20011127; aviation wx product backup

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• Subject: 20011127; aviation wx product backup
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:42:58 -0700

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 01-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
11:00 AM EST NOV 26 2001

TO:      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

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 28 2001
        UNTIL 2100 UTC ON NOVEMBER 28 2001

NOTE:   THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS...

THIS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 2001...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER
AGENCY/AFWA/AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN
A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE SIGMETS AND AIRMETS/SIERRA...ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE
BOSTON...MIAMI...FORT WORTH...CHICAGO...SALT LAKE CITY AND
SAN FRANCISCO FA AREAS...WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY
THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER/AWC.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PUBLISHED BACKUP PROCEDURES...CONVECTIVE SIGMETS WILL NOT BE
ISSUED DURING THE PERIOD THAT AFWA IS PROVIDING AWC BACKUP.
INFORMATION FOR AREAS OF ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISSUED
AS NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMETS.  THE BACK-UP WILL TAKE PLACE FOR
THE 8-HOUR PERIOD BEGINNING AT 1300 UTC/0700CST.

DURING THE BACK-UP TEST A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY
WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER.  AWC
WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME
DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.  DURING BACKUP TEST THE AREA
FORECAST/FA/WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY THE FORECASTER
ON DUTY AT AWC.

THE AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE

AIRMET "S"...WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO
AIRMET "T"...WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO
AIRMET "Z"...WMO HEADER WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KCHI
NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADER WSUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC
AND KSFO

A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED
ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT

        JAMES H. HENDERSON
        DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
        816-584-7203 X 203
        E-MAIL: JHENDERSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx