Changes to the Point Reyes, California and Honolulu, Hawaii Marine Radiofax Schedules.

On June 15, 2005, twelve new charts and the rebroadcast of eight charts will be added to the Point Reyes radiofax broadcast schedule (Table 1). The frequency of 12590.5 kHz will be changed to 12786.0 kHz. Changes were also planned for the Honolulu radiofax schedule (Table 2).

The changes involve replacing the two-panel Tropical 00/24 hour Wind/Wave Forecast (produced by TAFB) with a Tropical Sea State Analysis. The sea state analysis will be issued twice daily valid at 0000 and 1200 UTC. In addition, three wind/wave forecast charts are now being produced by TAFB that include separate 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour wind/wave forecasts. The 72-hour wind/wave forecast graphic will now be issued twice daily instead of once per day as was done previously. The Tropical Cyclone Danger Area Graphic (TCDG) will now be available via the Point Reyes radiofax broadcast four times daily. Previously this graphic was only available twice a day from Point Reyes. The transmission times of the TCDG remains unchanged on the Honolulu schedule since they have always been available four times daily. Users should look for future changes to the Honolulu fax schedule in order to carry an improved product suite. The radiofax schedules can be found on the National Weather Service's Marine web page at www.nws.noaa.gov/marine. A direct link can be found at www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf.

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