20041022:WAFS

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• Subject: 20041022:WAFS
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:25:13 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-56
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1125 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2004

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

FROM:     KEVIN JOHNSTON
          ACTING CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
          NWS...OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER

SUBJECT:  DELAY OF TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-48
          BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER
         /WAFC/ LONDON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND
         MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM
          OCTOBER 19 2004 TO NOVEMBER 17 2004

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

THE BACKUP TEST SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 19 2004 IS RESCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17 2004 FROM 0500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ UNTIL 1000 UTC...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/. WE REGRET ANY INCOVENIENCE THIS
CAUSES TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR OPERATIONS.


WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 CHARTS:

        SWH ICAO AREAS          WMO HEADINGS
                B               PGSE06 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 THIS RESCHEDULED 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:

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