[20061117: coastal hazzard-GUAMFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
176 NOUS41 KWBC 171622 
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006
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 Z. PIERCE
 MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: 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

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