[20061117: coastal hazzard-GUAMFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
Date: 	Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:22:53 -0700 (MST)
From: 	Unidata Local Data Manager <ldm at unidata.ucar.edu>
Organization: 	UCAR/Unidata
To: 	ldmnotices at unidata.ucar.edu



176 
NOUS41 KWBC 171622
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006

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 Z. PIERCE
  MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT:  CHANGES TO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE PRODUCTS FOR GUAM 
  AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE 
  FEBRUARY 14 2007

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 2007...AT 0000 COORDINATED 
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ OR 1000 AM GUAM LOCAL STANDARD TIME 
/LST/...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE COASTAL HAZARD 
MESSAGE /CFW/ PRODUCTS. THESE CHANGES ARE IN RESPONSE TO 
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK GAINED FROM THE MARINE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY WFO 
GUAM.

1.  THE ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL CHANGE 
ON FEBRUARY 14 2007.
 
HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED WHEN SURF HEIGHTS OF  
9 FEET OR GREATER ARE FORECAST...EXCEPT FOR THE ISLANDS OF 
KOSRAE AND MAJURO WHERE HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN 
SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.

THE NEW ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR HIGH SURF ADVISORIES FOLLOWS:

EAST FACING REEFS.....................12 FEET
NORTH...SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS....9 FEET

THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE NEW ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOLLOW:

KOSRAE: NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS....9 FEET
        SOUTH AND EAST FACING REEFS....8 FEET
MAJURO: NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS....12 FEET
        WEST FACING REEFS..............9 FEET
        SOUTH FACING REEFS.............8 FEET

2.  EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 WFO GUAM WILL ISSUE HIGH SURF 
WARNINGS.

CURRENTLY HIGH SURF WARNINGS ARE NOT ISSUED. EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 
14 2007 WFO GUAM WILL ISSUE HIGH SURF WARNINGS IN THE CFW. HIGH 
SURF WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WHEN SURF HEIGHTS OF 15 FEET OR 
GREATER ARE EXPECTED.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADERS FOR 
THE CFW...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO USE AWIPS ID CFWMY AND WMO 
HEADER WHMY40 PGUM...AND AWIPS ID CFWPQ AND WMO HEADER WHPQ40 
PGUM RESPECTIVELY.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT:

     SARAH PRIOR
     MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
     NWS WFO TIYAN GUAM
     PHONE 671.472.0950
OR
     WAYNE WEEKS
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
     1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13100
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
     PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 129

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

$$


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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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