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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
845 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2008
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/ USERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: BACK-UP TEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
ORGANIZATION /ICAO/ WASHINGTON WORLD AREA
FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ HIGH AND MEDIUM LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS: APRIL 23 2008
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 2008 FROM 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2100 UTC...THE WAFC LONDON IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED OPERATIONAL BACK-UP
TEST...FORECAST AND ISSUANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
/SWM/ BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS NORMALLY PREPARED BY WAFC WASHINGTON
AT THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE AT 1900 UTC THE FOLLOWING
BUFR PRODUCTS VALID AT 1200 UTC APRIL 24 2008:
SWH BUFR DATA WMO HEADINGS
SWH JETSTREAM JUWE96 KKCI
SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUCE00 KKCI
SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD JUBE99 KKCI
SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUTE97 KKCI
SWH TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION JUVE00 KKCI
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE AT 2100 UTC THE FOLLOWING
BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS VALID AT 1200 UTC APRIL 24 2008. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE 2100 UTC ISSUANCE TIME IS ONE HOUR LATER THAN THE
NORMAL ISSUANCE TIME.
SWM BUFR DATA WMO HEADINGS
SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUOE00 KKCI
SWM JETSTREAM JUTE00 KKCI
SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE JUNE00 KKCI
SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUME00 KKCI
SWH/SWM PNG CHARTS WMO HEADINGS
A PGEE05 KKCI
B1 PGIE05 KKCI
F PGGE05 KKCI
H PGAE05 KKCI
I PGBE05 KKCI
J PGJE05 KKCI
M PGDE29 KKCI
NAT PGNE14 KKCI
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE
TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME IF
NECESSARY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC WASHINGTON
BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT:
LARRY BURCH
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
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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