20040810 Comms headers-Alaska region

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• Subject: 20040810 Comms headers-Alaska region
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 06:21:55 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-46
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
700 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004

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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:   THERESE PIERCE
        CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:CHANGE IN COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS FOR ALASKA REGION
        NAVTEX PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 2004


ON FRIDAY...OCTOBER 15 2004...AT 4 PM AKDT /8 PM EDT/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN
ALASKA WILL MODERNIZE THE WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SUITE OF NAVTEX MARINE FORECASTS.

THE CONTENT OF THESE PRODUCTS IS NOT CHANGING...ONLY THE
COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS
CAN BE FOUND IN NWSI 10-311 /OFFSHORE...NAVTEX...AND HIGH SEAS
MARINE FORECAST SERVICES/ POSTED ON THE NWS DIRECTIVES WEB PAGE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003011C.PDF

AND IN THE ALASKA REGION SUPPLEMENT TO THAT INSTRUCTION POSTED
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003011A052002B.PDF


SEE TABLE 1 FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THIS CHANGE.  TABLE 2 SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OLD AND
NEW PRODUCTS BEING IMPLEMENTED.

TABLE 1.  ALASKA REGION NAVTEX MARINE FORECASTS.

OLD             OLD
WMO HEADING     PRODUCT

FZAK61 PAJN     NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA     
FZAK62 PANC     NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST
FZAK64 PANC     NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA
FZAK66 PAFA     NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA AND
        THE ARCTIC      

TABLE 2.  OLD AND NEW COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR
ALASKA REGION NAVTEX MARINE PRODUCTS.

OLD             OLD             NEW             NEW                     
WMO HEADINGS    AWIPS IDS       WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID                

FZAK61 PAJN     CWF061          FZAK61 PAJK     OFFN11
FZAK62 PANC     CWF062          FZAK63 PAFC     OFFN12
FZAK64 PANC     CWF064          FZAK64 PAFC     OFFN13
FZAK66 PAFA     CWF066          FZAK69 PAFG     OFFN14

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS NAVTEX MARINE
FORECASTS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADINGS
LISTED IN TABLE 2.  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS
FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS CHANGE...
PLEASE CONTACT:

        AIMEE DEVARIS
        MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
        NWS ALASKA REGION HEADQUARTERS
        ANCHORAGE AK
        PHONE: 907.271.3507
        EMAIL: AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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