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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-32 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 135 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2006 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR SEVERAL TSUNAMI PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2006 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCT 31 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/ AND THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /PTWC/ WILL ISSUE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLES 1-4 USING NEW MND HEADERS. 

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT TYPE LINES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:

OLD PRODUCT TYPE LINE            NEW MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE

TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING   TSUNAMI MESSAGE
TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT TSUNAMI INFORMATION MESSAGE TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION 
                                STATEMENT
NONE                             PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE
NONE PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT 
EXAMPLE OF OLD AND NEW HEADER FORMAT:

OLD FORMAT:

TO      - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN
         ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA
FROM    - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN NUMBER 1
ISSUED 03/14/2006 AT 0710 UTC

NEW FORMAT:
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1010 PM AST TUE MAR 13 2006 AN MND BROADCAST INSTRUCTION LINE...CONTAINING THE PHRASE /BULLETIN/...WILL BE INCLUDED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE FOR TSUNAMI MESSAGES...AND PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE PRODUCTS CONTAINING WATCH OR WARNING INFORMATION. /BULLETIN/ WILL NOT BE USED FOR THESE TWO PRODUCTS WHEN CONTAINING ONLY ADVISORY INFORMATION...OR FOR SYSTEM TESTS.
THE MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE WILL CONTAIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT TYPES...WHERE THE MESSAGE NUMBER X IS A SEQUENTIAL NUMBER FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT PRODUCT ISSUED FOR A GIVEN EVENT:
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER X PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER X TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER X 
 PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER X
 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

THE MND ISSUING OFFICE LINE WILL BE EITHER:

 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK...OR
 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
THE MND ISSUANCE DATE/TIME LINE WILL CONTAIN THE ISSUANCE TIME AND DATE OF THE PRODUCT IN LOCAL TIME AT THE ISSUING OFFICE OR IN LOCAL TIME FOR THE AREA MOST IMPACTED.
TABLE 1. WC/ATWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA ...AND THE UNITED STATES /US/ WEST COAST TO BE MODIFIED TO USE MND HEADERS 

NEW MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE                WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEPA43 PAAQ TIBWCA TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SEAK71 PAAQ EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SEUS71 PAAQ EQIWOC TABLE 2. WC/ATWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE US GULF OF MEXICO COAST...THE US EAST COAST...AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES TO BE MODIFIED TO USE MND HEADERS NEW MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEXX22 PAAQ TIBAT1 TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SEXX60 PAAQ EQIAT1 TABLE 3. PTWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR HAWAII TO BE MODIFIED TO USE MND HEADERS 
NEW MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE                WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEHW40 PHEB TSUHWX PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEHW50 PHEB TSUHW1 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEHW42 PHEB TIBHWX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SEHW70 PHEB EQIHWX TABLE 4. PTWC TSUNAMI PRODUCT FOR PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TO BE MODIFIED TO USE MND HEADERS 
TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN             WECA42 PHEB     TIBCAX
TABLES 5 AND 6 LIST TSUNAMI PRODUCTS WHERE MND HEADERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. TABLE 5. WC/ATWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA ...AND THE US WEST COAST WHERE MND HEADERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEAK51 PAAQ TSUAK1 PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEAK53 PAAQ TIBAK1 TABLE 6. WC/ATWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE US GULF OF MEXICO COAST...THE US EAST COAST...AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES WHERE MND HEADERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED MND PRODUCT TYPE LINE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX30 PAAQ TSUATE PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEXX32 PAAQ TIBATE TABLE 7. PTWC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND INDIAN OCEAN NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE PRODUCT TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING WEPA40 PHEB TSUPAC TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN WEPA42 PHEB TIBPAC TSUNAMI WATCH WEIO21 PHEB TSUIOX TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN WEIO23 PHEB TIBIOX
ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AS SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...A SHORTER ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED IN THE INTEREST OF PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY BY HAVING THESE PRODUCTS MEET EXISTING NWS PRODUCT STANDARDS AND BECAUSE THE EFFECTIVE DATE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH THE AFFECTED EMERGENCY MANAGERS.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT TSUNAMI PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE WC/ATWC AND THE PTWC CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 
         HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
      HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/PR/PTWC/INDEX.HTM
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: PAUL WHITMORE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 910 SOUTH FELTON STREET PALMER AK 99645 PHONE 907-745-4212 EMAIL: PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxx CHARLES MCCREERY PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 91-270 FORT WEAVER RD. EWA BEACH, HI 96706-2928 PHONE 808-689-8207 EMAIL: CHARLES.MCCREERY@xxxxxxxx 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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