200050902: ICAO test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:08:37 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 021505
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-63
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1105 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 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 THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
         ORGANIZATION /ICAO/ WASHINGTON WORLD AREA
         FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ HIGH AND MEDIUM LEVEL
         SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS ON OCTOBER 05 2005

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

ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 05 2005 FROM 0600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1030 UTC...THE WAFC LONDON IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED OPERATIONAL BACK-UP TEST...
FORECAST AND ISSUANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
/SWM/ T4 AND BUFR PRODUCTS NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.

WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 AND BUFR
PRODUCTS VALID AT 0000 UTC OCTOBER 06 2005:

SWH/SWM T4 CHARTS                  WMO HEADINGS

A                                  PGEE07 KKCI
B1                                 PGIE07 KKCI
F                                  PGGE07 KKCI
H                                  PGAE07 KKCI
I                                  PGBE07 KKCI
J                                  PGJE07 KKCI
M                                  PGDE07 KKCI
NAT                                PGNE15 KKCI

SWH/SWH BUFR DATA                  WMO HEADINGS

SWH JETSTREAM                      JUWE96 KKCI
SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE           JUCE00 KKCI
SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD             JUBE99 KKCI
SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT              JUTE97 KKCI
SWH SURFACE FRONT                  JUFE00 KKCI
SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT              JUOE00 KKCI
SWM JETSTREAM                      JUTE00 KKCI
SWM SURFACE FRONTS                 JUJE00 KKCI
SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE      JUNE00 KKCI
SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE           JUME00 KKCI
SWH/SWM TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION  JUVE00 KKCI

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

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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