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NOUS41 KWBC 221443
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EST WED NOV 15 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 THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND TIDE DATA
PRODUCTS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 2007 AT 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...OR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 2007 AT 0600 AM GUAM LOCAL
STANDARD TIME /LST/...CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE ISSUANCE AND
CONTENT OF THE SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE
GUAM CLIMATE AND TIDE DATA /TID/ PRODUCTS. THESE CHANGES ARE IN
RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THE MARINE SURVEY
CONDUCTED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ AT TIYAN GUAM.
1. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES TO THE SRF
PRODUCT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14 2007 AT 0600 AM GUAM LST.
THE CURRENT SRF PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY AT 0600 AM GUAM
LST...2000 UTC.
THE NEW SRF PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT:
0600 AM GUAM LST...2000 UTC.
0600 PM GUAM LST...0800 UTC.
THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE NEW SRF
PRODUCT:
LIGHTNING RISK
CLIMATE DATA
USERS MAY REFER TO THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY WFO TIYAN FOR THUNDERSTORM INFORMATION:
PRODUCTWMO HEADERAWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTFPMY50 PGUMZFPMY
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTFZMY50 PGUMCWFMY
ADDITIONALLY...USERS MAY REFER TO THE FOLLOWING EVENT DRIVEN
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO TIYAN WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEAR OR OVER
ISLANDS:
PRODUCTWMO HEADERAWIPS ID
NOWCASTFPMY70 PGUMNOWMY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTFZMY70 PBUMMWSMY
CLIMATE DATA IS AVAILABLE DAILY AT AWIPS HEADER CLIGUM...AND WMO
HEADER CDGM40 PGUM.
THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PARAMETERS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW SRF:
PRIMARY/SECONDARY SWELL
PRIMARY/SECONDARY WAVE PERIOD
WIND
HEAT INDEX
TIDE DATA FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN
THE FOLLOWING HEADLINES WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW SRF PRODUCT
WHEN REQUIRED:
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
HEADLINES WILL REFERENCE THE AFFECTED REEFS TO FOUR DIRECTIONAL
POINTS...NORTH...EAST...SOUTH...AND WEST. HEADLINES WILL
INCLUDE A TIME DESCRIPTOR.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADERS FOR
THE SRF...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO USE AWIPS ID SRFMY...AND WMO
HEADER FZMY50 PGUM.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW SRF PRODUCT FORMAT IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/SRFEXAMPLE.TXT
2. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES TO THE TID PRODUCT
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER XX 2006.
THE CURRENT TID PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY AT 0500 PM
LST...0700 UTC.
THE NEW TID PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE PER DAY AT:
0600 AM LST...2000 UTC
0600 PM LST...0800 UTC
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT FORMAT OR CONTENT.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADERS FOR
THE TID...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO USE AWIPS HEADER TIDGUM AND
WMO HEADER SOGM40 PGUM.
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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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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