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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:22:53 -0700 (MST) From: Unidata Local Data Manager <ldm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Organization: UCAR/Unidata To: ldmnotices@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx176 NOUS41 KWBC 171622
PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1120 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006TO: 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 CHIEFSUBJECT: 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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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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