Fcst Prod

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• Subject: 20021106: Alaska Coastal Waters Fcst Prod
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 15:16:35 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST WED NOV 6 2002

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
         MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
         SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
         CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGES TO ALASKA REGION COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
         PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2003

ON JANUARY 7 2003...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FORECAST
OFFICES IN ALASKA WILL MODIFY THE COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS
/CWF/ PRODUCT TO PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL IN THE EXTENDED
/3-5 DAY/ PORTION OF THE CWF.  THIS IS A CUSTOMER-DRIVEN
CHANGE THAT REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP IN A SERIES OF
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE TO THE ALASKA MARINE FORECAST
PRODUCT SUITE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

NOTE:  THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS CHANGE AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM NWS FORECAST OFFICES IN
ALASKA.

IN THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTION OF THE CWF...THE WIND
DIRECTION FORECAST WILL BE ADDED TO THE WIND SPEED FORECAST
IN EACH FORECAST PERIOD OF THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTION.
THE FOLLOWING CWF PRODUCTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:

    NWS OFFICE     WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
    ANCHORAGE      FZAK62 PANC    CWF062
    ANCHORAGE      FZAK63 PANC    CWF063
    ANCHORAGE      FZAK64 PANC    CWF064
    ANCHORAGE      FZAK65 PANC    CWF065
    FAIRBANKS      FZAK66 PAFA    CWF066
    JUNEAU         FZAK61 PAJN    CWF061
    YAKUTAT        FZAK47 PAYA    CWFYAK
    KODIAK         FZAK48 PADQ    CWFADQ
    VALDEZ         FZAK48 PAVD    CWFVDZ

IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTIONS WILL ALSO BE
SUBDIVIDED AND/OR RESTRUCTURED TO PROVIDE EXTENDED /3 5 DAY/
FORECASTS FOR SMALLER MARINE AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE
COASTAL AREAS:

UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/
ZONE /Z/ FORM  OLD TITLE                NEW TITLE

PKZ190         EXTENDED FORECAST FOR    EXTENDED FORECAST
               EASTERN GULF COAST       FOR SOUTHEAST
               AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA     ALASKA INSIDE
                                        WATERS DIXON
                                        ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

PKZ095         EXTENDED FORECAST FOR    EXTENDED FORECAST
               NORTON SOUND             FOR NORTON SOUND
                                        AND WESTERN ALASKA
                                        COASTAL WATERS FROM
                                        DALL POINT TO WALES

PKZ195         EXTENDED FORECAST FOR    EXTENDED FORECAST
               KOTZEBUE SOUND           FOR KOTZEBUE
                                        SOUND AND WESTERN
                                        ALASKA COASTAL
                                        WATERS FROM WALES
                                        TO CAPE LISBURNE

PKZ194         EXTENDED FORECAST FOR    EXTENDED FORECAST
               WESTERN AND ARCTIC       FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
               ALASKA COASTAL WATERS    COASTAL WATERS FROM
                                        CAPE LISBURNE TO
                                        DEMARCATION POINT

PKZ191         EXTENDED FORECAST FOR    EXTENDED FORECAST
               THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS     FOR EASTERN
               WATERS                   ALEUTIAN ISLANDS


FINALLY...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2003...SOME MARINE AREAS
WITHIN ALASKA CWF PRODUCTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN EXTENDED
/3-5 DAY/ FORECASTS.  THE FOLLOWING MARINE COASTAL AREAS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:

UGC
/Z/ FORM   MARINE AREA   MARINE AREA NAME

PKZ120         1B        SOUTHEAST ALASKA OUTSIDE
                         WATERS DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE
                         FAIRWEATHER
PKZ210         2A        EASTERN GULF COAST CAPE
                         FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING
PKZ140         14        SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
PKZ130         13        WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ADAK
                         TO ATTU

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT:

    AIMEE DEVARIS
    ALASKA REGION MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
    ANCHORAGE ALASKA
    PHONE:   /907/ 271-3507
    E-MAIL:  AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx

...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
AN EXAMPLE OF EACH NEW CWF PRODUCT IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

              HTTP://WWW.ARH.NOAA.GOV

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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