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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
208 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2007
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: PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS TO BE ADDED TO EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 14 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC...OR 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 1400 
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME /AST/...A TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN WILL BE 
IMPLEMENTED FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES /US/ VIRGIN 
ISLANDS.  

EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007 THE EXISTING SUITE OF TSUNAMI PRODUCTS 
CURRENTLY ISSUED BY WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING 
CENTER.../WC/ATWC/ FOR THE GULF AND EAST COASTS OF THE UNITED 
STATES AND CANADA WILL NOW INCLUDE PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN 
ISLANDS.  

THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE PROVIDES ADVISORY/WATCH AND WARNING 
INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE...AND THE 
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AND ALERTS RESIDENTS TO THE 
RISK OF FLOODING. IT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY 
MANAGERS.
THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT 
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A 
TSUNAMI. IT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS.
THE PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE OF 
THE TSUNAMI...THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES...AN ALERT 
TO RESIDENTS OF THE RISK OF FLOODING...AND CALL TO ACTION 
STATEMENTS.
THE PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION 
ABOUT SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A 
TSUNAMI.
THE TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION 
ABOUT SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT MAY BE FELT IN A COASTAL AREA 
BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.
THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN 
TABLE 1. NWS LOCAL FORECAST OFFICES ALSO RELAY THESE WATCH... 
WARNING...ADVISORY AND/OR TSUNAMI INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS VIA NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ USING THE APPROPRIATE SAME/EAS 
CODES.  

TABLE 1. LIST OF EXISTING TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE GULF AND EAST 
COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA...TO INCLUDE PUERTO RICO 
AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS EFFECTIVE JUNE 14 2007
                  
PRODUCT                                WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID
TSUNAMI MESSAGE                        WEXX20 PAAQ   TSUAT1 
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT          WEXX22 PAAQ   TIBAT1
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE                 WEXX30 PAAQ   TSUATE  
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT   WEXX32 PAAQ   TIBATE
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  SEXX60 PAAQ   EQIAT1 

EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:
    HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX20EXAMPLE.TXT
    HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX22EXAMPLE.TXT
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX30EXAMPLE.TXT HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/WEXX32EXAMPLE.TXT
    HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/SEXX60EXAMPLE.TXT

COMMUNICATIONS TESTS FOR THE WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1...TSUNAMI MESSAGE PRODUCT...WILL OCCUR ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE USE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL TSUNAMI BULLETIN WECA42 PHEB TIBCAX WILL TERMINATE EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 14 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC ...OR 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 1400 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME /AST/...AND BE REPLACED BY THE ABOVE PRODUCTS.
CONTACT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO FOR 
EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS...TSUNAMI 
EDUCATION AND TSUNAMIREADY.  TSUNAMIREADY IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM 
DESIGNED TO EDUCATE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND 
THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND TO PROMOTE A WELL-DESIGNED TSUNAMI 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR EACH COMMUNITY.  THE PROGRAM PROMOTES 
TSUNAMI HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AS AN ACTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG 
FEDERAL...STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. THIS 
COLLABORATION SUPPORTS GREATER AND MORE CONSISTENT TSUNAMI 
AWARENESS AND MITIGATION EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITIES AT RISK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST 
OFFICE AND/OR:
    ISRAEL MATOS
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
SAN JUAN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    4000 CARRETERA 190
    CAROLINA, PR 00979
    PHONE: 787-253-4586
    EMAIL: ISRAEL.MATOS@xxxxxxxx

PAUL WHITMORE DIRECTOR
    WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    910 SOUTH FELTON STREET
PALMER AK 99645 PHONE: 907-745-4212
    EMAIL: PAUL.WHITMORE@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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