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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 00-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2000
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NWS...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST AND WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
/TPC/ TO THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/...
EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2000
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON MONDAY MARCH 6 2000 AT 1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...THE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
AVIATION FORECASTS AND WARNINGS CURRENTLY PREPARED BY THE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER /TPC/. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE THE:
- INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AREA FORECAST FOR THE CARRIBEAN...
THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND THE SOUTHWESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN
- THE AVIATION AREA FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO
- AND THE INTERNATIONAL IN-FLIGHT ADVISORIES /SIGMETS/ FOR
PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS
THE ONLY CHANGE BEING IMPLEMENTED IS THE ISSUING OFFICE OF THE
FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...AND ASSOCIATED CHANGES IN THE WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ AND AFOS HEADERS. NO CHANGES
WILL BE MADE TO THE AREA COVERED BY ANY OF THE FORECASTS OR
WARNINGS...NOR TO THE ISSUANCE TIMES.
IN THE HEADERS LISTED BELOW...KNHC IS THE FOUR-LETTER IDENTIFIER
FOR THE TPC...KKCI IS THE FOUR-LETTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE AWC.
THE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM TPC TO AWC ON
MARCH 6 2000 ARE:
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AREA FORECAST FOR THE CARRIBEAN:
CURRENT NEW WMO CURRENT NEW
WMO HEADER HEADER AFOS PIL AFOS PIL
FACA KNHC FACA20 KKCI MIAOFAMIA MKCOFAMKC
AVIATION AREA FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO:
CURRENT NEW WMO CURRENT NEW
WMO HEADER HEADER AFOS PIL AFOS PIL
FAGX01 KNHC FAGX20 KKCI MIAOFAGX MKCOFAGX
INTERNATIONAL IN-FLIGHT ADVISORIES /SIGMETS/ - ATLANTIC OCEAN:
CURRENT NEW WMO CURRENT NEW
WMO HEADER HEADER AFOS PIL AFOS PIL
WSCA KNHC WSNT02 KKCI MIASIGA1A MKCSIGA1A
WSCA KNHC WSNT03 KKCI MIASIGA1B MKCSIGA1B
WSCA KNHC WSNT04 KKCI MIASIGA1C MKCSIGA1C
WSCA KNHC WSNT05 KKCI MIASIGA1D MKCSIGA1D
WSCA KNHC WSNT06 KKCI MIASIGA1E MKCSIGA1E
WSCA KNHC WSNT07 KKCI MIASIGA1F MKCSIGA1F
WSCA KNHC WSNT08 KKCI MIASIGA1G MKCSIGA1G
WSCA KNHC WSNT09 KKCI MIASIGA1H MKCSIGA1H
WSCA KNHC WSNT10 KKCI MIASIGA1I MKCSIGA1I
WSCA KNHC WSNT11 KKCI MIASIGA1J MKCSIGA1J
WSCA KNHC WSNT12 KKCI MIASIGA1K MKCSIGA1K
WSCA KNHC WSNT13 KKCI MIASIGA1L MKCSIGA1L
WSCA KNHC WSNT14 KKCI MIASIGA1M MKCSIGA1M
INTERNATIONAL IN-FLIGHT ADVISORIES /SIGMETS/ - PACIFIC OCEAN:
CURRENT NEW WMO CURRENT NEW
WMO HEADER HEADER AFOS PIL AFOS PIL
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN04 KKCI MIASIGP1A MKCSIGP1A
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN05 KKCI MIASIGP1B MKCSIGP1B
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN06 KKCI MIASIGP1C MKCSIGP1C
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN07 KKCI MIASIGP1D MKCSIGP1D
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN08 KKCI MIASIGP1E MKCSIGP1E
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN09 KKCI MIASIGP1F MKCSIGP1F
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN10 KKCI MIASIGP1G MKCSIGP1G
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN11 KKCI MIASIGP1H MKCSIGP1H
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN12 KKCI MIASIGP1I MKCSIGP1I
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN13 KKCI MIASIGP1J MKCSIGP1J
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN14 KKCI MIASIGP1K MKCSIGP1K
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN15 KKCI MIASIGP1L MKCSIGP1L
WSPA04 KNHC WSPN16 KKCI MIASIGP1M MKCSIGP1M
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION PRODUCTS
FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TO THE AVIATION WEATHER
CENTER...CONTACT:
MR. JIM HENDERSON MR. CHRISTOPHER BURR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR CHIEF - TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER FORECAST BRANCH
PHONE: 816-584-7203 TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
PHONE: 305-229-4430
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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