20060216: ICAO-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060216: ICAO-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:43:24 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 161847
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

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 APRIL 05 2006

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

ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 05 2006 FROM 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2230 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 1200 UTC APRIL 06 2006:

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 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 NECESSARY.

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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