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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1145 AM EDT FRI JUNE 04 2004
TO:FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION HETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM:MARK ANDREWS
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT:EMERGENCY PLANNED POWER OUTTAGE AT AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER
ON TUESDAY...JUNE 15 2004 AT 11:00 PM CDT /0400 UTC/ THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS
CITY...MISSOURI WILL CONDUCT A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE. THIS
OUTAGE IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT MAINTENANCE TO FACILITY POWER
SYSTEMS AND CONTINUE WITH ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE
MAY 2004 POWER OUTAGE WHICH NECESSITATES TURING POWER OFF AT
THE AWC. THE OUTAGE MAY LAST UP TO 6 HOURS BUT WILL END NO
LATER THAN FRIDAY JUNE 16 2004 AT 5:00 AM CDT /1000 UTC/.
THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/...THE TROPICAL PREDICTION
CENTER /TPC/...THE NWS HONOLULU FORECAST OFFICE /PHFO/ AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM /UK/ METEOROLOGICAL /MET/ CENTRE IN
EXETER UK WILL PROVIDE BACKUP FOR THE AWC.
AFWA WILL ISSUE SIGMETS AND CONVECTIVE SIGMETS AS REQUIRED
AND AIRMETS EVERY SIX HOURS FOR THE CONUS. AFWA WILL SEND
THEIR PRODUCTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY /NWSTG/.
TPC WILL ISSUE SIGMETS. . .THE FACA AND OFAGX PRODUCTS
. . .FOR THE ATLANTIC. . .GULF OF MEXICO. . .AND THE
CARIBBEAN SEA.
WFO HONOLULU WILL ISSUE SIGMETS FOR THE PACIFIC.
THE UK MET CENTRE IN EXETER WILL ISSUE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CHARTS EVERY SIX HOURS TO THE NWSTG FOR DISTRIBUTION
TO THE WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/.
THE AVIATION DIGITAL DATA SERVCE /ADDS/ AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://ADDS.AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV
AND THE AWC WEB SITE AT / USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV
WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THE OUTAGE.
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FOLDER DOCUMENTATION
PROGRAM /IFFDP/ WILL RECEIVE FAXES DUE TO ARRIVE AT 0400
UTC. . .0500 UTC AND 0600 UTC AT 0300 UTC. FAXES FOR 0700 UTC
. . .0800 UTC AND 0900 UTC WILL BE SENT AS SOON AS POWER IS
RESTORED.
IN THE EVENT OF CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS TWO ALTERNATE
DATES ARE PLANNED JUNE 11 2004. . .JUNE 22 2004.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OUTAGE. . .PLEASE
CONTACT:
CLINTON WALLACE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
AVIATION SUPPORT BRANCH
PHONE 816-584-7248
THIS AND OTHER NWS NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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