NOUS41 KWBC 071507 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-02 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 940 AM EST MON FEB 7 2005 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 SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS IN ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 00 UTC...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN FAIRBANKS... ALASKA WILL IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES TO ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. 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 ALSO...THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ PRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL BE MODIFIED. AS THE NEW MARINE ZONES ARE IMPLEMENTED... THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PRODUCT SETS: ONE FOR THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS AND THE OTHER FOR THE WESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS. THE WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR THESE TEXT PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3. TABLE 1. WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID CHANGE TO THE MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS. OLD OLD NEW NEW WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FZAK59 PAFG CWFAFG FZAK51 PAFG CWFNSB FZAK52 PAFG CWFWCZ FZAK69 PAFG OFFN14 FZAK61 PAFG OFFN15 FZAK62 PAFG OFFN14 TABLE 2. NEW MARINE ZONES FOR WFO FAIRBANKS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/. FZAK51 PAFG ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NEW SYNOPSIS UGC SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST PKZ298 NEW MARINE ZONE S UGC CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT PKZ225 CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN PKZ230 POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT PKZ235 CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND PKZ240 FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT PKZ245 FZAK52 PAFG NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST SYNOPSIS UGC SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST PKZ299 NEW ZONES UGC NORTON SOUND PKZ200 DALL POINT TO WALES PKZ210 KOTZEBUE SOUND PKZ215 WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON PKZ220 TABLE 3. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND UGCS. PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID MARINE FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTAL FZAK51 PAFG CWFNSB WATERS MARINE FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA FZAK52 PAFG CWFWCZ WATERS NAVTEX FORECAST FOR ARCTIC COASTAL FZAK61 PAFG OFFN15 WATERS NAVTEX FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA FZAK62 PAFG OFFN14 WATERS SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHAK59 PAFG SMWAFG MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZAK79 PAFG MWSAFG IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADINGS LISTED IN TABLE 1...BEGINNING ON JUNE 1 2005. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE. NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 3 USING THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THE NEW Z CODES INTO THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN JUNE 1 2005 TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE PRODUCTS. A WEB PAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO TEST THE CHANGES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DECODE THE MODIFIED PRODUCT CORRECTLY. SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ HTTP://PAFG.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SERVICECHANGE/FZAK5PAFG.HTM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN DRAGOMIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE FAIRBANKS AK PHONE: 907.458.3704 E-MAIL: JOHN.DRAGOMIR@NOAA.GOV NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 COASTAL MARINE FORECAST SERVICES IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01003010D.PDF THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN