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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST WED JAN 19 2005
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/
WASHINGTON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND
MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS
SCHEDULED FROM 0500 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005 UNTIL
1000 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 2005 FROM 0500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 1000 UTC ON FEBRUARY 24 2005...THE UNITED
KINGDOM METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/ WILL ASSUME...IN
A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SIGWX/ T4 CHARTS /SWH/ AND
MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWM/ WHICH ARE
NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /WAFC
WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 CHARTS
VALID 0000 UTC FEBRUARY 25 2005:
SWH ICAO AREAS WMO HEADINGS
A PGEE07 KKCI
B1 PGIE07 KKCI
F PGGE07 KKCI
H PGAE07 KKCI
I PGBE07 KKCI
J PGJE07 KKCI
M PGDE07 KKCI
SWM ICAO AREAS WMO HEADINGS
NAT PGNE15 KKCI
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE
TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING
THE TEST IF NECESSARY.
WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS
NORMAL BUT WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGWX BUFR DATA UNLESS ADVISED
BY WAFC LONDON OF PROBLEMS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC WASHINGTON
BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT:
LARRY BURCH...DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
PHONE: 816-584-7203
E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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