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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 940 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICESFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABELMAN
CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE BY WORLD AREA FORECAST
CENTER /WAFC/ WASHINGTON TO NOTIFY USERS OF PROBLEMS
OR ERRORS WITH SIGWX FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 31 2009.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 31 2009 AT 00Z THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER/WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BEGIN USING AN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE TO NOTE ANY PROBLEMS OR ERRORS WITH SIGWX FORECASTS. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL USE THE WMO HEADER FOR WAFC WASHINGTON: FXUS65 KKCI.
WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CORRECT AND REISSUE ORIGINAL SIGWX BUFR BULLETINS AND/OR PNG CHARTS THAT CONTAIN AN ERROR. NWS WILL USE THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE /WMO HEADER FXUS65 KKCI/ TO NOTIFY USERS OF A PROBLEM OR ERROR WITHIN THE SIGWX FORECAST AND DESCRIBE THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: PAT MURPHY WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI816-584-7239 MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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