1. New Marine Weather Warning, Segmented HLS and VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins Partners Meeting June 18, 2008 Mark Tew National Marine Weather Program Leader Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services National Weather Service

2. Watch / Warning / Advisory How does the rest of NWS do it? Winter Weather Program – ( WSW) Winter Weather Program – ( WSW) – Winter Weather Watch – Winter Weather Warning – Winter Weather Advisory Non-Precipitation Program – (NPW) Non-Precipitation Program – (NPW) – Non-Precipitation Watch – Non-Precipitation Warning – Non-Precipitation Advisory Hydrological Program – (FFA/FLW/FLS) Hydrological Program – (FFA/FLW/FLS) – Flood Watch – Flood Warning – Flood Advisory Coastal Hazards Program – (CFW) Coastal Hazards Program – (CFW) – Coastal Flood Watch – Coastal Flood Warning – Coastal Flood Advisory New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

3. Current Marine Warning Program Long Duration Events No Marine Weather Watch Products No Marine Weather Watch Products No Marine Weather Warning Bulletin No Marine Weather Warning Bulletin Marine Hazards Headlined in three forecast products Marine Hazards Headlined in three forecast products – Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) – Great Lakes Nearshore Forecast (NSH) – Great Lakes Open Lake Forecast (GLF) Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) in CWF & NSH Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) in CWF & NSH – No VTEC in GLF Similar to issuing Blizzard Warnings using the ZFP Similar to issuing Blizzard Warnings using the ZFP New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

4. Small Craft Advisory in CWF ANZ532>534-030815-/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0071.060603T1200Z-060604T0100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT- 423 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING....TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM..SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM..SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 FT. …etc. SC.Y in VTEC String New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

5. Marine Weather Warning Bulletin Serve as a dedicated long duration marine Watch, Warning and Advisory product Serve as a dedicated long duration marine Watch, Warning and Advisory product –Similar to the WSW/NPW/CFW Issued for coastal areas and Great Lakes Issued for coastal areas and Great Lakes Alert mariners of adverse marine weather hazards Alert mariners of adverse marine weather hazards Provide marine community more specificity Provide marine community more specificity Issued as MWWxxx AWIPS ID, where xxx is the WFO Issued as MWWxxx AWIPS ID, where xxx is the WFO New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

6. New Marine Watches Hurricane Force Wind Watch Hurricane Force Wind Watch Storm Watch Storm Watch Gale Watch Gale Watch Hazardous Seas Watch Hazardous Seas Watch Heavy Freezing Spray Watch Heavy Freezing Spray Watch Marine Warnings Hurricane Force Wind Warning Hurricane Force Wind Warning Storm Warning Storm Warning Gale Warning Gale Warning Hazardous Seas Warning Hazardous Seas Warning Heavy Freezing Spray Warning Heavy Freezing Spray Warning MWW Hazards New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

7. Marine Advisories Ashfall Advisory Ashfall Advisory Brisk Wind Advisory Brisk Wind Advisory Dense Fog Advisory Dense Fog Advisory Dense Smoke Advisory Dense Smoke Advisory Freezing Spray Advisory Freezing Spray Advisory Low Water Advisory Low Water Advisory Small Craft Advisory Small Craft Advisory Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar Small Craft Advisory for Winds Small Craft Advisory for Winds MWW Hazards - Continued New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

8. Partner Acceptance MWW Proposal endorsed by National Partners MWW Proposal endorsed by National Partners –Presented at Partners Meeting in June 2006 & 2007 –Prefer VTEC in one hazard product like WSW & NPW Problems decoding VTEC in two forecast products Problems decoding VTEC in two forecast products Both contain “ROU” codes Both contain “ROU” codes MWW Supported by Great Lakes Users – Feb 07 MWW Supported by Great Lakes Users – Feb 07 –Lake Carriers Association & International Ship Masters –USCG Ninth District MWW would improve the dispatching of ships for search and rescue operations MWW would improve the dispatching of ships for search and rescue operations Provide more meteorology (the why) for staff briefings Provide more meteorology (the why) for staff briefings MWW Endorsed by National Marine Constituents (25 reps) MWW Endorsed by National Marine Constituents (25 reps) –Presented at Marine Constituents Meeting in Oct 25, 2007 US Navy – Wants the MWW implemented ASAP, especially for coastal waters near Norfolk, VA US Navy – Wants the MWW implemented ASAP, especially for coastal waters near Norfolk, VA AccuWeather – Wants the MWW implemented nationwide ASAP, even if it is experimental AccuWeather – Wants the MWW implemented nationwide ASAP, even if it is experimental New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

9. Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) FCC Requirement “The Order requires EAS participants to accept messages using Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)…to ensure the efficient and rapid transmission of EAS alerts to the American public in a variety of formats (including text, audio and video) and via different means (broadcast, cable, satellite, and other networks) and to promote the development of Next Generation EAS.” Federal Communications Commission Announcement May 31, 2007 “The Order requires EAS participants to accept messages using Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)…to ensure the efficient and rapid transmission of EAS alerts to the American public in a variety of formats (including text, audio and video) and via different means (broadcast, cable, satellite, and other networks) and to promote the development of Next Generation EAS.” Federal Communications Commission Announcement May 31, 2007 http:// www.eic.org/docs/FCCCAPEASnotice.pdf New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

10. NWS CAP Actions  Proposal  Add set of “Instruction markers” in WMO-formatted text W/W/A and follow-up statement products generated by AWIPS  MWW Bulletin Used as CAP Experiment  Instructions markers added to MWW Formatter  Inserted around the MWW Call to Actions  Served as a NWS CAP prototyping/risk reduction effort MWW CAP Test Result MWW CAP Test Result  Based on Partner comments - Changed instruction markers to CTA markers  Modified the NWRWaves software  First NWS warning bulletin to contain CTA markers to enable CAP encoding of NWS text bulletins  All other NWS Warning bulletins scheduled to contain CTA markers in AWIPS OB9 New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

11. WHUS76 KMFR 091500 MWWMFR EXPERIMENTAL...URGENT – MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 700 AM PST FRI MAR 10 2008...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING....WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES LATE THIS MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE WATERS WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BELOW GALES TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS. PZZ350-356-370-376-102300- /E.NEW.KMFR.GL.W.0001.070309T1600Z-070310T0500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 705 AM PST MON MAR 10 2008...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH EXPECTED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BELOW GALES BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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. Start CTA Marker End CTA Marker Temporary Disclaimer Removed Aug 5 Switch to “O” Code August 5

12. MWW Key Milestones Date ActionStatus Jun 2006 MWW endorsed at Partners Meeting MWW proposal accepted – Initiated by WFO Eureka and WRH Complete Nov 2006 MWW team chartered – 1 to 2 members from each region Complete Feb 2007 MWW approved by Great Lakes Marine Users (LCA, USCG, ISMA) Complete Apr 2007 Develop MWW OSIP requirements – Approved through Gate 2 Complete Jun-Jul 2007 Complete Process Steps: Obtain WMO Headers & AWIPS IDs; Issue PDD; Complete New Draft Directive NWSI 10-315 Complete Jun 2007 Develop MWW formatter – SOO WFO DTX Complete Jun 2007 Present MWW Status at NWS Partners Meeting Complete Jul 2007 Issue PNS for experimental test of MWW Complete Aug 2007 Begin OT&E of experimental MWW at five WFOs Complete Sep-Nov 2007 Evaluate MWW Test Results – Verify 95% error free products Results: 98.4% (498 products - 490 passed, 8 failed) Complete Nov 07-May 08 AWIPS Release OB8.3 integration testing: PIT, SwIT, SyAT, and Beta test Complete April 2008 Issue National MWW SCN for all marine WFOs (exception AR and Pago Pago) Complete Aug 5, 2008 MWW operational implementation – Exception AR & Pago Pago In Process

13. Marine Weather Warning Bulletin Summary New warning bulletin for long duration marine hazards (e.g., Gale and Storm Warnings) New warning bulletin for long duration marine hazards (e.g., Gale and Storm Warnings) Provide first ever Marine Watches Provide first ever Marine Watches Twenty-eight WFOs issuing experimental product today Twenty-eight WFOs issuing experimental product today National implementation: Aug 5, 2008 at 18Z National implementation: Aug 5, 2008 at 18Z –VTEC turned off in CWF and NSH products –First NWS warning product with CTA markers to enable Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) capability –Exception Alaska Region WFOs and Pago Pago New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

14. Early MWW Success Stories Hurricane Force Wind Event along Oregon Coast – Dec 3, 2007 Hurricane Force Wind Event along Oregon Coast – Dec 3, 2007 –Produced severe wind damage to Oregon coastal communities –WFO Medford used the MWW to issued 1 st ever Storm Watch –Upgraded to a Hurricane Force Wind Warning Provided the coastal community with advanced lead time Provided the coastal community with advanced lead time Kept crabbing vessels in port Kept crabbing vessels in port Helped prompt Coos County schools to close ahead of the storm Helped prompt Coos County schools to close ahead of the storm Dense Fog Event for Charleston and Savanna Harbors Dense Fog Event for Charleston and Savanna Harbors –WFO Charleston, SC used the MWW to issue 1 st ever Dense Fog Advisory for both harbors on Dec 10-12, 2007 Harbor officials utilized the MWW in their decision to close harbor ship traffic for two nights Harbor officials utilized the MWW in their decision to close harbor ship traffic for two nights Decision based on sensitivities to recent harbor incident in San Francisco Bay Decision based on sensitivities to recent harbor incident in San Francisco Bay Resulted in significant impact to shipping commerce Resulted in significant impact to shipping commerce –Charleston and Savannah Harbors are the second and third busiest on the East Coast New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

15. MWW: Serve to Advance the NWS Mission New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

16. Questions or Comments? MWW Web Page http://www.weather.gov/os/mww New NWS Marine Weather Warning Bulletin

17. Segmented Hurricane Local Statement (HLS) Implemented on June 1 for the 2008 hurricane season Implemented on June 1 for the 2008 hurricane season Provides one stop shopping for all tropical cyclone watches and warnings for a WFO’s area of responsibility Provides one stop shopping for all tropical cyclone watches and warnings for a WFO’s area of responsibility –Marine coastal zones –Coastal land zones –Inland zones Reduces number of WFO products issued during tropical events (e.g., NPW and CWF) Reduces number of WFO products issued during tropical events (e.g., NPW and CWF) Segmented product designed to improve data distribution Segmented product designed to improve data distribution Segmented HLS

18. VTEC added to HLS Coastal Tropical Hazards Coastal Tropical Hazards –Tropical Storm Watch & Warning TR.A & TR.W TR.A & TR.W –Hurricane (Typhoon) Watch & Warning HU.A & HU.W (TY.A & TY.W) HU.A & HU.W (TY.A & TY.W) –VTEC Codes Removed from CWF Inland Tropical Hazards Inland Tropical Hazards –Tropical Storm Wind Watch & Warning TI.A & TI.W TI.A & TI.W Formerly issued in NPW as Inland Tropical Storm Wind Watch/Warning Formerly issued in NPW as Inland Tropical Storm Wind Watch/Warning –Hurricane Wind Watch & Warning HI.A & HI.W HI.A & HI.W Formerly issued in NPW as Inland Hurricane Wind Watch/Warning Formerly issued in NPW as Inland Hurricane Wind Watch/Warning –VTEC Codes Removed from NPW Segmented HLS

19. WTUS82 KTBW 252348 HLSTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE FOX LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 748 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2007...HURRICANE FOX MOVES CLOSER TO THE UPPER WEST COAST... AT 7 PM EDT HURRICANE FOX WAS LOCATED 130 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA BAY… MOVINNG NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH… GMZ850-870-260600- /O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NMTARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 748 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2007...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT......NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE FOX GAINS STRENGTH BUT REMAINS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE....WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES....WINDS... WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 95 TO 110 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 130 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT....PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE....NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY 2 AM EDT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$

20. VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins VTEC implementation planned for April 2009 VTEC implementation planned for April 2009 –Plan has been developed –Detailed product examples with VTEC codes will be forthcoming Included in domestic products, but not international products Included in domestic products, but not international products Issued by Pacific and West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Centers Issued by Pacific and West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Centers Fulfills existing VTEC requirement from our partners Fulfills existing VTEC requirement from our partners VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins

21. Sample VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins WEPA41 PAAQ 271555 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 855 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO CLATSOP SPIT OREGON......A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM CLATSOP SPIT OREGON TO CORDOVA ALASKA......AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER AREAS OF ALASKA... PZZ750-655-650-673-670-555-535-530-550-455-450-356-353-350- 255-250-210-CAZ039>046-087-034-035-515-006-506-508-509-514- 505-002-001-ORZ022-002-021-001-271655- /O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.0003.070327T1555Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO CLATSOP SPIT OREGON...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO CLATSOP SPIT OREGON... $$ PZZ110-156-153-150-130>135-170-PKZ041-031>036-042-043- 011>013-021-022-051-052-053-WAZ503-506>511-001-514>517-021- AKZ023-024-026>029-018>022-025-017-271655- /O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.A.0004.070327T1555Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS FROM CLATSOP SPIT OREGON TO CORDOVA ALASKA...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM CLATSOP SPIT OREGON TO CORDOVA ALASKA... $$ PKZ125>129-121-120-130-140-141-136>138-132-150-155-170-171- 172-175-176-AKZ135-131-125-121-145-171-181-185-187-191-271655- /O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.070327T1555Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS FROM CORDOVA ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT... $$ Tsunami Bulletin Continued TS.A and TS.Y VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins

22. The End Questions or Comments? MWW/Segmented HLS/VTEC in Tsunami Bulletins

23. MWW WFO Test Sites DTX – Detroit, MI DTX – Detroit, MI GRR – Grand Rapids, MI GRR – Grand Rapids, MI HFO – Honolulu, HI HFO – Honolulu, HI IWX – Northern Indiana IWX – Northern Indiana LOT – Chicago, IL LOT – Chicago, IL MKX – Milwaukee, WI MKX – Milwaukee, WI MFR – Medford, OR MFR – Medford, OR MOB – Mobile, AL MOB – Mobile, AL TBW – Tampa Bay, FL TBW – Tampa Bay, FL BUF – Buffalo, NY BUF – Buffalo, NY CAR – Caribou, ME CAR – Caribou, ME CHS – Charleston, SC CHS – Charleston, SC ILM – Wilmington, NC ILM – Wilmington, NC SJU – San Juan, PR SJU – San Juan, PR BRO – Brownsville, TX BRO – Brownsville, TX HGX – Houston, TX HGX – Houston, TX JAX – Jacksonville, FL JAX – Jacksonville, FL MLB – Melbourne, FL MLB – Melbourne, FL MIA – Miami, FL MIA – Miami, FL TAE – Tallahasee, FL TAE – Tallahasee, FL LCH – Lake Charles, LA LCH – Lake Charles, LA EKA – Eureka, CA EKA – Eureka, CA GRB – Green Bay, WI GRB – Green Bay, WI MTR – Monterey, CA MTR – Monterey, CA LIX – New Orleans, LA LIX – New Orleans, LA SGX – San Diego, CA SGX – San Diego, CA LOX – Los Angeles, CA LOX – Los Angeles, CA SEW – Seattle, WA SEW – Seattle, WA