NOTE: The nws-changes mailing list is no longer active. The list archives are made available for historical reasons.
NOUS41 KWBC 171500 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-61 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC1000 AM EST DAY NOV 17 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
WASHINGTON TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO EVALUATE USE OF
SMALLER NEARSHORE ZONES: EFFECTIVE
APRIL 1 2009
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...APRIL 1 2009 AT 500 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON... PORTLAND AND MEDFORD OREGON...AND MONTEREY CALIFORNIA WILL RECONFIGURE THEIR COASTAL MARINE ZONES. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY WASHINGTON TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA. THIS CHANGE DOES NOT INVOLVE WFO SEATTLE INNER WATERS OR WFO MONTEREY BAY FORECASTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE RECONFIGURATION IS TO EVALUATE USING SMALLER MARINE ZONES NEAR THE COASTLINE. WFO EUREKA BEGAN ITS EVALUATION ON JULY 8 2008. THE WFOS IN SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY WILL BEGIN A SIMILAR EVALUATION ON APRIL 1 2009. THE EVALUATION IS PLANNED TO RUN AT LEAST THROUGH APRIL 1 2010. IF FEEDBACK FROM MARINERS IS FAVORABLE...NWS WILL MAKE THE ZONE CHANGES PERMANENT. IF FEEDBACK OR OTHER FACTORS ARE NOT FAVORABLE... THE ZONES WILL REVERT TO THEIR CURRENT CONFIGURATION. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WCMARZONRECONFIG TABLES 1 THROUGH 4 LIST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFOS SEATTLE... PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY AFFECTED BY THIS MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION BEGINNING APRIL 1 2009 TABLE 1. WFO SEATTLE PRODUCTS AFFECTED PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFSEW FZUS56 KSEW MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWSEW WHUS76 KSEW SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWSEW WHUS56 KSEW MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSSEW FZUS76 KSEW SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWSEW FPUS76 KSEW WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNSEW WWUS66 KSEW NOTIFICATION HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /PLANNED/ TABLE 2. WFO PORTLAND PRODUCTS AFFECTED PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFPQR FZUS56 KPQR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWPQR WHUS76 KPQR SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWPQR WHUS56 KPQR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSPQR FZUS76 KPQR HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOPQR FLUS46 KPQR SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWPQR FPUS76 KPQR WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNPQR WWUS66 KPQR NOTIFICATION TABLE 3. WFO MEDFORD PRODUCTS AFFECTED PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFMFR FZUS56 KMFR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWMFR WHUS76 KMFR SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWMFR WHUS56 KMFR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSMFR FZUS76 KMFR HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOMFR FLUS46 KMFR SHORT TERM FORECAST OWMFR FPUS76 KMFR WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNMFR WWUS66 KMFR NOTIFICATION TABLE 4. WFO MONTEREY PRODUCTS PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFMTR FZUS56 KMTR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE MWWMTR WHUS76 KMTR SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SMWMTR WHUS56 KMTR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MWSMTR FZUS76 KMTR HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HWOMTR FLUS46 KMTR SHORT TERM FORECAST NOWMTR FPUS76 KMTR WEATHER WATCH CLEARANCE WCNMTR WWUS66 KMTR NOTIFICATION TABLES 5-8 CONTAIN LISTS OF THE CURRENT MARINE ZONES AFFECTED BY THE RECONFIGURATION IN WFOS SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD... AND MONTEREY MARINE AREAS RESPECTIVELY. TABLE 5. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/S FOR WFO SEATTLE. CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ150 CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...20 TO 60 NM PZZ170JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ153 JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ173
POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ156 POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...20 TO 60 NM PZZ176 TABLE 6. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO PORTLAND. CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ250 CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...20 TO 60 NM PZZ270 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ255 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ275 TABLE 7. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO MEDFORD. CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ350 FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...20 TO 60 NM PZZ370 CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ356 CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...20 TO 60 NM PZZ376 TABLE 8. CURRENT MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO MONTEREY. CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME CURRENT UGC POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ540 POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ545 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ560POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...OUT TO 20 NM PZZ565 POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT...20 TO 60 NM PZZ570
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...20 TO 60 NM PZZ575 TABLES 9-12 CONTAIN LISTS OF THE RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES TOBE EVALUATED IN THE WFO SEATTLE...PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY MARINE AREAS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009.
TABLE 9. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO SEATTLEMARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ150 CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ170 JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ153 JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ173 POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ156 POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER...10 NM TO 60 NM PZZ176 TABLE 10. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO PORTLANDMARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ250 CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD...10 TO 60 NM PZZ270 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ255 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE...10 TO 60 NM PZZ275 TABLE 11. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO MEDFORDMARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ350 FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO...10 TO 60 NM PZZ370 CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ356 CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...10 TO 60 NM PZZ376 TABLE 12. RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS FOR WFO MONTEREYMARINE ZONE NAME NEW UGC
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ540 POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ545 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ560 POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...OUT TO 10 NM PZZ565 POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT...10 TO 60 NM PZZ570 PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS...10 TO 60 NM PZZ575
THE ZONE NAMES WILL CHANGE ONLY WITH REGARD TO THE ZONE DISTANCES FROM SHORE. THE BOUNDARY SEPARATING INNER AND OUTER WATERS WILL SHIFT 10 NM CLOSER TO SHORE. UGCS WILL NOT CHANGE. BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN ZONE DISTANCES TO SHORE SHOWN IN TABLES 5-8 AND 9-12...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE CORRECTLY PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS IN TABLES 1-4. THERE ARE LESS FREQUENTLY ISSUED PRODUCTS...SUCH AS TSUNAMI WARNINGS...WHICH ALSO USE THESE MARINE ZONES. AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT /USE LOWERCASE/. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM MAPS SHOWING THE EXISTING AND RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009 ARE POSTED ON THE SEATTLE... PORTLAND...MEDFORD...AND MONTEREY WEB PAGES RESPECTIVELY AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/SEW/OLDSEWMZ.JPG HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/SEW/NEWSEWMZ.JPGHTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PQR/OLDMZONES.PHP HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PQR/NEWMZONES1.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/MARINE/CURRENTZONES.PHP HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MFR/MARINE/NEWZONES.PHP
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MTR/CURRENT_MARINE_ZONES.PHP HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MTR/NEW_MARINE_ZONES.PHP
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION...PLEASE CONTACT: TED BUEHNER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 7600 SAND PT WAY NE BUILDING 1 SEATTLE WASHINGTON 98115-6349 206-526-6095 X 223 TED.BUEHNER@xxxxxxxx TYREE WILDE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 5241 NE 122ND AVE PORTLAND OR 97230-1089 503-326-2340 X 223 TYREE.WILDE@xxxxxxxx RYAN SANDLER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 4003 CIRRUS DRIVE MEDFORD OR 97504 541-776-4303 X 223 RYAN.SANDLER@xxxxxxxx TROY.NICOLINI WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 300 STARTARE DRIVE EUREKA CA 95501-6000 707-443-6484 X 223 TROY.NICOLINI@xxxxxxxx TOM EVANS WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5 MONTEREY CA 93943-5505 831-656-1710 X 223 TOM.EVANS@xxxxxxxx NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN -
nws-changes archives: