INT-DATA MGT MSG

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• Subject: INT-DATA MGT MSG
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: 9/24/1999 9:23 AM

     
FYI - USAF METAR and TAF WMO header changes...

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Author:  Walter Smith at W-OSO5


     The message included below was sent earlier today on our 
     communications lines.  It is also posted to the SOC Change Notices web 
     page at the following URL.
     
     http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/notices/notices.shtml. 
     
     Thanks, Walter
     
     Walter Smith
     National Weather Service
     Data Manager, W/OSO21
     
     Phone:    (301) 713-0864 ext 139
     Fax:      (301) 713-1409
     E-mail:   Walter.Smith@xxxxxxxx
     
     
     1999/09/23
     DM 09-99.5 Change to the U.S. DOD AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (AWN) 
     Collectives.
     NOXX10 KWBC 232352
     DATA MGT MESSAGE 09-99.5
     
     ATTENTION: USERS OF METAR AND SPECI REPORTS AND TAFS FOR U.S. 
     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)SITES. Effective immediately.
     
     THE U.S. DOD AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (AWN) IS IN THE PROCESS OF 
     CHANGING THEIR METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES.
     
     TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO NWS CUSTOMERS A SERIES OF NEW COLLECTIVES WILL 
     BE ISSUED BY KWBC WHICH WILL CONTAIN THESE DOD REPORTS.
     
     SAXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS METAR FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES. 
     SPXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS SPECI FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
     FTXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS LONG PERIOD TAFS FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES. 
     FCXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS SHORT PERIOD TAFS FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
     
     THE ABOVE BULLETINS ARE CURRENTLY ROUTED TO ALL LINES WHICH HAVE BEEN 
     RECEIVING OTHER METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES FROM KAWN.
     
     THESE COLLECTIVES CONTAIN BOTH DOD-ONLY SITES AND THOSE SITES WHICH 
     ARE CO-LOCATED WITH NON-DOD ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AT CIVILIAN AIRPORTS 
     WITH AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS. FOR THESE CO-LOCATED SITES THE REPORTS 
     MAY ALSO APPEAR IN SA/SPUS70 KWBC OR SA/SPUS80 KWBC COLLECTIVES.
     
     KAWN HAS ALREADY BEGUN CHANGING MOST METAR AND SPECI COLLECTIVES 
     ISSUED DIRECTLY BY THEM. KAWN TAF COLLECTIVES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE 
     CHANGED NEXT MONTH.
     
     KWBC WILL CONTINUE TO ROUTE KAWN METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES 
     AVAILABLE HERE UNTIL NOVEMBER 1 AT 1200 UTC. AFTER THAT TIME KWBC WILL 
     ONLY ROUTE THE NEW KWBC COLLECTIVES. WE ENCOURAGE KWBC CUSTOMERS TO 
     SWITCH TO THE NEW COLLECTIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
     
     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE PLEASE CONTACT
     
     FRED BRANSKI
     SENIOR DATA MANAGER
     PHONE   301-713-0864 EXTENSION 146
     EMAIL   fred.branski@xxxxxxxx
     
     WALTER SMITH
     DATA MANAGER
     PHONE   301-713-0864 EXTENSION 139
     EMAIL   walter.smith@xxxxxxxx
     
     RICHARD ROBINSON
     DATA MANAGER
     PHONE   301-713-0864 EXTENSION 179
     EMAIL   Richard.robinson@xxxxxxxx
     
     THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER 
     CHANGE
     NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
     
     http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/notices/notices.shtml
     
     LLOYD IRVIN  CHIEF
     GRAPHICS AND DISPLAY SECTION
     SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER
     RTH WASHINGTON SENDS