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ADMNFD
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
0845 UTC WED JUL 10 2002
100845Z...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER..AWC..AND
USAF AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY..AFWA..WILL CONDUCT A SERVICE
BACKUP TEST TODAY. THE TEST WILL RUN FROM 10/2000Z TILL
11/0400Z. DURING THE TEST AFWA WILL ISSUE AIRMETS..SIGMETS..
AND CONVECTIVE SIGMET BULLETINS NORMALLY ISSUED BY AWC.
HOWEVER..THE AFWA ISSUED CONVECTIVE SIGMETS WILL NOT TAKE THE
FORM OF THE AWC HOURLY CONVECTIVE SIGMETS...INSTEAD AFWA WILL
ISSUE THUNDERSTORM SIGMETS WHICH COVER A 4 HOUR PERIOD.
AWC WILL ISSUE AREA FORECASTS (FA) DURING THE TEST PERIOD.
KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP
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-Jeff
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