960221: TONIGHT: planned FAA software reload 2/21/97 at 0415Z (fwd)

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• Subject: 960221: TONIGHT: planned FAA software reload 2/21/97 at 0415Z (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 06:32:01 -0700 (MST)

    
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE /NTIM/ 97-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
500 PM EST THU FEB 20 1997

TO:       ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMERS RECEIVING
          FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ DATA THROUGH THE
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
          CHIEF-INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
          OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT:  FAA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UPGRADE ON FEBRUARY 21...1997
          /TONIGHT/

/THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY AL MONGEON...NWS
TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY AND CHRISTINE ALEX...OFFICE OF
METEOROLOGY/

ON FEBRUARY 21...1997.../TONIGHT/...THE FAA WEATHER MESSAGE
SWITCHING CENTER REPLACMENT (WMSCR) WILL CONDUCT A SOFTWARE
RELOAD BEGINNING AT 0415 UTC.  COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE
NWS TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY AND THE WMSCR WILL BE
INTERRUPTED FOR 30 MINUTES.  COMMMUNICATION TRAFFIC WILL BE HELD
UNTIL SERVICE IS RESTORED.

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