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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0705 AM EST MON FEB 7 2005
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
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE
JUNE 1 2005 AT 00 UTC
ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 00 UTC...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN FAIRBANKS...
ALASKA WILL IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES TO ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
ALSO...THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ PRODUCT
AND ASSOCIATED NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL BE MODIFIED. AS THE NEW MARINE
ZONES ARE IMPLEMENTED... THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PRODUCT
SETS: ONE FOR THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS AND THE OTHER FOR THE
WESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS. THE WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR
THESE TEXT PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THESE CHANGES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID CHANGE TO THE MARINE FORECASTS
FOR THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS.
OLD OLDNEWNEW
WMO HEADINGAWIPS IDWMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
FZAK59 PAFGCWFAFGFZAK51 PAFGCWFNSB
FZAK52 PAFGCWFWCZ
FZAK69 PAFGOFFN14FZAK61 PAFGOFFN15
FZAK62 PAFGOFFN14
TABLE 2. NEW MARINE ZONES FOR WFO FAIRBANKS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY WITH CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES
/UGC/.
FZAK51 PAFG
ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NEW SYNOPSIS UGC
SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COASTPKZ298
NEW MARINE ZONESUGC
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORTPKZ225
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLINPKZ230
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETTPKZ235
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLANDPKZ240
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINTPKZ245
FZAK52 PAFG
NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
SYNOPSISUGC
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COASTPKZ299
NEW ZONESUGC
NORTON SOUNDPKZ200
DALL POINT TO WALESPKZ210
KOTZEBUE SOUNDPKZ215
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSONPKZ220
TABLE 3. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND
UGCS.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
MARINE FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTALFZAK51 PAFGCWFNSB
WATERS
MARINE FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKAFZAK52 PAFG CWFWCZ
WATERS
NAVTEX FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTALFZAK61 PAFGOFFN15
WATERS
NAVTEX FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA FZAK62 PAFG OFFN14
WATERS
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGWHAK59 PAFGSMWAFG
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTFZAK79 PAFGMWSAFG
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS COASTAL WATERS
FORECASTS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADINGS
LISTED IN TABLE 1...BEGINNING ON JUNE 1 2005. FAILURE TO DO SO
WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED
AUDIENCE.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 3 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW Z CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER
THAN JUNE 1 2005 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS.
A WEB PAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO TEST THE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DECODE THE MODIFIED PRODUCT
CORRECTLY. SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://PAFG.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SERVICECHANGE/FZAK5PAFG.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN DRAGOMIR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
FAIRBANKS AK
PHONE: 907.458.3704
E-MAIL: JOHN.DRAGOMIR@xxxxxxxx
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 COASTAL MARINE FORECAST SERVICES IS
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003010D.PDF
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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