NOUS41 KWBC 192208 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-17 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 505 PM EST FRI MAR 19 2004 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 PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CHANGES TO HAWAII COASTAL MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES... INCREASE HAWAII COASTAL MARINE ZONES FROM TWO TO TO FIFTEEN...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-16...SENT 3/19/04... FOR MARINE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES BEING IMPLEMENTED IN HAWAII ON JULY 15 2004 AND SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-14...SENT 3/19/04...FOR PUBLIC ZONE CHANGES IN HAWAII EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004...AT 800 AM HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME /HST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE TWO COASTAL MARINE ZONES NOW COVERING HAWAIIAN WATERS OUT TO 40 MILES WILL BE SEPARATED INTO FIFTEEN ZONES. A MAP SHOWING THE MARINE ZONES THAT FALL INTO THE NEW DOMAINS IN THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ HONOLULU MARINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY MAY BE FOUND AS A SHAPEFILE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO CONTINUE TO PROPERLY RECEIVE WFO HONOLULU MARINE PRODUCTS WITH THE RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONES. THE MARINE ZONES ARE BEING RECONFIGURED TO ENHANCE THE MARINE FORECASTS FOR HAWAII COASTAL WATERS. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO MARINE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES RESULTING FROM MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS WITH WFO HONOLULU TO OCCUR ON JULY 15 2004. THE FIRST SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE... SCN04-16...DESCRIBES COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO HONOLULU MARINE PRODUCTS. PLEASE USE BOTH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES. TABLE 1 LISTS THE OLD ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/...THE OLD MARINE ZONE NAMES...THE NEW /Z/ UGCS...AND THE NEW MARINE ZONE NAMES FOR HAWAII COASTAL MARINE ZONES USED IN WFO HONOLULU MARINE PRODUCTS. TABLE 2 LISTS WFO HONOLULU PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004. SEE SCN04-16 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION ID CHANGES FOR MARINE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII. USERS OF WFO HONOLULU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS MUST UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS. TABLE 1. OLD AND NEW ZONE /Z/ UGCS AND THE CORRESPONDING ZONE NAMES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004 OLD ZONE OLD ZONE NEW ZONE NEW /Z/ UGC NAME /Z/ UGC ZONE NAME PHZ150 HAWAIIAN COASTAL PHZ110 KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS WATERS PHZ111 KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS PHZ112 KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS PHZ130 CHANNELS BETWEEN PHZ113 KAUAI CHANNEL THE ISLANDS PHZ150 HAWAIIAN COASTAL PHZ114 OAHU WINDWARD WATERS WATERS PHZ115 OAHU LEEWARD WATERS PHZ130 CHANNELS BETWEEN PHZ116 KAIWI CHANNEL THE ISLANDS PHZ150 HAWAIIAN COASTAL PHZ117 MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS WATERS PHZ118 MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS PHZ119 MAALAEA BAY PHZ130 CHANNELS BETWEEN PHZ120 PAILOLO CHANNEL THE ISLANDS PHZ121 ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL PHZ150 HAWAIIAN COASTAL PHZ122 BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS WATERS PHZ123 BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS PHZ124 BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS TABLE 2. WFO HONOLULU PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004. SEE SCN04-16 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES. PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID DESCRIPTION FZHW50 PHFO CWFHFO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES FZHW70 PHFO MWSHFO MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT WHHW50 PHFO SMWHFO SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE...CONTACT: JOEL CLINE DISSEMINATION MANAGER PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI PHONE: 808.532.6414 E-MAIL: JOEL.CLINE@NOAA.GOV THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN