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NOUS41 KWBC 231750 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-35 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 150 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2007TO: 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC TO INCLUDE
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...AN INTERIM TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN FOR THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THIS CAPABILITY CAN BE
MANAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE REGION. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER /PTWC/ WILL EXPAND COVERAGE FOR PACIFIC OCEAN
TSUNAMI PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THIS AREA HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCLUDED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING/WATCH/ADVISORY CONTAINS WARNING...WATCH AND ADVISORY INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE... AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES AND WILL ALERT RESIDENTS TO THE RISK OF FLOODING. THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A TSUNAMI. THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1. TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEAPRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI WARNING/WATCH/ADVISORY WEPA40 PHEB TSUPAC TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN WEPA42 PHEB TIBPACEXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/PTWC/ABOUT_MESSAGES.PHP
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT
CHARLES MCCREERY
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
91-270 FORT WEAVER RD.
EWA BEACH, HI 96706-2928
PHONE 808-689-8207
EMAIL: CHARLES.MCCREERY@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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