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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
905 AM EDT THU JUN 10 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: CANADIAN UGC CODES IN NWS TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2010
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 2010 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...OR 1000 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
/PST/ THE NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
/WC/ATWC/ IN PALMER ALASKA WILL OPERATIONALLY IMPLEMENT
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGCS/ IN CANADA FOR SEVERAL
DOMESTIC TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS. IF NOVEMBER 9 IS DECLARED
A NATIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY OR THERE IS AN ONGOING OR
POTENTIAL TSUNAMI EVENT AT THE SCHEDULED EFFECTIVE
TIME...IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR ON THE NEXT WEEKDAY NOT
DECLARED A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY.
UGCS DESCRIBE THE AFFECTED GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE EVENT AND
INCLUDES A PRODUCT EXPIRATION TIME. UGCS ARE PROVIDED FOR
UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. THE U.S. METHOD OF
ASSIGNING UGCS WILL EXTEND TO CANADIAN AREAS TO PROVIDE
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE FOR TSUNAMI WATCH... WARNING... AND
ADVISORY PRODUCTS...AND ALLOW MESSAGES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY
INGESTED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT CANADA WEATHER OFFICE
DISSEMINATION SYSTEM.
TABLE 1 BELOW DESCRIBES THE NWS TSUNAMI /TSU/ PRODUCTS THAT
WILL CONTAIN THE CANADIAN UGCS.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUING CENTER
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEPA41 PAAQ TSUWCA WC/ATWC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1 WC/ATWC
EXAMPLES OF CANADIAN UGCS IN TSUNAMI PRODUCTS ARE ONLINE AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/E_COAST.PDF
AND
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/W_COAST.PDF
THE CANADIAN UGCS ARE DERIVED FROM THE CANADIAN LOCATION
CODES /CLCS/ CURRENTLY USED FOR THE CANADIAN WEATHER RADIO
NETWORK.
CANADIAN TSUNAMI ZONE TO UGC CONVERSION TABLE IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/RESOURCES/CNDN_TSU. PDF
CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1 SHOULD ADD
THE ZONES AND UGCS LISTED IN THE CANADIAN TSUNAMI ZONE TO
THEIR UGC TABLE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE
PRODUCTS IN TABLE 1.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL WHITMORE
DIRECTOR WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER ALASKA 99645
907-745-4212
PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxx
JENIFER RHOADES
NATIONAL TSUNAMI PROGRAM MANAGER
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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