980224: Marine Forecasts-Alaska

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• Subject: 980224: Marine Forecasts-Alaska
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:58:43 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST TUE FEB 24 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    REVISED UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES FOR TWO COASTAL
           MARINE FORECAST ZONES ALONG ALASKA COAST...EFFECTIVE
           MAY 1 1998

EFFECTIVE 300 AM ALASKA STANDARD TIME /OR 1200 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME/ ON MAY 1 1998...TWO MARINE ZONES OFF THE BERING
SEA COAST OF ALASKA WILL HAVE THEIR UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE
/UGC/ CHANGED... AS INDICATED BELOW:   

OLD UGC    NEW UGC    ..MARINE ZONE..
PKZ910-    PKZ091-    NORTON SOUND...SLEDGE ISLAND TO NUNAKTUK
                      ISLAND

PKZ920-    PKZ092-    DALL POINT TO WALES...INCLUDING ST. LAWRENCE
                      ISLAND WATERS

MARINE INFORMATION FOR THESE ZONES APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS.  FOR CUSTOMERS SELECTING INFORMATION BY UGC CODE...IT
WILL BE NECESSARY TO TAKE ACTION TO RECEIVE MARINE INFORMATION
FOR THESE ZONES USING THE REVISED UGC CODES.

PRODUCT                          NWWS ID    WMO/FOS HEADER ++
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST          FAICWF066  FZAK66 PAFA ++       
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING           FAISMWFAI  FZAK79 PAFG ++
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT         FAIMWSFAI  FZAK59 PAFG ++
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT     FAIPNSFAI  ABAK34 PAFA ++       

++ NOTE - SOME WMO/FOS HEADERS WILL BE CHANGED LATER THIS YEAR. 
THE NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS WILL BE SENDING SPECIAL
NOTICES REGARDING SUCH CHANGES. NOTICES FOR WMO HEADER CHANGES
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WORLD WIDE WEB SITE  /USE LOWER
CASE/:    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ZONES...OR WISH TO REQUEST
HARD COPIES OF MARINE ZONE MAPS...YOU MAY CONTACT

LAURA COOK                 GREG MATZEN
NOAA/NWS W/OM12            NOAA/NWS W/WR1X2
1325 EAST-WEST HWY         222 WEST 7TH AV.
SILVER SPRING MD 20910     NO. 23 ROOM 517
PH. 301-713-1677 X 126     ANCHORAGE AK 99513-7575
                           PH. 907-271-3507

THIS AND ALL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/:   HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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