20020315: Public Marine Products

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• Subject: 20020315: Public Marine Products
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:46:07 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI MAR 15 2002

TO:       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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES LEE
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

              AND

         THERESE PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  PROPOSAL FOR A COMBINED PUBLIC/MARINE PRODUCT FOR
         SELECTED PUBLIC AND MARINE ZONES IN ALASKA...A 60-DAY
         PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS MARCH 26 2002

A NEW COMBINED PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECAST PRODUCT IS BEING
PROPOSED FOR SELECTED AREAS IN THE ALEUTIAN AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
THIS COMBINED FORECAST PRODUCT WILL REPLACE THE PUBLIC ZONE
FORECAST AND THE COASTAL MARINE FORECAST FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC
ZONES AND MARINE COASTAL AREAS IN ALASKA:

PUBLIC ZONES
  UNIVERSAL
  GEOGRAPHIC CODE
     /UGC/           PUBLIC ZONE TITLE
     AKZ185          EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA
     AKZ191          WESTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING ADAK
     AKZ195          PRIBILOF ISLANDS INCLUDING ST PAUL

MARINE COASTAL AREAS
  AREA        UGC       MARINE ZONE TITLE
  12A         PKZ121    CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
  12A1        PKZ123    UNALASKA BAY
  12B         PKZ122    NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
  13          PKZ130    WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ADAK TO ATTU
  15          PKZ150    PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS

THE PROPOSED PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE DAILY WITH REVISIONS AS
NEEDED...STARTING MARCH 26 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.
THERE WILL BE A 60-DAY COMMENT PERIOD FROM MARCH 26 2002 UNTIL
MAY 26 2002...DURING WHICH FEEDBACK WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM OUR
CUSTOMERS.  FEEDBACK GATHERED DURING THIS 60-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL DETERMINE IF THIS COMBINED PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ROUTINELY ISSUED.  THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND CHANGES WILL
OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE PROPOSED PRODUCT:

1.  THE COMBINED PUBLIC/MARINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE
MARINE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE ABOVE MARINE AREAS UNDER THE
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ COMMUNICATIONS HEADER
FZAK65 PANC...AWIPS ID CWF065.

2.  THE COASTAL MARINE FORECAST FOR AREA 8 /CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL
POINT/ WILL BE MOVED TO THE PRODUCT WITH WMO COMMUNICATIONS
HEADER FZAK64 PANC...AWIPS ID CWF064.

3.  THE COASTAL MARINE FORECAST FOR AREA 12A1 /UNALASKA BAY/ WILL
BE REPRESENTED AS TABULAR WIND GROUP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
COMBINED PUBLIC/MARINE FORECAST FOR AREA 12A.

4.  THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WITH WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADER
FPAK54 PAFC...AWIPS ID ZFPALU...WILL BE DISCONTINUED.  FORECASTS
FOR ZONES 185...191...AND 195 CONTAINED IN THAT PRODUCT ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMBINED MARINE/PUBLIC PRODUCT.  THE ZONE
FORECAST FOR ZONE 181 /ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY - SAND
POINT/ ALSO CONTAINED IN FPAK54 PAFC...AWIPS ID ZFPALU...WILL BE
MOVED INTO THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WITH WMO COMMUNICATIONS
HEADER FPAK53 PAFC...AWIPS ID ZFPSWB.

THE PROPOSED PRODUCT PROVIDES A FORECAST OUT TO 5 DAYS AND
INCLUDES ALL THE CURRENT MARINE FORECAST ELEMENTS.  IN ADDITION
PUBLIC FORECAST ELEMENTS ARE INCLUDED.  THE FORECAST ELEMENTS IN
THE COMBINED PUBLIC/MARINE PRODUCT ARE:

1.  PREDOMINATE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED IN KNOTS.  THIS ELEMENT
IS THE SAME AS IN THE CURRENT MARINE FORECAST.

2.  PREDOMINATE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT IN FEET.  THIS ELEMENT IS
THE SAME AS IN THE CURRENT MARINE FORECAST.

3.  SKY CONDITION.  THIS ELEMENT IS THE SAME AS IN THE CURRENT
PUBLIC FORECAST.

4.  CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND TYPE PLUS ANY FORECASTED SNOW
AMOUNT ON LAND.  THIS ELEMENT IS THE SAME AS IN THE CURRENT
PUBLIC FORECAST.

5.  LOW VISIBILITY.  THIS ELEMENT IS THE SAME AS IN THE CURRENT
MARINE FORECAST.

6.  TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM.  THIS ELEMENT IS THE SAME AS
IN THE CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST.

7.  WARNING CONDITIONS FOR WIND SPEED AND VESSEL ICING WILL BE
BASED UPON MARINE WARNING CRITERIA.

8.  WARNING AND ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR OTHER ELEMENTS ARE BASED
UPON EXISTING PUBLIC WARNING CRITERIA.

A SAMPLE OF THE NEW COMBINED PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECAST PRODUCT
WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MARCH 18 2002 AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

             http://www.arh.noaa.gov/hybrid.htm

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PROPOSED
CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT:

    BOB HOPKINS
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
    ANCHORAGE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
    ANCHORAGE ALASKA 99510
    PHONE: /907/ 266-5120
    E-MAIL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE/: Bob.Hopkins@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

          http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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