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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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NEW TSUNAMI PROGRAM AND WATCH AND WARNING
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR GULF AND EASTERN COAST
UNITED STATES ...EFFECTIVE APRIL 20 2005
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 2005 AT 1800 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...2 PM EDT...A TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND EASTERN UNITED STATES.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED
BY NWS POLICY INSTRUCTION 10-1805. THE REDUCTION OF THE
NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED FOR THE PROTECTION OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY... AND THE BENEFITS FROM A EARLIER
EFFECTIVE DATE ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN PROVIDING THE
REQUIRED 75 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
...WC/ATWC...WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS
FOR THE GULF AND EAST COASTAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.
THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE SIMILAR IN FORMAT AND CONTENT TO THE
EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR
ALASKA AND THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A
POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE...AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF
ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AND WILL ALERT RESIDENTS TO THE RISK OF
FLOODING.
THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION
ABOUT SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO
TRIGGER A TSUNAMI.
THE EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION MESSAGE WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION
ABOUT SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT MAY BE FELT IN A COASTAL AREA
BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.
THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND IDS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 1.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICES WILL RELAY
THESE WATCH...WARNING AND/OR TSUNAMI INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS
VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ USING THE
APPROPRIATE SAME/EAS CODES.
IMPORTANT NOTE: USERS OF NWS STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS MUST
UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO RECEIVE
THESE PRODUCTS.
TABLE 1 NEW TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING AND INFORMATIONAL
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1
TSUNAMI INFORMATION WEXX22 PAAQ TIBAT1
EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SEXX60 PAAQ EQIAT1
EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING
URLS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX20.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX22.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SEXX60.TXT
COMMUNICATIONS TESTS FOR THE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1...TSUNAMI
WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT...WILL OCCUR ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE
2 ARE FOR INTERNAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
ONLY AND SHOULD BE IGNORED BY EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS.
TABLE 2 TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR INTERNAL USE
ONLY
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KCAR TMACAR
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KGYX TMAGYX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KBOX TMABOX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KOKX TMAOKX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KPHI TMAPHI
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KLWX TMALWX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS41 KAKQ TMAAKQ
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KMHX TMAMHX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KILM TMAILM
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KCHS TMACHS
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KJAX TMAJAX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KMLB TMAMLB
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KMFL TMAMFL
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KEYW TMAEYW
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SECA42 TJSJ TMASJU
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KTBW TMATBW
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS42 KTAE TMATAE
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KMOB TMAMOB
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KLIX TMALIX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KLCH TMALCH
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KHGX TMAHGX
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KCRP TMACRP
TSUNAMI MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEUS44 KBRO TMABRO
THE TSUNAMI PRODUCT HEADERS LISTED IN TABLE 3 HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD BE IGNORED
BY EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS.
TABLE 3 TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS FOR TESTING ONLY
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WEXX30 PAAQ TSUATE
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION WEXX32 PAAQ TIBATE
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
FOR EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS
...TSUNAMI EDUCATION AND TSUNAMIREADY. FOR THE
NAME...ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST
OFFICE...CONTACT YOUR REGIONAL NWS HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
LISTED BELOW.
TSUNAMIREADY IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS
AND TO PROMOTE A WELL-DESIGNED TSUNAMI EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PLAN FOR EACH COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES TSUNAMI
HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AS AN ACTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG
FEDERAL...STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
THIS COLLABORATION SUPPORTS GREATER AND MORE CONSISTENT
TSUNAMI AWARENESS AND MITIGATION EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITIES
AT RISK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AND/OR
MELINDA G. HINOJOSA DONALD J. MILLER
MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
METEOROLOGIST
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26 630 JOHNSON AVENUE SUITE
201
FORT WORTH TX 76102 BOHEMIA NY 11716
PHONE 817-978-1100 EXT 107 PHONE 631-244-0122
PAUL WHITMORE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER AK 99645
PHONE 907-745-4212
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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