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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
208 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2007
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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS TO BE ADDED
TO EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE
JUNE 14 2007
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 14 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC...OR 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 1400
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME /AST/...A TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES /US/ VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007 THE EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS
CURRENTLY ISSUED BY WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER.../WC/ATWC/ FOR THE GULF AND EAST COASTS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA WILL NOW INCLUDE PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE PROVIDES ADVISORY/WATCH AND WARNING
INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE...AND THE
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AND ALERTS RESIDENTS TO THE
RISK OF FLOODING. IT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY
MANAGERS.
THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A
TSUNAMI. IT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS.
THE PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE OF
THE TSUNAMI...THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AN ALERT
TO RESIDENTS OF THE RISK OF FLOODING...AND CALL TO ACTION
STATEMENTS.
THE PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION
ABOUT SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A
TSUNAMI.
THE TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION
ABOUT SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT MAY BE FELT IN A COASTAL AREA
BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.
THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 1. NWS LOCAL FORECAST OFFICES ALSO RELAY THESE WATCH...
WARNING...ADVISORY AND/OR TSUNAMI INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS VIA NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ USING THE APPROPRIATE SAME/EAS
CODES.
TABLE 1. LIST OF EXISTING TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE GULF AND EAST
COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA...TO INCLUDE PUERTO RICO
AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEXX22 PAAQ TIBAT1
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX30 PAAQ TSUATE
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WEXX32 PAAQ TIBATE
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SEXX60 PAAQ EQIAT1
EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX20EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX22EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX30EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX32EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SEXX60EXAMPLE.TXT
COMMUNICATIONS TESTS FOR THE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1...TSUNAMI
MESSAGE PRODUCT...WILL OCCUR ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THE USE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL TSUNAMI BULLETIN WECA42 PHEB TIBCAX
WILL TERMINATE EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 14 2007 AT 1800
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC ...OR 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
/EDT/...OR 1400 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME /AST/...AND BE REPLACED BY
THE ABOVE PRODUCTS.
CONTACT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO FOR
EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS...TSUNAMI
EDUCATION AND TSUNAMIREADY. TSUNAMIREADY IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM
DESIGNED TO EDUCATE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND
THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND TO PROMOTE A WELL-DESIGNED TSUNAMI
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR EACH COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES
TSUNAMI HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AS AN ACTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG
FEDERAL...STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. THIS
COLLABORATION SUPPORTS GREATER AND MORE CONSISTENT TSUNAMI
AWARENESS AND MITIGATION EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITIES AT RISK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST
OFFICE AND/OR:
ISRAEL MATOS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
SAN JUAN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
4000 CARRETERA 190
CAROLINA, PR 00979
PHONE: 787-253-4586
EMAIL: ISRAEL.MATOS@xxxxxxxx
PAUL WHITMORE
DIRECTOR
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER AK 99645
PHONE: 907-745-4212
EMAIL: PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxx
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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