2040804: zone boundaries-AK

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• Subject: 2040804: zone boundaries-AK
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:20:53 -0600

NOUS41 KWBC 051942
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2004

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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

          THERESE PIERCE
          CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   MARINE AND PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN
         ANCHORAGE ALASKA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY... EFFECTIVE
         NOVEMBER 30 2004 AT 4 PM AKST

ON TUESDAY...NOVEMBER 30 2004...AT 4 PM AKST /8 PM EST/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL IMPLEMENT ZONE BOUNDARY CHANGES AFFECTING
THE PUBLIC AND MARINE PROGRAMS.

NWS CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO CONTINUE
TO PROPERLY RECEIVE WFO ANCHORAGE MARINE AND PUBLIC PRODUCTS FOR
THE RECONFIGURED ZONES...INCLUDING ALL FORECAST AND WARNING
PRODUCTS. IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER REQUESTS...THESE CHANGES
ARE BEING MADE TO ENHANCE THE MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE KODIAK
ISLAND WATERS AND THE PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS.

THE TWO MARINE ZONES BEING MODIFIED ARE:

PKZ130 - BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
PKZ132 - GORE POINT TO SITKINAK

THE CHANGE WILL MODIFY THE BOUNDARY FOR PKZ132 TO EXTEND FROM
SITKINAK ONLY TO SHUYAK ISLAND. THEN THE BOUNDARY FOR PKZ130 WILL
BE EXTENDED SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OLD PORTION OF PKZ132 THAT
COVERED FROM SITKINAK TO GORE POINT.

THE PUBLIC ZONE BEING MODIFIED IS:

AKZ191 - WESTERN ALEUTIANS

THIS CHANGE WILL DIVIDE AKZ191 INTO TWO ZONES.  A NEW ZONE WILL
BE IDENTIFIED AS AKZ187 - CENTRAL ALEUTIANS - WHICH WILL INCLUDE
THE COMMUNITIES OF ATKA AND ADAK.  THE BOUNDARY OF AKZ191 -
WESTERN ALEUTIANS - WILL BE ADJUSTED FURTHER WEST.  AKZ191 WILL
STILL INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES OF SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA.

UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

FOR PUBLIC ZONES...

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM


FOR MARINE ZONES...

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM


FOR PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS WHO USE MARINE ZONE NUMBERS AS
LOCATION CODES FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO /NWR/ AND EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM /EAS/ APPLICATIONS...THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE MARINE CODE
LISTINGS FOR NWR AND EAS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINENWREAS.HTM


A WEB PAGE HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO VIEW
SAMPLE PRODUCTS EXHIBITING THESE CHANGES. SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/

        HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/CHANGES.PHP    


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS
CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

    BOB HOPKINS                                 
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    ANCHORAGE AK                        
    PHONE:  907-266-5120        
    E-MAIL: BOB.HOPKINS@xxxxxxxx        

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

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

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