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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-99 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 940 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/ USERS OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCHSUBJECT: JANUARY 30 2008 BACKUP TEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION /ICAO/ WASHINGTON WORLD AREA
FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ HIGH AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANTWEATHER PRODUCTS NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 2008...IN A PLANNED OPERATIONAL BACK-UP TEST FROM 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1630 UTC...THE WAFC LONDON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ASSUME FORECAST AND ISSUANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWM/ BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE 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 0600 UTC JANUARY 31 2008:
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 KKCISWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUOE00 KKCI SWM JETSTREAM JUTE00 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 KKCIDURING THE BACK-UP TEST THE WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME IF NECESSARY.
FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT: LARRY BURCH DEPUTY DIRECTOR AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI PHONE: 816-584-7203 E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxxTHIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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