20041229: anchorage hydro & marine products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20041229: anchorage hydro & marine products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:22:06 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 291617
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EST WED DEC 29 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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:  MARK TEW
 ACTING CHIEF...PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

  THOMAS GRAZIANO
 CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH

   THERESE PIERCE
 CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  RESTRUCTURING OF SELECT ANCHORAGE ALASKA PUBLIC...
         HYDROLOGICAL...AND MARINE PRODUCTS...
         EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2005 AT 4 PM AST

ON WEDNESDAY...MARCH 16 2005...AT 4 PM AST /8 PM EST/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL CONSOLIDATE THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS FOR
SEVERAL OF ITS TEXT PRODUCTS...INCLUDING SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS.

IMPORTANT NOTE: USERS OF NWS PUBLIC... HYDROLOGIC... AND MARINE
STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MUST UPDATE THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THESE
PRODUCTS.

CURRENTLY WFO ANCHORAGE ISSUES ALL FORECASTS... WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS UNDER TWO DIFFERENT WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND
AWIPS IDS: ONE FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF ITS FORECAST AREA AND THE
OTHER FOR THE WESTERN HALF. FOR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATIONS AND
SEAMLESS CUSTOMER SERVICE... CERTAIN PRODUCTS ARE BEING CONSOLIDATED
TO BE ISSUED UNDER ONLY ONE WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADING AND AWIPS ID.
SEE TABLE 1 FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE.  TABLE 2 SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW
PRODUCTS BEING IMPLEMENTED.

TABLE 1.  WFO ANCHORAGE WEATHER PRODUCTS BEING CONSOLIDATED.

OLDOLD
WMO HEADINGPRODUCT
WHAK51 PAFCSPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WHAK52 PAFCSPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
FZAK71 PAFCMARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
FZAK72 PAFCMARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WUAK51 PAFCSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA
WUAK52 PAFCSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WWAK51 PAFCSEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WWAK52 PAFCSEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WFAK51 PAFCTORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WFAK52 PAFCTORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NWAK51 PAFCLOCAL STORM REPORT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
NWAK52 PAFCLOCAL STORM REPORT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
FXAK61 PAFCAREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
FXAK62 PAFCAREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SXAK71 PAFC RECORD EVENT REPORT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
SXAK72 PAFCRECORD EVENT REPORT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NOAK41 PAFCPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA
NOAK42 PAFCPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
FGAK81 PAFCRIVER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
FGAK82 PAFCRIVER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
FGAK51 PAFCDAILY RIVER SUMMARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
FGAK52 PAFCDAILY RIVER SUMMARY FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WGAK51 PAFCFLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WGAK52 PAFCFLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WGAK71 PAFCFLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WGAK72 PAFCFLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WGAK41 PAFCFLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WGAK42 PAFC FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WGAK81 PAFCFLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WGAK82 PAFCFLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WGAK61 PAFCFLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
WGAK62 PAFCFLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA


TABLE 2.  NEW CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS.

OLD OLDNEWNEW
WMO HEADINGSAWIPS IDSWMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
WHAK51 PAFCSMWAERWHAK58 PAFCSMWAFC
WHAK52 PAFCSMWALU
FZAK71 PAFCMWSAERFZAK78 PAFCMWSAFC
FZAK52 PAFCMWSALU
WUAK51 PAFCSVRAERWUAK58 PAFCSVRAFC
WUAK52 PAFCSVRALU
WWAK51 PAFCSVSAERWWAK58 PAFCSVSAFC
WWAK52 PAFCSVSALU
WFAK51 PAFCTORAERWFAK58 PAFCTORAFC
WFAK52 PAFCTORALU
NWAK51 PAFCLSRAERNWAK58 PAFCLSRAFC
NWAK52 PAFCLSRALU
FXAK61 PAFCAFDAERFXAK68 PAFCAFDAFC
FXAK62 PAFCAFDALU
SXAK71 PAFCRERAER SXAK78 PAFC RERAFC
SXAK72 PAFCRERALU
WOAK41 PAFCCEMAER WOAK48 PAFCCEMAFC
WOAK42 PAFCCEMALU
NOAK41 PAFCPNSAER NOAK48 PAFCPNSAFC
NOAK42 PAFC PNSALU
FGAK81 PAFCRVSAER FGAK88 PAFCRVSAFC
FGAK82 PAFCRVSALU
FGAK51 PAFCRVDAERFGAK58 PAFCRVDAFC
FGAK52 PAFCRVDALU
WGAK51 PAFCFFWAERWGAK58 PAFCFFWAFC
WGAK52 PAFCFFWALU
WGAK71 PAFCFFSAERWGAK78 PAFCFFSAFC
WGAK72 PAFCFFSALU
WGAK41 PAFCFLWAERWGAK48 PAFCFLWAFC
WGAK42 PAFCFLWALU
WGAK81 PAFCFLSAERWGAK88 PAFCFLSAFC
WGAK82 PAFCFLSALU
WGAK61 PAFCFFAAERWGAK68 PAFCFFAAFC
WGAK62 PAFCFFAALU


PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF
CONTACT IF THEY BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THEIR
OPERATIONS:

BOB HOPKINS ROBIN RADLEIN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE         HYDROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE        ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST
ANCHORAGE AK      CENTER
PHONE   907.266.5120       ANCHORAGE AK
E-MAIL BOB.HOPKINS@NOAA.GOVPHONE 907.266.5151
E-MAIL ROBIN.RADLEIN@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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