NOUS41 KWBC 171500
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-61
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST DAY NOV 17 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
WASHINGTON TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO EVALUATE USE OF
SMALLER NEARSHORE ZONES: EFFECTIVE
APRIL 1 2009
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...APRIL 1 2009 AT 500 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON... PORTLAND
AND MEDFORD OREGON...AND MONTEREY CALIFORNIA WILL RECONFIGURE
THEIR COASTAL MARINE ZONES.
AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY
WASHINGTON TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA. THIS CHANGE
DOES NOT INVOLVE WFO SEATTLE INNER WATERS OR WFO MONTEREY BAY
FORECASTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE RECONFIGURATION IS TO EVALUATE
USING SMALLER MARINE ZONES NEAR THE COASTLINE.
WFO EUREKA BEGAN ITS EVALUATION ON JULY 8 2008. THE WFOS IN
SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY WILL BEGIN A
SIMILAR EVALUATION ON APRIL 1 2009. THE EVALUATION IS PLANNED
TO RUN AT LEAST THROUGH APRIL 1 2010. IF FEEDBACK FROM
MARINERS IS FAVORABLE...NWS WILL MAKE THE ZONE CHANGES
PERMANENT. IF FEEDBACK OR OTHER FACTORS ARE NOT FAVORABLE...
THE ZONES WILL REVERT TO THEIR CURRENT CONFIGURATION.
USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS MARINE ZONE
RECONFIGURATION BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WCMARZONRECONFIG
TABLES 1 THROUGH 4 LIST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFOS SEATTLE...
PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY AFFECTED BY THIS MARINE ZONE
RECONFIGURATION BEGINNING APRIL 1 2009
TABLE 1. WFO SEATTLE PRODUCTS AFFECTED
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFSEW FZUS56 KSEW
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWSEW WHUS76 KSEW
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWSEW WHUS56 KSEW
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSSEW FZUS76 KSEW
SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWSEW FPUS76 KSEW
WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNSEW WWUS66 KSEW
NOTIFICATION
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /PLANNED/
TABLE 2. WFO PORTLAND PRODUCTS AFFECTED
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFPQR FZUS56 KPQR
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWPQR WHUS76 KPQR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWPQR WHUS56 KPQR
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSPQR FZUS76 KPQR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOPQR FLUS46 KPQR
SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWPQR FPUS76 KPQR
WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNPQR WWUS66 KPQR
NOTIFICATION
TABLE 3. WFO MEDFORD PRODUCTS AFFECTED
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFMFR FZUS56 KMFR
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWMFR WHUS76 KMFR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWMFR WHUS56 KMFR
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSMFR FZUS76 KMFR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOMFR FLUS46 KMFR
SHORT TERM FORECAST OWMFR FPUS76 KMFR
WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNMFR WWUS66 KMFR
NOTIFICATION
TABLE 4. WFO MONTEREY PRODUCTS
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFMTR FZUS56 KMTR
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWMTR WHUS76 KMTR
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWMTR WHUS56 KMTR
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSMTR FZUS76 KMTR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOMTR FLUS46 KMTR
SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWMTR FPUS76 KMTR
WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNMTR WWUS66 KMTR
NOTIFICATION
TABLES 5-8 CONTAIN LISTS OF THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES AFFECTED
BY THE RECONFIGURATION IN WFOS SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD...
AND MONTEREY MARINE AREAS RESPECTIVELY.
TABLE 5. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/S FOR WFO SEATTLE.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC
CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ150
CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...20 TO 60 NM PZZ170
JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ153
JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ173
POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ156
POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...20 TO 60 NM PZZ176
TABLE 6. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO
PORTLAND.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ250
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...20 TO 60 NM PZZ270
CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ255
CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ275
TABLE 7. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO
MEDFORD.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ350
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...20 TO 60 NM PZZ370
CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ356
CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ376
TABLE 8. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO
MONTEREY.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ540
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ545
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ560
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ565
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT...20 TO 60 NM PZZ570
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...20 TO 60 NM PZZ575
TABLES 9-12 CONTAIN LISTS OF THE RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES TO
BE EVALUATED IN THE WFO SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND
MONTEREY MARINE AREAS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009.
TABLE 9. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR
WFO SEATTLE
MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ150
CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ170
JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ153
JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ173
POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ156
POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ176
TABLE 10. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS
FOR WFO PORTLAND
MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ250
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...10 TO 60 NM PZZ270
CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ255
CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...10 TO 60 NM PZZ275
TABLE 11. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS
FOR WFO MEDFORD
MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ350
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...10 TO 60 NM PZZ370
CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ356
CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...10 TO 60 NM PZZ376
TABLE 12. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS
FOR WFO MONTEREY
MARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ540
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ545
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ560
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ565
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT...10 TO 60 NM PZZ570
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...10 TO 60 NM PZZ575
THE ZONE NAMES WILL CHANGE ONLY WITH REGARD TO THE ZONE
DISTANCES FROM SHORE. THE BOUNDARY SEPARATING INNER AND OUTER
WATERS WILL SHIFT 10 NM CLOSER TO SHORE. UGCS WILL NOT CHANGE.
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN ZONE DISTANCES TO SHORE SHOWN IN
TABLES 5-8 AND 9-12...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING THE
PRODUCTS IN TABLES 1-4.
THERE ARE LESS FREQUENTLY ISSUED PRODUCTS...SUCH AS TSUNAMI
WARNINGS...WHICH ALSO USE THESE MARINE ZONES.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE RECONFIGURED
MARINE ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT /USE LOWERCASE/.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM
MAPS SHOWING THE EXISTING AND RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES THAT
WILL BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009 ARE POSTED ON THE SEATTLE...
PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY WEB PAGES RESPECTIVELY AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/SEW/OLDSEWMZ.JPG
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/SEW/NEWSEWMZ.JPG
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PQR/OLDMZONES.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PQR/NEWMZONES1.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/MARINE/CURRENTZONES.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/MARINE/NEWZONES.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MTR/CURRENT_MARINE_ZONES.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MTR/NEW_MARINE_ZONES.PHP
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS MARINE ZONE
RECONFIGURATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
TED BUEHNER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7600 SAND PT WAY NE
BUILDING 1
SEATTLE WASHINGTON 98115-6349
206-526-6095 X 223
TED.BUEHNER@xxxxxxxx
TYREE WILDE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5241 NE 122ND AVE
PORTLAND OR 97230-1089
503-326-2340 X 223
TYREE.WILDE@xxxxxxxx
RYAN SANDLER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
4003 CIRRUS DRIVE
MEDFORD OR 97504
541-776-4303 X 223
RYAN.SANDLER@xxxxxxxx
TROY.NICOLINI
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
300 STARTARE DRIVE
EUREKA CA 95501-6000
707-443-6484 X 223
TROY.NICOLINI@xxxxxxxx
TOM EVANS
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505
831-656-1710 X 223
TOM.EVANS@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN
-