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ADMNFD
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
1330 UTC WED JUL 10 2002
101330Z..THE NCEP 12Z PRODUCTION CYCLE IS OFF AND RUNNING..
THE ETA STARTED RIGHT ON TIME AT 1315Z..RAOB RECAP..VERY
GOOD COVERAGE AND QUALITY OF 12Z UPA DATA OVER NORTH
AMERICA..
YAK/70361..NOT AVAILABLE..
APX/72634..NOT AVAILABLE..
GUM/91212..NOT AVAILABLE..
OUN/72357..SHORT TO 554MB LEVEL..
YYQ/71913..DELETED BAD/WINDS SLOW 1000MB LEVEL AND UP..
AND THERE WERE 5-MEXICAN UPA REPORTS IN FOR THE ETA/NGM..
FYI..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 SIGMETS 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.
SMITH/SDM/NCO/NCEP
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-Jeff
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