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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-23 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 0245 PM EST TUE MAR 15 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: IMPACT OF CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ON ISSUANCE TIMES OF AIRMETS AND AVIATION AREA FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE APRIL 3 2005 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. ON SUNDAY... APRIL 3 2005 AT 200 AM LOCAL TIME...MOST OF THE NATION WILL SWITCH FROM STANDARD TIME TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE...THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF SEVERAL AVIATION PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY... MISSOURI...AND THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/ IN ANCHORAGE... ALASKA...WILL CHANGE. HAWAII USES STANDARD TIME ALL YEAR ROUND. THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF THE AIRMETS AND AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE IN HONOLULU WILL NOT CHANGE. THE AVIATION AREA FORECASTS AND AIRMETS LISTED BELOW WILL BE ISSUED ONE HOUR EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/. IN OTHER WORDS...THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME REMAINS THE SAME...BUT THE CORRESPONDING UTC TIME IS ONE HOUR LATER. THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND THE CURRENT AND REVISED ISSUANCE TIMES ARE LISTED IN TABLES 1 AND 2 BELOW. THE COLLABORATIVE CONVECTIVE FORECAST PRODUCT /CCFP/ ISSUED BY THE AWC WILL END ITS STANDARD TIME PRODUCTION CYCLE ISSUANCE ON APRIL 3 2005 AT 0600 UTC AND WILL BEGIN ITS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ISSUANCE ON APRIL 3 2005 AT 0900 UTC. TABLE 1: AREA FORECASTS /FA/ AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/: THE AWC ISSUES THE FOLLOWING AREA FORECASTS...KNOWN AS THE BOSTON /BOS/...MIAMI /MIA/...CHICAGO /CHI/...DALLAS/FORT WORTH /FTW/...SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/...AND SAN FRANCISCO /SFO/ AREA FORECASTS. THE AWC WILL IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE ON APRIL 3 2005 AT 0800 UTC. WMO HEADING AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/ FAUS5 KBOS FA1W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC FAUS5 KMIA FA2W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC FAUS5 KCHI FA3W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC FAUS5 KDFW FA4W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC FAUS5 KSLC FA5W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC FAUS5 KSFO FA6W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE AWC WILL INCLUDE A REMINDER OF THE ISSUANCE TIME CHANGE AT THE END OF THE FORECAST TEXT... BEGINNING ON MID-DAY FRIDAY APRIL 1 2005 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIMES CHANGE ON SUNDAY MORNING. AWC ALSO ISSUES AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND FOR THE CARRIBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING TERRITORIES. THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIME...UTC...AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE: WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUANCE TIME /UTC/ FAGX20 KKCI OFAGX 1030...AND 1830 UTC THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIMES... UTC...AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE: WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUANCE TIME /UTC/ FACA20 KKCI OFAMKC 0330...0930...1530...2130 UTC AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/: THE AAWU WILL IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE ON APRIL 3 2005 AT...0900 UTC. WMO HEADING AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/ FAAK01 PAJN FA7H 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK05 PAJN FA7W 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK01 PANC FA8H 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK05 PANC FA8W 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK10 PANC FA8T 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK01 PAFA FA9H 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC FAAK05 PAFA FA9W 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC TABLE 2: AIRMETS AIRMETS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/: WMO HEADING AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/ WAUS1 KBOS WA1<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAUS1 KMIA WA2<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAUS1 KCHI WA3<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAUS1 KDFW WA4<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAUS1 KSLC WA5<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAUS1 KSFO WA6<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC AIRMETS ISSUED BY THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/: WMO HEADING AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/ WAAK01 PAJN WA7<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAAK01 PANC WA8<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC WAAK01 PAFA WA9<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...0145 UTC IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIMES OF THESE PRODUCTS...CONTACT: LARRY BURCH...DEPUTY DIRECTOR AVIATION WEATHER CENTER INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH KANSAS CITY MISSOURI PHONE: 816-584-7203 E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxx OR JEFF OSIENSKY METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT PHONE: 907-266-5116 E-MAIL: JEFFREY.OSIENSKY@xxxxxxxx THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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