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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-42...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 250 PM EST THU NOV 30 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 CHIEF SUBJECT: CORRECTED: CHANGES TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND TIDE DATA PRODUCTS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007CORRECTED THE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH 1 FROM FZMY70 PBUM TO FZMY70 PGUM.
CORRECTED THE EFFECTIVE DATE REFERENCED IN NUMBER 2 FROM DECEMBER XX 2006 TO FEBRUARY 14 2007.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 2007 AT 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ OR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 2007 AT 0600 AM GUAM LOCAL STANDARD TIME /LST/...CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE ISSUANCE AND CONTENT OF THE SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE GUAM CLIMATE AND TIDE DATA /TID/ PRODUCTS. THESE CHANGES ARE IN RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THE MARINE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT TIYAN GUAM.
1. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES TO THE SRF PRODUCT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 AT 0600 AM GUAM LST.THE CURRENT SRF PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY AT 0600 AM GUAM LST...2000 UTC.
THE NEW SRF PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT: 0600 AM GUAM LST...2000 UTC. 0600 PM GUAM LST...0800 UTC.THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE NEW SRF PRODUCT:
LIGHTNING RISK CLIMATE DATAUSERS MAY REFER TO THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO TIYAN FOR THUNDERSTORM INFORMATION:
PRODUCTWMO HEADERAWIPS ID PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTFPMY50 PGUMZFPMY COASTAL WATERS FORECASTFZMY50 PGUMCWFMYADDITIONALLY...USERS MAY REFER TO THE FOLLOWING EVENT DRIVEN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO TIYAN WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEAR OR OVER ISLANDS:
PRODUCTWMO HEADERAWIPS ID NOWCASTFPMY70 PGUMNOWMY MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTFZMY70 PGUMMWSMYCLIMATE DATA IS AVAILABLE DAILY AT AWIPS HEADER CLIGUM...AND WMO HEADER CDGM40 PGUM.
THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PARAMETERS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW SRF: PRIMARY/SECONDARY SWELL PRIMARY/SECONDARY WAVE PERIOD WIND HEAT INDEX TIDE DATA FOR SAIPAN AND TINIANTHE FOLLOWING HEADLINES WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW SRF PRODUCT WHEN REQUIRED:
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HIGH SURF ADVISORYHEADLINES WILL REFERENCE THE AFFECTED REEFS TO FOUR DIRECTIONAL POINTS...NORTH...EAST...SOUTH...AND WEST. HEADLINES WILL INCLUDE A TIME DESCRIPTOR.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADERS FOR THE SRF...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO USE AWIPS ID SRFMY...AND WMO HEADER FZMY50 PGUM.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW SRF PRODUCT FORMAT IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/SRFEXAMPLE.TXT2. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES TO THE TID PRODUCT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007.
THE CURRENT TID PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY AT 0500 PM LST...0700 UTC.
THE NEW TID PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT: 0600 AM LST...2000 UTC 0600 PM LST...0800 UTC THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT FORMAT OR CONTENT.THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADERS FOR THE TID...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO USE AWIPS HEADER TIDGUM AND WMO HEADER SOGM40 PGUM.
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
$$ -- Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Community Services, Unidata University Corporation for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307-3000303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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