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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST WED NOV 6 2002
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO ALASKA REGION COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2003
ON JANUARY 7 2003...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FORECAST
OFFICES IN ALASKA WILL MODIFY THE COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS
/CWF/ PRODUCT TO PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL IN THE EXTENDED
/3-5 DAY/ PORTION OF THE CWF. THIS IS A CUSTOMER-DRIVEN
CHANGE THAT REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP IN A SERIES OF
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE TO THE ALASKA MARINE FORECAST
PRODUCT SUITE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
NOTE: THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS CHANGE AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM NWS FORECAST OFFICES IN
ALASKA.
IN THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTION OF THE CWF...THE WIND
DIRECTION FORECAST WILL BE ADDED TO THE WIND SPEED FORECAST
IN EACH FORECAST PERIOD OF THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTION.
THE FOLLOWING CWF PRODUCTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
NWS OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
ANCHORAGE FZAK62 PANC CWF062
ANCHORAGE FZAK63 PANC CWF063
ANCHORAGE FZAK64 PANC CWF064
ANCHORAGE FZAK65 PANC CWF065
FAIRBANKS FZAK66 PAFA CWF066
JUNEAU FZAK61 PAJN CWF061
YAKUTAT FZAK47 PAYA CWFYAK
KODIAK FZAK48 PADQ CWFADQ
VALDEZ FZAK48 PAVD CWFVDZ
IN ADDITION...THE EXTENDED /3-5 DAY/ PORTIONS WILL ALSO BE
SUBDIVIDED AND/OR RESTRUCTURED TO PROVIDE EXTENDED /3 5 DAY/
FORECASTS FOR SMALLER MARINE AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE
COASTAL AREAS:
UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/
ZONE /Z/ FORM OLD TITLE NEW TITLE
PKZ190 EXTENDED FORECAST FOR EXTENDED FORECAST
EASTERN GULF COAST FOR SOUTHEAST
AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA ALASKA INSIDE
WATERS DIXON
ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY
PKZ095 EXTENDED FORECAST FOR EXTENDED FORECAST
NORTON SOUND FOR NORTON SOUND
AND WESTERN ALASKA
COASTAL WATERS FROM
DALL POINT TO WALES
PKZ195 EXTENDED FORECAST FOR EXTENDED FORECAST
KOTZEBUE SOUND FOR KOTZEBUE
SOUND AND WESTERN
ALASKA COASTAL
WATERS FROM WALES
TO CAPE LISBURNE
PKZ194 EXTENDED FORECAST FOR EXTENDED FORECAST
WESTERN AND ARCTIC FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
ALASKA COASTAL WATERS COASTAL WATERS FROM
CAPE LISBURNE TO
DEMARCATION POINT
PKZ191 EXTENDED FORECAST FOR EXTENDED FORECAST
THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FOR EASTERN
WATERS ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
FINALLY...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2003...SOME MARINE AREAS
WITHIN ALASKA CWF PRODUCTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN EXTENDED
/3-5 DAY/ FORECASTS. THE FOLLOWING MARINE COASTAL AREAS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
UGC
/Z/ FORM MARINE AREA MARINE AREA NAME
PKZ120 1B SOUTHEAST ALASKA OUTSIDE
WATERS DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE
FAIRWEATHER
PKZ210 2A EASTERN GULF COAST CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING
PKZ140 14 SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
PKZ130 13 WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ADAK
TO ATTU
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT:
AIMEE DEVARIS
ALASKA REGION MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
PHONE: /907/ 271-3507
E-MAIL: AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
AN EXAMPLE OF EACH NEW CWF PRODUCT IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.ARH.NOAA.GOV
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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