20050329: AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050329: AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:50:10 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 291438
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
929 AM EST TUE MAR 29 2005

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

FROM:     KEVIN JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES
         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
FROM 2000 UTC ON MAY 11 2005 UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 12
2005

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

ON WEDNESDAY MAY 11 2005 FROM 2000 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 12
2005...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE
BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...ADVISORY AND
WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SIGMETS AND AIRMETS /SIERRA...
ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE BOSTON... MIAMI...FORT WORTH...CHICAGO...
SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO AREA FORECAST /FA/ REGIONS...
WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.

DURING THE BACKUP TEST...A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY
WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER.  AWC WILL
BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME
DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.

DURING THE BACKUP TEST...THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED
AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC.

AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AVIATION ADVISORIES...

CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS WSUS40 KMKC...WSUS41
MKMC...WSUS42 KMKC

AIRMET S...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO
AIRMET T...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO
AIRMET Z...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KCHI

NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADING WSUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI
KSLC AND KSFO

A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED
ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST...
PLEASE CONTACT:

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

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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