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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
805 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
- FAMILY OF SERVICES
- NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
- OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND USERS
- NWS EMPLOYEES
- USERS OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF MARINE ZONES FROM NWS WEST COAST ALASKA
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/ TSUNAMI
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS AND CHANGE OF
WC/ATWC BREAKPOINTS ALONG ALASKA AND THE WEST
COAST: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE NWS WC/ATWC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL REMOVE MOST MARINE ZONES FROM
ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI /TSU/ WATCH/WARNING/ ADVISORY W/W/A/
PRODUCT /WEPA41 PAAQ/.
ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 3 2010 AT 1800 UTC THE
WC/ATWC WILL CONVERT ITS PACIFIC TSUNAMI W/W/A BREAKPOINTS
TO THE PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES TO ENSURE BREAKPOINTS
MATCH PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONE BOUNDARIES ALONG ALASKA AND THE
WEST COAST.
THE ATLANTIC... GULF OF MEXICO... PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN
ISLANDS COASTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES.
AT PRESENT BOTH MARINE AND PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES ARE INCLUDED
IN THE WEPA41 SEGMENTED W/W/A PRODUCT. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3
THE WEPA41 PAAQ PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN ONLY THE PUBLIC /LAND/
ZONES BECAUSE THE MARINE ZONES DO NOT MATCH THE ADJACENT
COASTAL PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES.
THESE CHANGES WILL SIMPLIFY DISPLAY OF TSUNAMI W/W/A ON WEB
BASED DISPLAYS AND ELIMINATE ZONE BREAKPOINT OVERLAP
ISSUES.
SOME SPECIFIED MARINE ZONES... SUCH AS BAYS ENCLOSED WITHIN
PUBLIC /LAND/ ZONES... MAY CONTINUE TO BE IN TSUNAMI W/W/A
PRODUCTS.
SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-302 MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL MARINE
ZONES. SEE NWSI INSTRUCTION 10-507 PUBLIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAPS AND LISTINGS OF ALL PUBLIC
/LAND/ ZONES. SEE NWS INSTRUCTION 10-701... TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER OPERATIONS... FOR LISTINGS OF CURRENT TSUNAMI W/W/A/
BREAKPOINTS. ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/
A LIST OF THE NEW BREAKPOINTS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010 CAN
BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/2010BREAKPOINTS.DOC
TABLE 1 BELOW SHOWS THE TSUNAMI W/W/A PRODUCT THAT WILL NO
LONGER CARRY MARINE ZONES /EXCEPT FOR A FEW ENCLOSED MARINE
ZONES/ EFFECTIVE AUGUST 3 2010.
TABLE 1.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUING CENTER
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA WC/ATWC
CUSTOMERS SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THEIR SYSTEMS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL WHITMORE
DIRECTOR WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER ALASKA 99645
907-745-4212
PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxx
JENIFER RHOADES
TSUNAMI PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 X 102
JENIFER.RHOADES@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
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