NOUS41 KWBC 281742 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-01 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1235 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: NWS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BARROW ALASKA WILL BEGIN ISSUING SURF ZONE FORECASTS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 1 2009 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 1 2009 AT 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...OR 0500 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME /AKDT/...THE NWS WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WSO/ IN BARROW ALASKA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/. REFER TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-310 FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE GOVERNING SURF ZONE FORECASTS AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01003010CURR.PDF THE SURF ZONE IS THE AREA OF WATER BETWEEN THE HIGH WATER /OR TIDE/ LEVEL ON THE BEACH AND THE SEAWARD SIDE OF BREAKING WAVES. THE SRF HAS BEEN ISSUED BY SELECT COASTAL WFOS SINCE 2002. WSO BARROW WILL BE THE FIRST ALASKA OFFICE TO ISSUE THE SURF ZONE FORECAST. TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY WSO BARROW. TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST /SRF/ ISSUED BY WSO BARROW EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009. ISSUING WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID BARROW AK FZAK59 PABR SRFBRW CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO REPROGRAM THEIR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO RECEIVE THIS NEW SURF ZONE FORECAST ON JULY 1 2009. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: RICHARD MAY JOHN LINGAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES FAIRBANKS FORECAST OFFICE 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY P.O. BOX 757345 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 FAIRBANKS, AK 99775-7345 301-713-1677 EXT. 127 907-458-3712 RICHARD.MAY@NOAA.GOV JOHN.LINGAAS@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN