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999 NOXX10 KWBC 101849 DATA MGT MESSAGE 02-99.1 EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 11 1999 AT 1530 UTC THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NOTICE CONTAINING AN ALERT MESSAGE REGARDING UNOFFICIAL NWS PRODUCTS CONTAINING 97 IN THE WMO HEADING. THE ALERT MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WMO HEADING NOXX47 KWBC. THE NOXX47 KWBC MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED EIGHT TIMES PER DAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE FOLLOWING UTC TIMES 0030 0330 0630 0930 1230 1530 1830 AND 2130 FOR THE FIRST WEEK. FOR WEEK TWO THE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED FOUR TIMES PER DAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE FOLLOWING UTC TIMES 0330 0930 1530 AND 2130. FOR WEEK THREE THE MESSAGE WILL ONLY BE TRANSMITTED ONCE PER DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 UTC. THE NOXX47 KWBC MESSAGE WILL ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED ON AWIPS/NOAAPORT AND FOS IDS DDS AND PPS. THE TEXT OF THE ALERT MESSAGE FOLLOWS. ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT NOTICE ABOUT UNOFFICIAL NWS PRODUCTS CONTAINING 97 IN WMO HEADING AS DEPLOYMENT AND TESTING OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ CONTINUES THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER OF PRODUCTS WITH THE WMO HEADING FORMAT TTAA97 CCCC BEING TRANSMITTED ON THE AWIPS/NOAAPORT DATASTREAM. THESE PRODUCTS WITH 97 IN THE WMO HEADING ARE UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEST PRODUCTS FROM UNCOMMISSIONED SYSTEMS AND ARE NOT /REPEAT NOT/ TO BE USED FOR ANY OPERATIONAL PURPOSE. THESE PRODUCTS OFTEN DUPLICATE OR ARE SIMILAR TO OTHER OFFICIAL PRODUCTS WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN 97 IN THE WMO HEADING. ONLY OFFICIAL PRODUCTS WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN 97 IN THE WMO HEADING SHOULD BE USED OPERATIONALLY. PLEASE DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE THESE PRODUCTS OR POST THEM TO THE INTERNET. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TAKING STEPS TO MINIMIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PRODUCTS WHERE FEASIBLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TECH CONTROL AT 301-713-0902. RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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