20070119: Aviation Wx Center-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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781 NOUS41 KWBC 191452
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON FEBRUARY 28 2007 UNTIL 0500 UTC ON MARCH 01 2007 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.

ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28 2007 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0500 UTC ON MARCH 01 2007...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST... ADVISORY AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SIGMETS AND AIRMETS /SIERRA...ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE BOSTON... MIAMI... FORT WORTH ...CHICAGO...SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO AREA FORECAST /FA/ REGIONS... WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.

A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY WILL COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER DURING THE BACKUP TEST. AWC WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.

THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC DURING THE BACKUP TEST.
AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AVIATION ADVISORIES:

CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS WSUS31 KKCI WSUS32 KKCI WSUS33 KKCI

AIRMET...WMO HEADERS
WAUS41 KKCI   WAUS42 KKCI   WAUS43 KKCI
WAUS44 KKCI   WAUS44 KKCI   WAUS45 KKCI
WAUS43 KKCI

NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS
WCUS01 KKCI   WSUS01 KKCI   WVUS01 KKCI
WCUS02 KKCI   WSUS02 KKCI   WVUS02 KKCI
WCUS03 KKCI   WSUS03 KKCI   WVUS03 KKCI
WCUS04 KKCI   WSUS04 KKCI   WVUS04 KKCI
WCUS05 KKCI   WSUS05 KKCI   WVUS05 KKCI
WCUS06 KKCI   WSUS06 KKCI   WVUS06 KKCI

A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST... PLEASE CONTACT:

      FRED R. JOHNSON
      CHIEF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
      AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
      KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
PHONE: 816-584-7204 E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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