20020603: tsumami, earthquake IDs

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• Subject: 20020603: tsumami, earthquake IDs
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 08:44:33 -0600

NOUS41 KWBC 031354
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-36
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EDT MON JUN 3 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:     THERESE PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGE TO PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS OF TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE
         PRODUCTS...AND NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS TO BE ISSUED...
         EFFECTIVE JULY 31

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 31 2002...AT 100 PM PDT...OR 1200 PM
ADT...OR 1000 AM HST...OR 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL /WMO/ HEADING AND AWIPS COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS OF SEVERAL TSUNAMI RELATED PRODUCTS WILL BE CHANGED
AND SEVERAL NEW PRODUCTS ADDED.  SEE TABLE 1.

TABLE 1 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED

CHANGES TO PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER /PTWC/ IN EWA BEACH HAWAII /4-LETTER LOCATION IDENTIFIER
PHEB/:

TSUNAMI WATCH-WARNING FOR PACIFIC EXCLUDING WEST COAST AND ALASKA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   WEPA40 PHEB         TSUCP         WEPA40 PHEB      TSUPAC

TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR THE PACIFIC EXCLUDING WEST COAST
AND ALASKA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   WEPA42 PHEB         TSUCP         WEPA42 PHEB      TIBPAC

NEW PRODUCTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING
CENTER /PTWC/ IN EWA BEACH HAWAII /4-LETTER LOCATION IDENTIFIER
PHEB/:

TSUNAMI WATCH-WARNING FOR HAWAII
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
     NONE              NONE          WEHW40 PHEB      TSUHWX

TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR HAWAII
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
     NONE              NONE          WEHW42 PHEB      TIBHWX

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION FOR HAWAII
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
     NONE              NONE          SEHW70 PHEB      EQIHWX


CHANGES TO PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER...WC/ATWC...IN PALMER ALASKA /4-LETTER LOCATION
IDENTIFIER PAAQ/:

TSUNAMI WATCH-WARNING FOR WEST COAST AND ALASKA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   WEPA41 PAAQ         TSUPAQ        WEPA41 PAAQ      TSUWCA

TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR WEST COAST AND ALASKA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   WEPA41 PAAQ         TSUPAQ        WEPA43 PAAQ      TIBWCA

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION FOR ALASKA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   SEAK42 PAAQ         PNSPAQ        SEAK71 PAAQ      EQIAKX

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION FOR WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND CALIFORNIA
 OLD WMO HEADING   OLD AWIPS ID   NEW WMO HEADING  NEW AWIPS ID
 ---------------   ------------   ---------------  ------------
   WEPA43 PAAQ         TSMPAQ        SEUS71 PAAQ      EQIWOC


IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS TSUNAMI PRODUCTS
MAKE SURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE
HEADERS LISTED.  FAILURE TO DO SO ...BEGINNING JULY 31... WILL
PREVENT HIGH PRIORITY SAFETY INFORMATION FROM REACHING THEIR
INTENDED AUDIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE
CALL THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTERS AT THE PHONE NUMBERS OR EMAIL
ADDRESSES BELOW:

    PTWC           808-689-8207      CHARLES.MCCRERRY@xxxxxxxx
    WC/ATWC        907-745-4212      WCATWC@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/

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

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