20010112: Tsunami -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010112: Tsunami -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:40:51 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-07
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
440 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF
          MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  NEW FORMAT FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETINS FROM WEST
          COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ... EFFECTIVE
          FEBRUARY 1 2001

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 2001...TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING/
ADVISORY BULLETINS ISSUED BY THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IN PALMER ALASKA WILL USE A NEW STANDARDIZED
SEGMENTED FORMAT.  THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
PROVIDES WARNINGS AND INFORMATION TO CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FOR POTENTIAL TSUNAMIS
RESULTING FROM EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC BASIN.  THE PRODUCT
FORMAT CHANGE WAS COORDINATED WITH STATE EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE PRODUCT AFFECTED IS:

     WMO HEADER     NINE-CHARACTER PIL       AWIPS ID
     WEPA41 PAAQ    ANCTSUPAQ                TSUPAQ

THE GENERAL FORMAT OF TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY MESSAGES
STARTING FEBRUARY 1 2001 WILL BE:

WMO HEADER
AWIPS ID

MASS NEWS DISSEMINATION HEADING /SUBJECT/

WATCH/WARNING AREAS
EARTHQUAKE DATA
EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI POTENTIAL
DESCRIPTION OF WARNING AREA WITH UGC CODES AND ESTIMATED TIME OF
          TSUNAMI ARRIVAL
DESCRIPTION OF WATCH AREA WITH UGC CODES AND ESTIMATED TIME OF
          TSUNAMI ARRIVAL
INFORMATION-ONLY AREA WITH UGC CODES AND ESTIMATED TIME OF
          TSUNAMI ARRIVAL
CLOSING AND REFERENCE TO WEB PAGE

STARTING FEBRUARY 1 2001...UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES FOR BOTH
COASTAL LAND ZONES AND ADJACENT COASTAL MARINE ZONES WILL BE USED
IN TSUNAMI BULLETINS.  THE AFFECTED UNIVERSAL ZONE CODES ARE:

ALASKA COASTAL MARINE ZONES
PKZ113>115-120>123-130-150-210-211-220-221-230>233-310-320-
321-330-400-410-510-520-620-

ALASKA COASTAL LAND ZONES
AKZ022>028-121-125-131-135-171-181-185-191-195-

WASHINGTON COASTAL MARINE ZONES
PZZ110-130>135-150-153-156-

WASHINGTON COASTAL LAND ZONES
WAZ001-002-005>010-013>016-021-

OREGON COASTAL MARINE ZONES
PZZ210-250-255-350-353-356-

OREGON COASTAL LAND ZONES
ORZ001-002-021-022-

CALIFORNIA COASTAL MARINE ZONES
PZZ450-455-535-550-555-650-655-670-673-676-750-

CALIFORNIA COASTAL LAND ZONES
CAZ001-002-005-006-009-034-035-039>043-074-075-

DESCRIPTION OF LAND ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://ISL715.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MAPDATA/NEWCAT/WSOM/C11-ZONE.HTM

DESCRIPTION OF COASTAL MARINE ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE.HTM

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...YOU MAY CALL:
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN PALMER ALASKA AT
907-745-4212

THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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