[nws-changes] 20080422: backup of aviation wx prods-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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527 NOUS41 KWBC 221622 
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1222 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008

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

FROM:     KEVIN JOHNSTON
CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH 
SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON MAY 20 2008 UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 21 2008 
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY MAY 20 2008 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 21 2008...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 WSUS31 KKCI WSUS32 KKCI WSUS33 KKCI 

AIRMET...WMO HEADERS
WAUS41 KKCI   WAUS42 KKCI   WAUS43 KKCI
WAUS44 KKCI   WAUS45 KKCI   WAUS46 KKCI

NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS
WCUS01 KKCI   WSUS01 KKCI   WVUS01 KKCI
WCUS02 KKCI   WSUS02 KKCI   WVUS02 KKCI
WCUS03 KKCI   WSUS03 KKCI   WVUS03 KKCI
WCUS04 KKCI   WSUS04 KKCI   WVUS04 KKCI
WCUS05 KKCI   WSUS05 KKCI   WVUS05 KKCI
WCUS06 KKCI   WSUS06 KKCI   WVUS06 KKCI
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS. 

FOR 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
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: 

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

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