20030703: marine & Public UGC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20030703: marine & Public UGC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 13:23:41 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-36

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

300 PM EDT THU JUL 03 2003



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      GLENN AUSTIN

         ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH



SUBJECT   ADDITION OF NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC UGC CODES FOR

         GUAM GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EFFECTIVE

         SEPTEMBER 3 2003.



EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 3 2003 AT 400 PM GUAM LOCAL

STANDARD TIME...0600 UTC /COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN GUAM WILL ADD

NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC ZONES TO ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE BROKEN OUT ACCORDING TO TYPE

AND LOCATION AND ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY

THESE CHANGES ARE LISTED IN

TABLE 2.



NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN

TABLE 2 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/

MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW Z CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO

LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 3 2003 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS.



AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS

NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER

CASE LETTERS/



  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM



TABLE 1   NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC ZONES FOR WFO GUAM GEOGRAPHIC

         AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL

         GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/.



NEW MARINE SYNOPSIS                               UGC



WATERS OUT TO 40 NAUTRICAL MILES



SYNOPSIS FOR KOROR/PALAU WATERS                   PMZ160

SYNOPSIS FOR THE FEDERATED STATES OF

  MICRONESIA WATERS                              PMZ170

SYNOPSIS OF MAJURO WATERS                         PMZ180

SYNOPSIS OF WAKE ISLAND WATERS                    PMZ190



NEW MARINE ZONE



WATERS OUT TO 40 NAUTICAL MILES



LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



WAKE ISLAND     19.3N           166.6E          PMZ191



NEW PUBLIC ZONES



COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



AGRIHAN         18.8N           145.7E          GUZ005



REPUBLIC OF PALAU

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



KOROR           7.3N            134.5E          GUZ011

SONSOROL        5.3N            132.2E          GUZ012

KAYANGEL        8.1N            134.7E          GUZ013



YAP STATE /FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA/

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



YAP             9.5N            138.1E          GUZ021

NGULU           8.3N            137.5E          GUZ022

ULITHI          10.0N           139.8E          GUZ023

SOROL           8.2N            140.4E          GUZ024

WOLEAI          7.4N            143.9E          GUZ025

SATAWAL         7.4N            147.2E          GUZ026



CHUUK STATE /FEDERATED STATED OF MICRONESIA/

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



CHUUK           7.5N            151.9E          GUZ031

PLULUWAT        7.4N            149.2E          GUZ032

LUKUNOR         5.5N            153.8E          GUZ033



POHNPEI STATE /FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA/

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



POHNPEI         7.0N            158.2E          GUZ041

MOKIL           6.8N            159.8E          GUZ042

PINGELAP        6.2N            160.7E          GUZ043



KOSRAE STATE /FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA/

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



KOSRAE          5.3N            163.0E          GUZ051



REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



MAJURO          7.1N            171.4E          GUZ061

UJELANG         9.8N            161.0E          GUZ062

ENEWETAK        11.4N           162.4E          GUZ063

AILINGLAPLAP    7.3N            168.8E          GUZ064

JALUIT          5.9N            169.6E          GUZ065

UTIRIK          11.2N           169.8E          GUZ066

WOTJE           9.5N            170.2E          GUZ067

MILI            6.1N            171.7E          GUZ068



WAKE ISLAND

LOCATION        LATITUDE        LONGITUDE       UGC



WAKE ISLAND     19.3N           166.6E          GUZ081



END OF TABLE 1



TABLE 2   PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE AND PUBLIC ZONES IN WFO

         GUAM GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.



PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID



MICRONESIAN COASTAL ZONE FORECAST       FZPQ50 PGUM    CWFPQ

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT               WTPQ81 PGUM    HLSPQ1

                                       WTPQ82 PGUM    HLSPQ2

                                       WTPQ83 PGUM    HLSPQ3

                                       WTPQ84 PGUM    HLSPQ4

                                       WTPQ85 PGUM    HLSPQ5

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               WWPQ80 PGUM    SPSPQ

MICRONESIAN HIGH SURF ADVISORY          FZPQ70 PGUM    MWSPQ



END OF TABLE 2



IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE UGC CODES OR

LOCATIONS...PLEASE CONTACT



       BILL WARD

       LEAD FORECASTER

       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

       HUENEME ROAD...BLDG. 3232

       BARRIGADA GUAM 96913



       PHONE   671-472-0900

       E-MAIL  BILL.WARD@xxxxxxxx



THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE

ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/



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



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