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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 98-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST MON NOV 9 1998
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF SERVICES
SUBSCRIBERS...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYEES...AND OTHER NEWS CUSTOMERS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF-INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NEWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: SCHEDULED POWER OUTAGE AT AVIATION WEATHER CENTER ON
NOVEMBER 10 1998 BETWEEN 0045 UTC AND 0445 UTC
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
ON NOVEMBER 9 1998...THERE WILL BE A SCHEDULED POWER OUTAGE AT
THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
BETWEEN 0045 UTC AND 0445 UTC.
DURING THE AWC POWER OUTAGE...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/
AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE IN NEBRASKA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE
AIRMETS...DOMESTIC SIGMETS IN AWC'S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...AS
NEEDED. THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER'S TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND
FORECASTING BRANCH IN MIAMI FLORIDA WILL PREPARE ANY REQUIRED
INTERNATIONAL SIGMETS FOR THE NEW YORK FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION.
NEWS FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII WILL PREPARE ANY REQUIRED
INTERNATIONAL SIGMETS FOR THE OAKLAND FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION.
NO AREA FORECASTS WILL BE PREPARED DURING THE PLANNED POWER
OUTAGE. REMEMBER...AREA FORECASTS ARE NOT ISSUED WHEN AWC IS IN
BACKUP MODE.
DURING THE OUTAGE...A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY
WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTERS.
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO AWC PRODUCTS PRIOR TO THE
OUTAGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PLANNED POWER OUTAGE AT
AWC...CONTACT
JIM HENDERSON
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
816-426-3427 X 226
E-MAIL: JHENDERSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx