20060125: tsunami products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060125: tsunami products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
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• Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:42:52 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 251738
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
1240 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

TO:  FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBER...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
         SERVICE /SUBSCRIBERS/...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
         INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN /EMWIN/...SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
         PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27 2006

EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 27 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WC/ATWC/...
WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW SUITE OF EVENT-DRIVEN TSUNAMI TEXT PRODUCTS FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS:  ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND THE UNITED STATES /US/
WEST COAST THE US GULF OF MEXICO COAST...THE US EAST COAST...AND THE
EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES

THESE NEW PRODUCTS ARE INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE NORMAL 120 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICES INTRODUCING NEW NWS PRODUCTS WAS WAIVED IN THE
INTEREST OF PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY WITH THESE NEW PRODUCTS.

THE NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGES WILL CONTAIN ADVISORY/WATCH/AND
WARNING INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE OF THE
TSUNAMI...THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AN ALERT TO
RESIDENTS OF THE RISK OF FLOODING...AND CALL TO ACTION STATEMENTS.
THE NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL CONTAIN
INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
TRIGGER TSUNAMIS.

THE WMO AND AWIPS COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE NEW PRODUCTS
ARE LISTED IN TABLES 1 AND 2.  CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THESE
NEW PRODUCTS MUST TAKE ACTION TO ADD THESE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR
DATABASES.

TABLE 1. NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA
...AND THE US WEST COAST

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE                WEAK51 PAAQ    TSUAK1
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT  WEAK53 PAAQ    TIBAK1

EXAMPLES OF THESE TEXT PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEAK51EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEAK53EXAMPLE.TXT

TABLE 2. NEW PUBLIC TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE US GULF OF MEXICO
COAST...THE US EAST COAST... AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES

PRODUCT NAME                          WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE                WEXX30 PAAQ   TSUATE
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT  WEXX32 PAAQ   TIBATE

EXAMPLES OF THESE TEXT PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX30EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX32EXAMPLE.TXT

THESE NEW PUBLIC PRODUCTS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING SUITE OF
TSUNAMI PRODUCTS SHOWN IN TABLES 3 AND 4 BELOW.  THE PRODUCTS LISTED
IN TABLES 3 AND 4 ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS.

TABLE 3.  EXISTING TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING AND INFORMATIONAL
PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND THE UNITED STATES /US/
WEST COAST

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING      WEPA41 PAAQ      TSUWCA
TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN        WEPA43 PAAQ      TIBWCA
ALASKA EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION       SEAK71 PAAQ      EQIAKX
WEST COAST EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION   SEUS71 PAAQ      EQIWOC

TABLE 4.   EXISTING TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING AND INFORMATIONAL
PRODUCTS FOR THE US GULF OF MEXICO COAST...THE US EAST COAST...
AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI ADVISORY/WATCH/WARNING      WEXX20 PAAQ      TSUAT1
TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN        WEXX22 PAAQ      TIBAT1
EARTHQUAKE INFORMATIONSEXX60 PAAQ      EQIAT1

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE OR THE EXISTING PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE WC/ATWC CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONTACT:

PAUL WHITMORE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER AK 99645
PHONE 907-745-4212

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

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

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