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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L JOHNSTON
AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF HIGH LEVEL AND MEDIUM LEVEL T4 FORMATTED CHARTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2008
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 2008...AT 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL DISCONTINUE BOTH THE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND THE MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER /SWM/ T4 FORMATTED PRODUCTS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE T4
FORMAT IS OBSOLETE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE BUFR AND .PNG
FORMATS.
THE FOLLOWING SWH CHART WMO HEADINGS WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE:
SWH T4 DATA WMO HEADINGS ----------- ------------ ICAO AREA A PGEE07 KKCI ICAO AREA B1 PGIE07 KKCI ICAO AREA F PGGE07 KKCI ICAO AREA H PGAE07 KKCI ICAO AREA I PGBE07 KKCI ICAO AREA J PGJE07 KKCI ICAO AREA M PGDE30 KKCITHE FOLLOWING SWM CHART WMO HEADINGS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE:
SWM T4 DATA WMO HEADINGS ----------- ------------ NAT PGNE15 KKCITHE AWC WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE SWH AND SWM CHARTS IN BINARY UNIVERSAL FORMAT /BUFR/ AND PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS /PNG/ FORMAT.
THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWH BUFR FORMATTED CHARTS ARE: SWH BUFR DATA WMO HEADINGS ------------- ------------ SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD JUBE99 KKCI SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUCE00 KKCI SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUTE97 KKCI SWH TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION JUVE00 KKCI SWH JETSTREAM JUWE96 KKCI THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWM BUFR FORMATTED CHARTS ARE: SWM BUFR DATA WMO HEADINGS ------------- ------------ SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUME00 KKCI SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE JUNE00 KKCI SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUOE00 KKCI SWM JETSTREAM JUTE00 KKCI THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWH PNG FORMATTED CHARTS ARE: SWH PNG CHARTS WMO HEADINGS -------------- ------------ ICAO AREA A PGEE05 KKCI ICAO AREA B1 PGIE05 KKCI ICAO AREA F PGGE05 KKCI ICAO AREA H PGAE05 KKCI ICAO AREA I PGBE05 KKCI ICAO AREA J PGJE05 KKCI ICAO AREA M PGDE29 KKCI THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWM PNG FORMATTED CHARTS ARE: SWM PNG CHART WMO HEADINGS ------------- ------------ NAT PGNE14 KKCI THE SWH CHARTS MAY BE VIEWED AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/SWH THE SWM CHARTS MAY BE VIEWED AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/SWMTHE SWH AND SWM PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE IN BUFR AND PNG FORMAT ON THE SATELLITE BRODACAST NETWORK /SBN/ NOAAPORT CHANNEL.
THE SWH PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT PDD/WAFS_SWH.PDF/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/WAFS_SWH.PDFIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT...CONTACT:
LARRY BURCH DEPUTY DIRECTOR AVIATION WEATHER CENTER 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE ROOM 101 KANSAS CITY MO 64153PHONE: 816-584-7203 E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxx
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NWS AVIATION PRODUCT DISSEMINATION IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASES/: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OM/DISEMSYS.SHTML
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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