971031: Backup of Aviation Wx Center Products-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 971031: Backup of Aviation Wx Center Products-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 07:14:24 -0700 (MST)

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 97-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST FRI OCT 31 1997
 
TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...FEDERAL AVIATION
          ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ EMPLOYEES...AND OTHER NWS
          CUSTOMERS
 
FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
          CHIEF-INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
          NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
 
SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
          FROM 1300 UTC ON  NOVEMBER 5 1997 UNTIL 1300 UTC ON
          NOVEMBER 6 1997
 
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SUBSCRIBERS...
 
ON NOVEMBER 5 1997...THE AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTER/AFGWC/AT
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP
TEST...FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NON-CONVECTIVE
AND CONVECTIVE SIGMETS, AND AIRMETS/SIERRA...ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE
BOSTON FA AREA WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER/AWC.  THE BACK-UP WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE 24-HOUR
PERIOD BEGINNING AT 1300 UTC/0700CST.
 
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...AN AWC FORECASTER WILL BE ON DUTY AT
AFGWC FOR EACH OF THE THREE SHIFTS.  A  FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN
KANSAS CITY WILL ALSO BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFGWC
FORECASTERS.  AWC WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR
INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.  DURING THE TEST
THE AREA FORECAST/FA/WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY THE
FORECASTER ON DUTY AT AWC.
 
THE AFGWC WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE 
 
AIRMET "S"...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCWA1S/WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS
AIRMET "T"...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCWA1T/WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS
AIRMET "Z"...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCWA1Z/WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS
NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCWS1/WMO HEADER WSUS1
KBOS 
CONVECTIVE SIGMET...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCWSTE/WMO HEADER WSUS40
KMKC 
 
THE AREA FORECASTS FOR BOSTON...AFOS IDENTIFIER MKCFA1W/WMO
HEADER FAUS6 KBOS/WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY
THE AWC FORECASTERS IN KANSAS CITY.
 
 
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE BOSTON AREA FORECAST
ISSUED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.
 
 
A SERIES OF TESTS WITH AFGWC IS PLANNED/ADDING ONE FA REGION PER
MONTH.  THE PLAN IS TO ADD MIAMI IN DECEMBER/CHICAGO IN
JANUARY/FORT WORTH IN FEBRUARY/SALT LAKE CITY IN MARCH/AND SAN
FRANCISCO IN APRIL.  AT THAT TIME AFGWC WOULD HAVE THE CAPABILITY
TO BACK UP ALL REQUIRED DOMESTIC NON-CONVECTIVE
SIGMETS/CONVECTIVE SIGMETS/AND AIRMETS.  INFORMATION REGARDING
THESE TESTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN FUTURE NATIONAL TECHNICAL
INFORMATION MESSAGES. 
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP
TEST...CONTACT
 
     JAMES H. HENDERSON
     DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
     816-426-3427 X 226
     E-MAIL: JAMES.H.HENDERSON@xxxxxxxx
 
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