[nws-changes] 20090128: surf zone fcsts-Barrow

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090128: surf zone fcsts-Barrow
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:07:28 -0700

NOUS41 KWBC 281742

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1235 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

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:      NWS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BARROW ALASKA

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 1 2009 AT 1300 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...OR 0500 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME
/AKDT/...THE NWS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN BARROW ALASKA
WILL BEGIN ISSUING A SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/.

REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE
GOVERNING SURF ZONE FORECASTS AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003010CURR.PDF

THE SURF ZONE IS THE AREA OF WATER BETWEEN THE HIGH WATER
/OR TIDE/ LEVEL ON THE BEACH AND THE SEAWARD SIDE OF
BREAKING WAVES. THE SRF HAS BEEN ISSUED BY SELECT COASTAL
WFOS SINCE 2002. WSO BARROW WILL BE THE FIRST ALASKA OFFICE
TO ISSUE THE SURF ZONE FORECAST.

TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE
SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY WSO BARROW.

TABLE 1:  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE
FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY WSO BARROW EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009.

BARROW AK        FZAK59 PABR        SRFBRW

CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO REPROGRAM THEIR HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THIS NEW SURF ZONE FORECAST ON JULY 1 2009.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

RICHARD MAY                     JOHN LINGAAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES     FAIRBANKS FORECAST OFFICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY          P.O. BOX 757345
SILVER SPRING MD 20910          FAIRBANKS, AK 99775-7345
301-713-1677 EXT. 127           907-458-3712
RICHARD.MAY@xxxxxxxx            JOHN.LINGAAS@xxxxxxxx

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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