NOUS41 KWBC 301315 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-02 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 815 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF SUBJECT: HEADERS FOR THREE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS TO BE MODIFIED EFFECTIVE JULY 01 2008 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 01 2008 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...THE HEADERS FOR THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 1 WILL BE MODIFIED TO CONFORM WITH THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK FORMAT. TABLE 1. HIGH SEAS FORECASTS TO BE MODIFIED EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 01 2008 ISSUING NATIONAL CENTER WMO HEADING AWIPS ID OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FZNT01 KWBC HSFAT1 OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FZPN02 KWBC HSFEPI NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TPC FZPN04 KNHC HSFEP3 TABLE 2. EXAMPLE OF PORTION OF HIGH SEAS FORECAST USING THE CURRENT HEADER FORMAT FZNT01 KWBC 021605 HSFAT1 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC FEB 02 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS /TEXT FOLLOWS/ TABLE 3. EXAMPLE OF PORTION OF HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOLLOWING THE MND HEADER FORMAT EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 01 2008 FZNT01 KWBC 111613 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC FRI JUL 11 2008 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS /TEXT FOLLOWS/ IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: TIMOTHY RULON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 PHONE: 301-713-1677 X 128 EMAIL: TIMOTHY.RULON@NOAA.GOV NWS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM NWS DIRECTIVES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/DIRECTIVES $$ NNNN