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NOUS42 KWNO 110152
ADMNFD
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
0150 UTC THU JUL 11 2002
...CORRECTION FOR ISSUANCE TIME OF FA AREA FCSTS BY AWC...
110150Z...00Z ETA STARTED RIGHT ON TIME LIKE A RED DOG WITH GOOD
U.S./CAN. UPA COVERAGE/DATA EXCEPT...
OUN...N/A YET
APX...10142
TFX...10158
JAN...SHORT TO 789MB
TOP...SHORT TO 496MB
SHV...SHORT TO 426MB
SANTO DOMINGO...DELETED LOW/COLD HGTS/TEMPS ABV 980MB
CAPE CANAVERAL...DELETED HIGH/WARM HGTS/TEMPS ABV 500MB
PBZ...DELETED HIGH/WARM HGTS/TEMPS ABV 200MB
ABQ...DELETED HIGH/WARM HGTS/TEMPS ABV 150MB
NRN TIER MEX RAOBS MTY AND CUU AVBL IN TIME FOR ETA.
FYI..THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER..AWC..AND USAF AIR FORCE WEATHER
AGENCY..AFWA..ARE CONDUCTING A SERVICE BACKUP TEST TODAY. THE TEST
WILL RUN UNTIL 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) AT 0400Z AFTER THE TEST IS CONCLUDED.
BUREK/SDM/NCO/NCEP
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-Jeff
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