20040119: WAFC backup test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040119: WAFC backup test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:15:35 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST WED JAN 19 2005

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

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/
         WASHINGTON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND
         MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS
         SCHEDULED FROM 0500 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005 UNTIL
         1000 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005

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

ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 2005 FROM 0500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 1000 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005...THE UNITED
KINGDOM METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/ WILL ASSUME...IN
A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SIGWX/ T4 CHARTS /SWH/ AND
MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWM/ WHICH ARE
NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /WAFC
WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.

WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 CHARTS
VALID 0000 UTC FEBRUARY 25 2005:

         SWH ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              A              PGEE07 KKCI
              B1             PGIE07 KKCI
              F              PGGE07 KKCI
              H              PGAE07 KKCI
              I              PGBE07 KKCI
              J              PGJE07 KKCI
              M              PGDE07 KKCI

         SWM ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              NAT            PGNE15 KKCI


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

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

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

       LARRY BURCH...DEPUTY DIRECTOR
       AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
       INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
       KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
       PHONE:  816-584-7203
       E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@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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