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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1135 AM EST WED MAR 28 2001
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: MARK ANDREWS
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICE BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPACT OF CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ON ISSUANCE
TIMES OF AIRMETS AND AVIATION AREA FORECASTS...
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2001
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS SUNDAY...APRIL 1 2001...AT 2:00 AM LOCAL TIME...MOST OF THE
NATION WILL SWITCH FROM STANDARD TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. AS A
RESULT OF THIS CHANGE...THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF SEVERAL AVIATION
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS
CITY...AND THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/ IN
ANCHORAGE...WILL CHANGE.
HAWAII AND GUAM REMAIN ON STANDARD TIME ALL YEAR ROUND SO THE
ISSUANCE TIMES OF THE AIRMETS AND AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICES IN HONOLULU AND GUAM WILL NOT
CHANGE.
THE AIRMETS AND AVIATION AREA FORECASTS LISTED BELOW WILL BE
ISSUED ONE HOUR EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO UNIVERSAL TIME
COORDINATED /UTC/. IN OTHER WORDS...THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME
REMAINS THE SAME...BUT THE CORRESPONDING UTC IS ONE HOUR LATER.
THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND THE REVISED ISSUANCE TIMES ARE:
AREA FORECASTS /FA/:
FAS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/:
THE AWC ISSUES FAS...KNOWN AS THE BOSTON /BOS/...MIAMI /MIA/...
CHICAGO /CHI/...DALLAS/FORT WORTH /DFW/...SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/...
AND SAN FRANCISCO /SFO/ FAS.
THE AWC WILL IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE AT 0800 UTC
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FAUS5 KBOS FA1W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC
FAUS5 KMIA FA2W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC
FAUS5 KCHI FA3W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC
FAUS5 KDFW FA4W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC
FAUS5 KSLC FA5W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC
FAUS5 KSFO FA6W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC
THE FAS ISSUED BY AWC WILL INCLUDE A REMINDER OF THE ISSUANCE
TIME CHANGE AT THE END OF THE FORECAST TEXT...BEGINNING ON MID-
DAY FRIDAY MARCH 30 2001 AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE ISSUANCE TIMES
CHANGE ON SUNDAY MORNING.
THE AWC ALSO ISSUES AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO /FAGX/ AND FOR THE CARRIBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING
TERRITORIES /FACA/.
AREA FORECAST FOR NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO /FACA/:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FAGX20 KKCI OFAGX 1030...AND 1830 UTC
THE AREA FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY
/FACA/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIMES UTC AS IT IS
DURING STANDARD TIME.
AREA FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY /FACA/:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FACA20 KKCI OFAMKC 0000...0600...1200...AND 1800 UTC
FAS ISSUED BY THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/:
THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/ WILL IMPLEMENT THE
SCHEDULE CHANGE AT 0900 UTC.
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FAAK1 PAJN FA7H 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PAJN FA7W 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK1 PANC FA8H 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PANC FA8W 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK1 PAFA FA9H 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PAFA FA9W 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
AIRMETS:
AIRMETS ISSUED BY AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
WAUS1 KBOS WA1<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KMIA WA2<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KCHI WA3<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KDFW WA4<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KSLC WA5<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KSFO WA6<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
AIRMETS ISSUED BY ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
WAAK1 PAJN WA7<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAAK1 PANC WA8<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAAK1 PAFA WA9<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIMES
OF THESE PRODUCTS...CONTACT:
MR. JIM HENDERSON MR. ELLIOTT BARSKE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT
PHONE: 816-584-7203 X 203 PHONE: 907-266-5116
E:MAIL: JHENDERSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx E:MAIL:ELLIOTT.BARSKE@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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