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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
845 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
         WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/ USERS
         OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  BACK-UP TEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
         ORGANIZATION /ICAO/ WASHINGTON WORLD AREA
         FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ HIGH AND MEDIUM LEVEL
         SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS: APRIL 23 2008
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 2008 FROM 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2100 UTC...THE WAFC LONDON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED OPERATIONAL BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST AND ISSUANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWM/ BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS NORMALLY PREPARED BY WAFC WASHINGTON AT THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE AT 1900 UTC THE FOLLOWING BUFR PRODUCTS VALID AT 1200 UTC APRIL 24 2008: 

SWH BUFR DATA                      WMO HEADINGS

SWH JETSTREAM                      JUWE96 KKCI
SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE           JUCE00 KKCI
SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD             JUBE99 KKCI
SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT              JUTE97 KKCI
SWH TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION      JUVE00 KKCI
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE AT 2100 UTC THE FOLLOWING BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS VALID AT 1200 UTC APRIL 24 2008. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 2100 UTC ISSUANCE TIME IS ONE HOUR LATER THAN THE NORMAL ISSUANCE TIME. 

SWM BUFR DATA                      WMO HEADINGS
SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUOE00 KKCI SWM JETSTREAM JUTE00 KKCI SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE JUNE00 KKCI SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUME00 KKCI SWH/SWM PNG CHARTS WMO HEADINGS 

A                                  PGEE05 KKCI
B1                                 PGIE05 KKCI
F                                  PGGE05 KKCI
H                                  PGAE05 KKCI
I                                  PGBE05 KKCI
J                                  PGJE05 KKCI
M                                  PGDE29 KKCI
NAT                                PGNE14 KKCI
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME IF NECESSARY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC WASHINGTON BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT: 

       LARRY BURCH
       DEPUTY DIRECTOR
       AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
       KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
       PHONE:  816-584-7203
       E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@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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