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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI FEB 18 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/
LONDON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND MEDIUM
LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED FROM
1630 UTC ON MARCH 15 2005 UNTIL 2230 UTC ON MARCH
15 2005
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON TUESDAY MARCH 15 2005 FROM 1630 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 2230 UTC ON MARCH 15 2005...THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER /WAFC WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4
CHARTS /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS
/SWM/ WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM MET
OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/.
WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4
CHARTS VALID 1200 UTC MARCH 16 2005:
SWH ICAO AREAS WMO HEADINGS
B PGSE06 EGRR
C PGRE06 EGRR
D PGZE06 EGRR
E PGGE06 EGRR
G PGCE06 EGRR
H PGAE06 EGRR
K PGKE06 EGRR
SWM ICAO AREAS WMO HEADINGS
EURO PGDE15 EGRR
MEA PGCE15 EGRR
ASIAS PGZE15 EGRR
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC LONDON WILL BE ABLE TO
RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE
TEST IF NECESSARY.
WAFC LONDON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS
NORMAL BUT WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGWX BUFR DATA UNLESS
ADVISED BY WAFC WASHINGTON OF PROBLEMS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC LONDON 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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