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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1222 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN JOHNSTON
CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON MAY 20 2008 UNTIL 0400
UTC ON MAY 21 2008
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY MAY 20 2008 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 21
2008...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 WAUS45 KKCI WAUS46 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.
FOR 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
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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