West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning
Center
Operations Manual
NOAA/NWS/WCATWC
Palmer,
Section
5.1: Products
Last
Updated: 1/2008
The
WCATWC tsunami messages are National Weather Service products. NWS products are described by both a World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) Header and an AWIPS ID. The following table describes the products
(click on the product for an example).
The standard warning, watch, and advisory products (WEPA41 and WEXX20)
are segmented at the end of the bulletin by Universal Generic Codes. NWS VTEC codes are not included in the
products. Public products were created
in December, 2005. The public products (WEAK51,
WEAK53, WEXX30, and WEXX32) are in an easy-to-read format intended for the general
public and contain action statements and information highlighting the dangers
of tsunamis.
A
complete set of products issued by the WCATWC (including when in PTWC backup
mode) is described in the attached
table. Experimental web-based
products are also created and issued by the WCATWC to its web site. The web-based products are written in an html
format with embedded links to related information.
|
WMO Header |
NWS AWIPS
ID |
Explanation |
|
TSUWCA |
Tsunami Warnings, Watches, and
Advisories AK, BC, and US West
Coast |
|
|
TIBWCA |
Tsunami Information Statements AK, BC, and US West
Coast |
|
|
TSUAK1 |
“Public” Tsunami
Warnings, Watches, and Advisories AK, BC, and US West
Coast |
|
|
TIBAK1 |
“Public” Tsunami
Information Statements AK, BC, and US West
Coast |
|
|
EQIAKX |
Tsunami Seismic Information Statements |
|
|
EQIWOC |
Tsunami Seismic Information Statements BC and US West Coast |
|
|
TSUAT1 |
Tsunami Warnings, Watches, and
Advisories PR/VI, US East, Gulf,
and Canadian |
|
|
TIBAT1 |
Tsunami Information Statements PR/VI, US East, Gulf,
and Canadian |
|
|
TSUATE |
“Public” Tsunami
Warnings, Watches, and Advisories PR/VI, US East, Gulf,
and Canadian |
|
|
TIBATE |
“Public” Tsunami
Information Statements PR/VI, US East, Gulf,
and Canadian |
|
|
EQIAT1 |
Tsunami Seismic Information Statements PR/VI, US East, Gulf,
and Canadian |