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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT WED MAY 23 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
	  MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT:  TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC TO INCLUDE
	  THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...AN INTERIM TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN FOR THE SOUTH CHINA 
SEA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THIS CAPABILITY CAN BE 
MANAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE REGION. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI 
WARNING CENTER /PTWC/ WILL EXPAND COVERAGE FOR PACIFIC OCEAN 
TSUNAMI PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THIS AREA HAD 
PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCLUDED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING/WATCH/ADVISORY CONTAINS WARNING...WATCH AND 
ADVISORY INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI...THE SOURCE... 
AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR WAVES AND WILL ALERT 
RESIDENTS TO THE RISK OF FLOODING.  

THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT 
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A 
TSUNAMI.  

THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE 
LISTED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1. TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA
          
PRODUCT NAME                       WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID  

TSUNAMI WARNING/WATCH/ADVISORY     WEPA40 PHEB	TSUPAC
TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN       WEPA42 PHEB	TIBPAC	

EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/PTWC/ABOUT_MESSAGES.PHP

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT

     CHARLES MCCREERY   
     PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
     91-270 FORT WEAVER RD.   
     EWA BEACH, HI 96706-2928   
     PHONE 808-689-8207 
     EMAIL: CHARLES.MCCREERY@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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