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PNSWSHSERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-19 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 805 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
- FAMILY OF SERVICES
- NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
- OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND USERS
- NWS EMPLOYEES
- USERS OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF MARINE ZONES FROM NWS WEST COAST ALASKATSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/ TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS AND CHANGE OF WC/ATWC BREAKPOINTS ALONG ALASKA AND THE WEST COAST: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010. EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE NWS WC/ATWC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL REMOVE MOST MARINE ZONES FROM ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI /TSU/ WATCH/WARNING/ ADVISORY W/W/A/ PRODUCT /WEPA41 PAAQ/.
ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE WC/ATWC WILL CONVERT ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI W/W/A BREAKPOINTS TO THE PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES TO ENSURE BREAKPOINTS MATCH PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES ALONG ALASKA AND THE WEST COAST. THE ATLANTIC... GULF OF MEXICO... PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES. AT PRESENT BOTH MARINE AND PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WEPA41 SEGMENTED W/W/A PRODUCT. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 THE WEPA41 PAAQ PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN ONLY THE PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES BECAUSE THE MARINE ZONES DO NOT MATCH THE ADJACENT COASTAL PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES. THESE CHANGES WILL SIMPLIFY DISPLAY OF TSUNAMI W/W/A ON WEB BASED DISPLAYS AND ELIMINATE ZONE BREAKPOINT OVERLAP ISSUES.
SOME SPECIFIED MARINE ZONES... SUCH AS BAYS ENCLOSED WITHIN PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES... MAY CONTINUE TO BE IN TSUNAMI W/W/A PRODUCTS. SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-302 MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL MARINE ZONES. SEE NWSI INSTRUCTION 10-507 PUBLIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES. SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-701... TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER OPERATIONS... FOR LISTINGS OF CURRENT TSUNAMI W/W/A/ BREAKPOINTS. ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/A LIST OF THE NEW BREAKPOINTS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010 CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/2010BREAKPOINTS.DOCTABLE 1 BELOW SHOWS THE TSUNAMI W/W/A PRODUCT THAT WILL NO LONGER CARRY MARINE ZONES /EXCEPT FOR A FEW ENCLOSED MARINE ZONES/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUING CENTER
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA WC/ATWCCUSTOMERS SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THEIR SYSTEMS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL WHITMORE DIRECTOR WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 910 SOUTH FELTON STREET PALMER ALASKA 99645 907-745-4212 PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxxJENIFER RHOADES TSUNAMI PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1677 X 102 JENIFER.RHOADES@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
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