20031202-offshore focst-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 20:03:04 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EST TUE DEC 2 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      THERESE Z. PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF ALASKA REGION
         OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004

REFER TO  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-61 FOR RELATED CHANGES BEING
 IMPLEMENTED IN ALASKA ALSO ON JANUARY 13 2004

EFFECTIVE AT 4 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME ON TUESDAY JANUARY 13
2004...OR 0100 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ON JANUARY 14
2004...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN ALASKA
WILL CHANGE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE TIME OF THE OFFSHORE MARINE
FORECAST...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.  THIS CHANGE MEANS CUSTOMERS WILL
RECEIVE ALL ROUTINELY ISSUED MARINE FORECASTS IN ALASKA AT A
CONSISTENT TIME...4 AM AND 4 PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME.

NOTE...ALASKA OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED
UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING
FZPN01 PANC /AWIPS ID OFFANC/ AT 3 AM AND 3 PM LOCAL ALASKA TIME.
THESE FORECASTS ARE BEING MODERNIZED AND DIVIDED INTO THE WMO
HEADINGS SHOWN IN TABLE 1 ALSO ON THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATE OF
JANUARY 13 2004.  THAT CHANGE WAS ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 03-61...MOST RECENTLY ISSUED ON OCTOBER 15 2003.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

              HTTP://WWW.ARH.NOAA.GOV/CHANGES

TABLE 1.  OFFSHORE MARINE FORECAST PRODUCTS AND SCHEDULED
DELIVERY TIMES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004.

   NEW         NEW               ISSUANCE TIMES
WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID    LOCAL     UTC STANDARD   UTC DAYLIGHT

FZAK61 PAFC   OFFAER     4 AM/PM    1300/0100 UTC  1200/0000 UTC
FZAK62 PAFC   OFFALU     4 AM/PM    1300/0100 UTC  1200/0000 UTC
FZAK67 PAJK   OFFAJK     4 AM/PM    1300/0100 UTC  1200/0000 UTC

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT

    AIMEE DEVARIS
    MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKA REGION
    ANCHORAGE ALASKA
    PHONE   907-271-3507
    E-MAIL  AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

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

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