971010: Pacific Coastal Marine Fcst reconfiguration-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 971010: Pacific Coastal Marine Fcst reconfiguration-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:19:39 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 261752   
PNSWSH
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 1997
 
TO         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL 
           WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM       THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT    RECONFIGURATION OF PACIFIC COASTAL MARINE FORECAST
           ZONES ALONG HAWAII COASTS...NORTHERN MARIANA
           ISLANDS...AND AMERICAN SAMOA...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2
           1997
 
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PACIFIC COASTAL MARINE FORECAST ZONES
ALONG THE HAWAII COASTS...NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS...AND AMERICAN
SAMOA ON DECEMBER 2 1997...AT 1300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/.  THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL PROVIDE MARINE WEATHER
FORECASTERS THE ABILITY TO ISSUE MORE SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS TO
USERS.
 
TABLES 1...2...AND 3 LIST THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED FOR THE
FOLLOWING NEW ZONES.  MARINE FORECAST ZONES ARE DEFINED BY
RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS (COASTAL CITIES...CAPES...
POINTS...ETC.) AND EXTEND UP TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/ OFFSHORE.
 
MARINE FORECAST ZONE IDENTIFIERS FOLLOW THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/ CONVENTION  SSZNNN  WHERE SS IN THESE CASES IS AN
OCEAN AREA AND NNN IS THE ZONE /Z/ NUMBER...WHICH IS DETERMINED
AS FOLLOWS 
           LEFT N     =    ISSUING NWS OFFICE FOR WARNINGS
           MIDDLE N   =    TYPE OF BODY OF WATER
           RIGHT N    =    ZONE NUMBER SEQUENCE...INCREASING FROM
                           NORTH TO SOUTH AND WEST TO EAST.
 
OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS/ WILL BE
AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF
THE UGC USED IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE
NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE. THE MARINE
PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN THE TABLES
WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF
SERVICES /FOS/ IDENTIFIERS.  USERS SELECTING INFORMATION FOR
SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGCS FOR THE RECONFIGURED
ZONES.
 
+++++++++ NOTE - SOME WMO/FOS HEADERS WILL BE CHANGED SOMETIME
AFTER DECEMBER 2 1997.  THE NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS WILL
BE SENDING SPECIAL NOTICES REGARDING SUCH CHANGES. ++++ 
 
TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING HAWAII
MARINE ZONES /ISSUED BY HONOLULU HI/  
                                                     ++++++++
PRODUCT                                  NWWS ID   WMO/FOS HEADER
COASTAL/OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS        --NONE--   FZHW40 PHNL   
  SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...INCLUDED     HNLTORHNL  WOHW42 PHNL        
  WITH TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  WARNINGS
SPECIAL MARINE STATEMENTS INCLUDED WITH:
  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT               HNLSVSHNL  WWHW40 PHNL
  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              HNLSPSHNL  WWHW41 PHNL
  PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT                 HNLPNSHNL  ABHW40 PHNL
 
..UGC..    ...ZONE...
PHZ150-    HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
PHZ130-    CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS
PHZ190-    OUTLOOK FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
 
TABLE 2.  PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTHERN
MARIANA ISLAND MARINE ZONE /ISSUED BY GUAM GU/
 
UGC..      ...ZONE...            
PMZ150-    MARIANA COASTAL WATERS...GUAM TO SAIPAN INCLUSIVELY
 
PRODUCT                             NWWS ID    WMO/FOS HEADER++++
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST             --NONE--   FZGM40 PGUM      
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT           --NONE     FXPQ40 PGUM
 
TABLE 3.  PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING MARINE
ZONE /ISSUED BY PAGO PAGO...AMERICAN SAMOA/
 
PRODUCT                             NWWS ID   WMO/FOS HEADER++++
.....CALL OR WRITE MIKE SIERCHIO /ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. BELOW/
     FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION...
                 
UGC..      ZONE..
PSZ150-    COASTAL WATERS OF TUTUTILA...MANUA...AND SWAIN/S            
           ISLANDS
 
THIS INFORMATION UPDATES APPENDICES A AND B OF WEATHER SERVICE
OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER D-51.
 
UPDATED MARINE ZONE MAPS WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL /SMALL CASE/        
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM 
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ZONES...OR WISH TO REQUEST
HARD COPIES OF MARINE ZONE MAPS...YOU MAY CONTACT
 
LAURA COOK                 MIKE SIERCHIO    
NOAA/NWS W/OM12            NOAA/NWS W/PRX1
1325 EAST-WEST HWY         GROSVENOR CENTER...MAUKA TOWER
SILVER SPRING MD 20910     737 BISHOP ST - SUITE 2200
PH. 301-713-1677 X 126     HONOLULU HI 96813
                           PH. 808-532-6413
 
 
BOTH PARTS OF THIS MESSAGE ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL /SMALL
CASE/    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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