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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1005 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2007
                
TO:		DESIGNATED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF THE IOCARIBE...
		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:	NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CARIBBEAN:
		...EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 1400 ATLANTIC 
STANDARD TIME /AST/...AN INTERIM TSUNAMI WARNING PLAN FOR THE 
FOLLOWING NATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL 
SUCH TIME AS THIS CAPABILITY CAN BE MANAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN 
THE REGION.  THE NATIONS ARE THOSE OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION /IOC/ OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
EDUCATIONAL...SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION /UNESCO/ SUB-
COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS /IOCARIBE/.  

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA          HAITI   
ARUBA                        HONDURAS 
BAHAMAS                      JAMAICA 
BARBADOS                     MEXICO 
BELIZE                       NETHERLANDS+ 
BRAZIL                       NICARAGUA 
COLOMBIA                     PANAMA 
COSTA RICA                   SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 
CUBA                         SAINT LUCIA 
DOMINICA                     SAINT VINCENT AND GRENADINES 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC           SURINAME 
FRANCE                       TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
GRENADA                      UNITED KINGDOM+ 
GUATEMALA                    VENEZUELA 
GUYANA  
 
+ THESE ARE NATIONS WITH TERRITORIES LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN  

EFFECTIVE JUNE 27 2007...THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER 
/PTWC/ WILL IMPLEMENT A SUITE OF TWO TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE 
CARIBBEAN.

THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE PROVIDES WATCH INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
TSUNAMI INCLUDING ITS SOURCE AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 
OF INITIAL WAVES AT LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA.  IT 
WILL INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TSUNAMI IMPACT.  
IT IS NOT AUTHORITATIVE BUT IS INTENDED AS ADVICE TO DESIGNATED 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN EACH COUNTRY.

THE TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT 
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRIGGER A 
TSUNAMI.  IT IS NOT AUTHORITATIVE BUT IS INTENDED AS ADVICE TO 
DESIGNATED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN EACH COUNTRY.

THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADINGS AND IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS 
ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. IMPORTANT NOTE: USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS 
MUST UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO RECEIVE 
THESE PRODUCTS.

TABLE 1. TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE CARIBBEAN
          
PRODUCT NAME                        WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID  
TSUNAMI MESSAGE                     WECA41 PHEB    TSUCAX  
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT       WECA43 PHEB    TIBCAX

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

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

THE NORMAL 120 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE 
CHANGE NOTICES INTRODUCING NEW NWS PRODUCTS WAS WAIVED IN THE 
INTEREST OF PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY WITH THE PROVISION OF 
THESE NEW PRODUCTS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION.  
ADDITIONALLY...JUNE 27 2007 COINCIDES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION 
DATE TO PROVIDE NEW TSUNAMI PRODUCTS FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND 
THE INDIAN OCEAN.  PLEASE SEE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES 07-35 AND 
07-36...RESPECTIVELY...FOR THOSE AREAS.

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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