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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
147 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 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...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W:
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007...AT 2300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...OR 300 PM ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME /ADT/... THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL REPLACE AND
IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES IN THEIR OFFSHORE WATERS AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND
CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF FZAK61 PAFC OFFAER
OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FZAK62 PAFC OFFALU
BERING SEA
TABLE 2. CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS
THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE UGC
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH PKZ350
OF 55 DEGREES NORTH
AND WEST OF 144 DEGREES...
OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
BERING SEA OFFSHORE...SOUTH CENTRAL PKZ410
BERING SEA EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE...OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
TABLE 3. NEW MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 2 2007.
OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE UGC
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF PKZ351
57N AND WEST OF 144W
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF PKZ352
57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND PKZ411
EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 PKZ412
AND NORTH OF 56N
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 PKZ413
AND SOUTH OF 56N
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W PKZ414
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
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
BOB HOPKINS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
ANCHORAGE AK
PHONE: 907.266.5120
E-MAIL: BOB.HOPKINS@xxxxxxxx
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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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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