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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
147 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
          CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN
          THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W: 
          EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2007...AT 2300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED 
TIME /UTC/...OR 300 PM ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME /ADT/... THE NWS 
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA WILL REPLACE AND 
IMPLEMENT NEW MARINE ZONES IN THEIR OFFSHORE WATERS AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

TABLE 1. PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY NEW MARINE ZONES AND 
CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/.

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF 	  FZAK61 PAFC    OFFAER
OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE	  FZAK62 PAFC    OFFALU
BERING SEA

TABLE 2.  CURRENT OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGCS 
THAT WILL BE REPLACED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2007.

OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE			  UGC

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH		  PKZ350
OF 55 DEGREES NORTH
AND WEST OF 144 DEGREES...
OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
	
BERING SEA OFFSHORE...SOUTH CENTRAL	  PKZ410
BERING SEA EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE...OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS
	
TABLE 3. NEW MARINE ZONES AND CORRESPONDING UGC EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 2 2007.

OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE				UGC

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF		PKZ351
57N AND WEST OF 144W		

GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF		PKZ352
57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W				
                               
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND		PKZ411
EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
	
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180			PKZ412
AND NORTH OF 56N
		
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180			PKZ413
AND SOUTH OF 56N		

BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W		PKZ414

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

BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST REPROGRAM AFFECTED 
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THE NEW UGCS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:

     BOB HOPKINS                                     
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE          
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE     
     ANCHORAGE AK                
     PHONE: 907.266.5120       
     E-MAIL: BOB.HOPKINS@NOAA.GOV       

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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