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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST TUE OCT 31 2006
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN JOHNSTON
AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON DEC 13 2006 UNTIL 0500
UTC ON DEC 14 2006
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 2006 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0500 UTC ON
THURSDAY DECEMBER 14 2006...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/
AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP
TEST... ADVISORY AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SIGMETS AND
AIRMETS /SIERRA... ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE BOSTON... MIAMI...FORT
WORTH...CHICAGO... SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO AREA FORECAST
/FA/ REGIONS... WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY
WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER. AWC WILL
BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME
DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED
AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC.
AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AVIATION ADVISORIES:
CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS
WSUS31 KKCI WSUS32 KKCI WSUS33 KKCI
AIRMET...WMO HEADERS
WAUS41 KKCI WAUS42 KKCI WAUS43 KKCI
WAUS44 KKCI WAUS44 KKCI WAUS45 KKCI
WAUS43 KKCI
NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS
WCUS01 KKCI WSUS01 KKCI WVUS01 KKCI
WCUS02 KKCI WSUS02 KKCI WVUS02 KKCI
WCUS03 KKCI WSUS03 KKCI WVUS03 KKCI
WCUS04 KKCI WSUS04 KKCI WVUS04 KKCI
WCUS05 KKCI WSUS05 KKCI WVUS05 KKCI
WCUS06 KKCI WSUS06 KKCI WVUS06 KKCI
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED
ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST...
PLEASE CONTACT:
FRED R. JOHNSON
CHIEF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
PHONE: 816-584-7204
E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON@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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Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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