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121 NOUS41 KWBC 061913
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
325 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2007

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
         WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/ USERS
         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 3 2007

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

ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 2007 FROM 0700 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/ BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS NORMALLY PREPARED BY WAFC WASHINGTON AT THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.

WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS VALID AT 0000 UTC OCTOBER 4 2007:

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

SWH/SWM PNG CHARTS                 WMO HEADINGS

A                                  PGEE05 KKCI
B1                                 PGIE05 KKCI
F                                  PGGE05 KKCI
H                                  PGAE05 KKCI
I                                  PGBE05 KKCI
J                                  PGJE05 KKCI
M                                  PGDE29 KKCI
NAT                                PGNE14 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
       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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