20040309: WAF test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040309: WAF test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:33:34 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 092027
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 04-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST TUE MAR 9 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 BRANCH
         NWS...OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ LONDON
         HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND MEDIUM LEVEL
         SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS  SCHEDULED FROM 1200 UTC
         ON MARCH 10 2004 UNTIL 1640 UTC ON MARCH 10 2004

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

ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 2004...THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /WAFC
WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED
BACK-UP TEST ...FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWM/ WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE UNITED
KINGDOM MET OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/.

WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 CHARTS:

         SWH ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              B              PGSE06 EGRR
              C              PGRE06 EGRR
              D              PGZE06 EGRR
              E              PGGE06 EGRR
              G              PGCE06 EGRR
              H              PGAE06 EGRR
              K              PGKE06 EGRR

         SWM ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              EURO           PGDE15 EGRR
              MEA            PGCE15 EGRR
              ASIAS          PGZE15 EGRR

DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC LONDON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME
FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF
NECESSARY.

WAFC LONDON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS NORMAL BUT
WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGWX BUFR DATA UNLESS ADVISED BY WAFC
WASHINGTON OF PROBLEMS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC LONDON BACK-UP
TEST...CONTACT:

    JOANN BECKER
    AVIATION WEATHER CENTER...INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
    KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
    PHONE:  816-584-7225
    E-MAIL: JOANN.BECKER@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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