Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 NOUS42 KTAE 261439 PNSTAE ALZ065->069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ125-155>161-031800 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 940 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 TO... FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM... BOB GOREE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL SUBJECT... IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER WARNING PRODUCT...AND THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW LONG-DURATION MARINE WATCHES...EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2008 ON MARCH 3 2008...BEGINNING WITH THE AFTERNOON MARINE FORECAST PACKAGE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE WILL JOIN OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN ISSUING EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ BULLETINS. THE MWW IS INTENDED TO BETTER INFORM THE MARINE COMMUNITY OF ADVERSE MARINE HAZARDS AND SERVE AS A DEDICATED LONG-DURATION WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCT. CURRENTLY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES WITH MARINE RESPONSIBILITY ISSUE LONG-DURATION MARINE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THROUGH HEADLINES AND AN OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ STRING IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/. THE MWW BULLETIN WILL PROVIDE THE MARINE COMMUNITY WITH MORE SPECIFICITY AND VITAL MARINE HAZARD INFORMATION PATTERNED AFTER THE NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ BULLETIN AND THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /WSW/ BULLETIN. USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASE TO BEGIN RECEIVING THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT. PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS72 KTAE MWWTAE ALSO ON MARCH 3...WFO TALLAHASSEE WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING LONG-DURATION MARINE WATCH PRODUCTS... GALE WATCH /GL.A/ -- SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. STORM WATCH /SR.A/ -- SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH /HF.A/ -- SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. THESE NEW WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED FOR WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH NON TROPICAL SYSTEMS ONLY. WFO TALLAHASSEE WILL ISSUE A MWW FOR THE FOLLOWING SUITE OF MARINE WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY EVENTS... ...MARINE WATCHES... GALE WATCH STORM WATCH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH ...MARINE WARNINGS... GALE WARNING STORM WARNING HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ...MARINE ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS DENSE FOG ADVISORY DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY THE MWW PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN LIMITED USE OF COMMON ALERT PROTOCOL /CAP/. THE MWW WILL BE THE FIRST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEXT PRODUCT TO CONTAIN CAP MARKUP TAGS. CAP CAN BE USED BY WEB PAGES AND OTHER AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TO CAPTURE TEXT AND REDISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION IN VARIOUS FORMATS. WFO TALLAHASSEE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT TO ADDRESS SHORTER DURATION HAZARDS. EXAMPLE MARINE WEATHER WARNING BULLETIN... /BEGIN EXAMPLE/ WHUS72 KTAE 092130 MWWTAE EXPERIMENTAL...URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 430 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY... GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-060000- /E.NEW.KJAX.SC.Y.0001.080303T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /E.NEW.KJAX.GL.A.0001.080304T1200Z-080306T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 430 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS... MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. /END EXAMPLE/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...INCLUDING LINKS TO OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS TEST AS WELL AS A USERS SURVEY...CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOW ADDRESS /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/MWW QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE MWW SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO... BOB GOREE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOVE BUILDING FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE FL 32306-4509 PHONE... 850-942-8831 EMAIL... BOB.GOREE@NOAA.GOV. $$ MAW