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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2002
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: MARK ANDREWS
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICE BRANCH
SUBJECT: COLLABORATIVE CONVECTIVE FORECAST PRODUCT STARTS AGAIN
ON MARCH 1 2002
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER WILL RESTART THE COLLABORATIVE
CONVECTIVE FORECAST PRODUCT PRODUCTION ON MARCH 1 2002...
BEGINNING WITH THE 1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ISSUANCE
TIME. THE INITIAL COLLABORATION SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 1345 UTC
WITH THE POSTING OF THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER INITIAL FORECAST
FOR 1700...1900...AND 2100 UTC. THE DISCUSSION WILL BEGIN AT
1400 UTC AND END AT 1430 UTC...WITH THE FINAL FORECAST TO BE
ISSUED AT 1445 UTC. PRODUCTS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE ISSUED EVERY
FOUR HOURS...24 FOUR HOURS A DAY THROUGH OCTOBER 31 2002.
PROCEDURES WILL BE IDENTICAL TO THE 2001 PRODUCTION. CHAT
SESSION ACCESS AND INFORMATION WILL REMAIN THE SAME EXCEPT THE
WEB SITE URL WILL BE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://CDM.AVIATIONWEATHER.NOAA.GOV/CCFP/
THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER WILL PLAN TO EXERCISE THE
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS STARTING ON FEBRUARY 25 2002...TO ENSURE
THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE WEB SITE AND PROVIDE
COMMENTS. EXACT TIMES WILL BE FORWARDED TO REGISTERED
PARTICIPANTS VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO THE EXERCISES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE COLLABORATIVE CONVECTIVE
FORECAST PRODUCT...CONTACT
FRED FOSS
DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH CHIEF
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MO
816-584-7204 X 204
E-MAIL: FFOSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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