ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:31:01 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 051947
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 04-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST THU FEB 5 2004

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

FROM:     MARK ANDREWS
         CHIEF AVIATION SERVICES
         NWS...OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
         FROM 2000 UTC ON FEB 25 2004 UNTIL 0400 UTC ON FEB 26
         2004

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

ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25 2004...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/.

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 THE BACKUP TEST...THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ AND CONVECTIVE
SIGMET /WST/ WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON
DUTY AT AWC.

THE AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE:

AIRMET S...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO>
AIRMET T...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO>
AIRMET Z...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KCHI>
NON-CONVECTIVE
 SIGMET...WMO HEADING 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:


    FRED R. JOHNSON
    AVIATION WEATHER CENTER, DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
    KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
    PHONE:  816-584-7204
    E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

          HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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