NOUS41 KWBC 291167 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-58 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1115 AM EST WED DEC 29 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: MARK TEW ACTING CHIEF...PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH THOMAS GRAZIANO CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH THERESE PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: RESTRUCTURING OF SELECT ANCHORAGE ALASKA PUBLIC... HYDROLOGICAL...AND MARINE PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2005 AT 4 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY...MARCH 16 2005...AT 4 PM AST /8 PM EST/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL CONSOLIDATE THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS FOR SEVERAL OF ITS TEXT PRODUCTS...INCLUDING SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. IMPORTANT NOTE: USERS OF NWS PUBLIC... HYDROLOGIC... AND MARINE STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MUST UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THESE PRODUCTS. CURRENTLY WFO ANCHORAGE ISSUES ALL FORECASTS... WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS UNDER TWO DIFFERENT WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS: ONE FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF ITS FORECAST AREA AND THE OTHER FOR THE WESTERN HALF. FOR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATIONS AND SEAMLESS CUSTOMER SERVICE... CERTAIN PRODUCTS ARE BEING CONSOLIDATED TO BE ISSUED UNDER ONLY ONE WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADING AND AWIPS ID. SEE TABLE 1 FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. TABLE 2 SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS BEING IMPLEMENTED. TABLE 1. WFO ANCHORAGE WEATHER PRODUCTS BEING CONSOLIDATED. OLD OLD WMO HEADING PRODUCT WHAK51 PAFC SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHAK52 PAFC SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FZAK71 PAFC MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FZAK72 PAFC MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WUAK51 PAFC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WUAK52 PAFC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WWAK51 PAFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WWAK52 PAFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WFAK51 PAFC TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WFAK52 PAFC TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NWAK51 PAFC LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NWAK52 PAFC LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FXAK61 PAFC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FXAK62 PAFC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA SXAK71 PAFC RECORD EVENT REPORT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SXAK72 PAFC RECORD EVENT REPORT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NOAK41 PAFC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NOAK42 PAFC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FGAK81 PAFC RIVER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FGAK82 PAFC RIVER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FGAK51 PAFC DAILY RIVER SUMMARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FGAK52 PAFC DAILY RIVER SUMMARY FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WGAK51 PAFC FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WGAK52 PAFC FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WGAK71 PAFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WGAK72 PAFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WGAK41 PAFC FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WGAK42 PAFC FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WGAK81 PAFC FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WGAK82 PAFC FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WGAK61 PAFC FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WGAK62 PAFC FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA TABLE 2. NEW CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS. OLD OLD NEW NEW WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WHAK51 PAFC SMWAER WHAK58 PAFC SMWAFC WHAK52 PAFC SMWALU FZAK71 PAFC MWSAER FZAK78 PAFC MWSAFC FZAK52 PAFC MWSALU WUAK51 PAFC SVRAER WUAK58 PAFC SVRAFC WUAK52 PAFC SVRALU WWAK51 PAFC SVSAER WWAK58 PAFC SVSAFC WWAK52 PAFC SVSALU WFAK51 PAFC TORAER WFAK58 PAFC TORAFC WFAK52 PAFC TORALU NWAK51 PAFC LSRAER NWAK58 PAFC LSRAFC NWAK52 PAFC LSRALU FXAK61 PAFC AFDAER FXAK68 PAFC AFDAFC FXAK62 PAFC AFDALU SXAK71 PAFC RERAER SXAK78 PAFC RERAFC SXAK72 PAFC RERALU WOAK41 PAFC CEMAER WOAK48 PAFC CEMAFC WOAK42 PAFC CEMALU NOAK41 PAFC PNSAER NOAK48 PAFC PNSAFC NOAK42 PAFC PNSALU FGAK81 PAFC RVSAER FGAK88 PAFC RVSAFC FGAK82 PAFC RVSALU FGAK51 PAFC RVDAER FGAK58 PAFC RVDAFC FGAK52 PAFC RVDALU WGAK51 PAFC FFWAER WGAK58 PAFC FFWAFC WGAK52 PAFC FFWALU WGAK71 PAFC FFSAER WGAK78 PAFC FFSAFC WGAK72 PAFC FFSALU WGAK41 PAFC FLWAER WGAK48 PAFC FLWAFC WGAK42 PAFC FLWALU WGAK81 PAFC FLSAER WGAK88 PAFC FLSAFC WGAK82 PAFC FLSALU WGAK61 PAFC FFAAER WGAK68 PAFC FFAAFC WGAK62 PAFC FFAALU PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF CONTACT IF THEY BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THEIR OPERATIONS: BOB HOPKINS ROBIN RADLEIN METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE HYDROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST ANCHORAGE AK CENTER PHONE 907.266.5120 ANCHORAGE AK E-MAIL BOB.HOPKINS@NOAA.GOV PHONE 907.266.5151 E-MAIL ROBIN.RADLEIN@NOAA.GOV THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN