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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2003
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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF ALASKA REGION
OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004
REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-61 FOR RELATED CHANGES BEING
IMPLEMENTED IN ALASKA ALSO ON JANUARY 13 2004
EFFECTIVE AT 4 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME ON TUESDAY JANUARY 13
2004...OR 0100 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ON JANUARY 14
2004...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN ALASKA
WILL CHANGE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE TIME OF THE OFFSHORE MARINE
FORECAST...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1. THIS CHANGE MEANS CUSTOMERS WILL
RECEIVE ALL ROUTINELY ISSUED MARINE FORECASTS IN ALASKA AT A
CONSISTENT TIME...4 AM AND 4 PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME.
NOTE...ALASKA OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED
UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING
FZPN01 PANC /AWIPS ID OFFANC/ AT 3 AM AND 3 PM LOCAL ALASKA TIME.
THESE FORECASTS ARE BEING MODERNIZED AND DIVIDED INTO THE WMO
HEADINGS SHOWN IN TABLE 1 ALSO ON THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATE OF
JANUARY 13 2004. THAT CHANGE WAS ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 03-61...MOST RECENTLY ISSUED ON OCTOBER 15 2003.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.ARH.NOAA.GOV/CHANGES
TABLE 1. OFFSHORE MARINE FORECAST PRODUCTS AND SCHEDULED
DELIVERY TIMES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004.
NEW NEW ISSUANCE TIMES
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID LOCAL UTC STANDARD UTC DAYLIGHT
FZAK61 PAFC OFFAER 4 AM/PM 1300/0100 UTC 1200/0000 UTC
FZAK62 PAFC OFFALU 4 AM/PM 1300/0100 UTC 1200/0000 UTC
FZAK67 PAJK OFFAJK 4 AM/PM 1300/0100 UTC 1200/0000 UTC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT
AIMEE DEVARIS
MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKA REGION
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
PHONE 907-271-3507
E-MAIL AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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