20070525: offshare marine zones-alaska

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
147 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2007

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 WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007...AT 2300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...OR 300 PM ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME /ADT/... THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL REPLACE AND IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES IN THEIR OFFSHORE WATERS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.
TABLE 1. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/. 

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF         FZAK61 PAFC    OFFAER
OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE          FZAK62 PAFC    OFFALU
BERING SEA
TABLE 2. CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007. 

OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE                      UGC

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH           PKZ350
OF 55 DEGREES NORTH
AND WEST OF 144 DEGREES...
OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
        
BERING SEA OFFSHORE...SOUTH CENTRAL       PKZ410
BERING SEA EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE...OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
        
TABLE 3. NEW MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 2 2007.

OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE                            UGC

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF                PKZ351
57N AND WEST OF 144W            

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF                PKZ352
57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND PKZ411 
EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
        
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180                 PKZ412
AND NORTH OF 56N
                
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180                 PKZ413
AND SOUTH OF 56N                

BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W                PKZ414
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
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
BOB HOPKINS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE ANCHORAGE AK PHONE: 907.266.5120 E-MAIL: BOB.HOPKINS@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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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 

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