20050207: marine zone boundaries-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050207: marine zone boundaries-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:32:56 -0700

NOUS41 KWBC 071206
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0705 AM EST MON FEB 7 2005

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 Z. PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
 THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE
         JUNE 1 2005 AT 00 UTC

ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 00 UTC...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN FAIRBANKS...
ALASKA WILL IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES TO ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/

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

ALSO...THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ PRODUCT
AND ASSOCIATED NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL BE MODIFIED. AS THE NEW MARINE
ZONES ARE IMPLEMENTED... THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PRODUCT
SETS: ONE FOR THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS AND THE OTHER FOR THE
WESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS. THE WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR
THESE TEXT PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY
THESE CHANGES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

TABLE 1. WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID CHANGE TO THE MARINE FORECASTS
FOR THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS.

OLD OLDNEWNEW
WMO HEADINGAWIPS IDWMO HEADINGAWIPS ID

FZAK59 PAFGCWFAFGFZAK51 PAFGCWFNSB
FZAK52 PAFGCWFWCZ
FZAK69 PAFGOFFN14FZAK61 PAFGOFFN15
FZAK62 PAFGOFFN14

TABLE 2. NEW MARINE ZONES FOR WFO FAIRBANKS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY WITH CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES
/UGC/.

FZAK51 PAFG
ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

NEW SYNOPSIS  UGC
SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COASTPKZ298

NEW MARINE ZONESUGC
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORTPKZ225
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLINPKZ230
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETTPKZ235
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLANDPKZ240
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINTPKZ245

FZAK52 PAFG
NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

SYNOPSISUGC
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COASTPKZ299

NEW ZONESUGC
NORTON SOUNDPKZ200
DALL POINT TO WALESPKZ210
KOTZEBUE SOUNDPKZ215
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSONPKZ220

TABLE 3. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND
UGCS.

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

MARINE FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTALFZAK51 PAFGCWFNSB
WATERS
MARINE FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKAFZAK52 PAFG CWFWCZ
WATERS
NAVTEX FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTALFZAK61 PAFGOFFN15
WATERS
NAVTEX FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA FZAK62 PAFG OFFN14
WATERS
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGWHAK59 PAFGSMWAFG
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTFZAK79 PAFGMWSAFG

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS COASTAL WATERS
FORECASTS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADINGS
LISTED IN TABLE 1...BEGINNING ON JUNE 1 2005.  FAILURE TO DO SO
WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED
AUDIENCE.

NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 3 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/
MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW Z CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER
THAN JUNE 1 2005 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS.

A WEB PAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO TEST THE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DECODE THE MODIFIED PRODUCT
CORRECTLY. SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

HTTP://PAFG.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SERVICECHANGE/FZAK5PAFG.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:

    JOHN DRAGOMIR
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
    FAIRBANKS AK
    PHONE: 907.458.3704
    E-MAIL: JOHN.DRAGOMIR@xxxxxxxx

NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 COASTAL MARINE FORECAST SERVICES IS
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

    WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003010D.PDF

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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