20010925: METAR & TAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOXX10 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010925: METAR & TAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOXX10 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 06:46:26 -0600

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NOXX10 KWBC 251126
DATA MGT MESSAGE 09-01.01
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2001 UPDATE

THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS DATA MANAGEMENT MESSAGE
THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE TO INFORM CUSTOMERS THAT WE ARE STILL
AWAITING INFORMATION FROM THE FAA AS TO WHAT IF ANY
CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THEIR PRODUCTS.

ATTENTION USERS OF METAR/SPECI AND TAF DATA AND BULLETINS.

ICAO AMENDMENT 72 TO ANNEX 3 METAR/SPECI AND TAF ISSUES.

ICAO HAS APPROVED AMENDMENT 72 TO ANNEX 3 /METEOROLOGICAL
SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR NAVIGATION/ FOR IMPLEMENTATION
NOVEMBER 1 2001. THIS CHANGES THE FORMAT OF METAR/SPECI AND TAF
REPORTS IN WEATHER BULLETINS AND ALSO THE BULLETIN FORMAT ITSELF.
WMO HAS ALSO APPROVED THESE CHANGES. THESE CHANGES WERE INTRODUCED
TO SUPPORT DIRECT DATALINK TO THE COCKPIT OF IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT.

THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION BY PRODUCERS OF DATA
REGARDING HOW THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. BOTH ICAO AND WMO HAVE
PROVISIONS FOR DATA PRODUCERS TO DECLARE WHAT DIFFERENCES OR
EXCEPTIONS THEY WILL HAVE TO APPROVED STANDARDS. MANY COUNTRIES
INCLUDING THE U.S. HAVE STATED THEY DO NOT PLAN TO IMPLEMENT
THE CHANGES IN NOVEMBER AND WILL FILE EXCEPTIONS. HOWEVER
THERE WILL BE SOME IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHANGES.

THE NWS WILL MAKE VERY FEW CHANGES TO ITS PRODUCTS. METAR/SPECI
AND TAF PRODUCTS ORIGINATED FROM NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
WILL NOT CHANGE. COLLECTIVES FROM THE NWSTG /KWBC/ WILL NOT
CHANGE EXCEPT POSSIBLY THOSE CREATED FOR THE FAA WHICH ARE
IDENTIFIED WITH AN II GROUP OF 90. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FAA
TO DETERMINE THEIR REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY DOD
THEY DO NOT PLAN TO CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
WE ARE WAITING FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FAA AS TO WHAT IF ANY
CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THEIR PRODUCTS. MANY INTERNATIONAL
PRODUCERS WILL NOT IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES. JAPAN HAS STATED IT
WILL IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WILL
PROBABLY DO THE SAME. SOME COUNTRIES WILL IMPLEMENT PART BUT
NOT ALL OF THE CHANGES.

IN THE U.S. THE FAA IS THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR AVIATION AND THE
REPRESENTATIVE TO ICAO. NWS IS THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY TO WMO.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FAA AND OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO GET
COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING CHANGES. AS WE GET
INFORMATION WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

EXAMPLES OF THE FORMAT CHANGES AND THE STATES OF IMPLEMENTATION
WE EXPECT AND THE SPECIFICS FOR EACH OF THE NWS ORGINATED
PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES
WEB PAGE.

FOR FOS/NOAAPORT QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT JULIE HAYES
PHONE  301 713-0871 EXTENSION 120
EMAIL  JULIE.HAYES/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
       EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE

FOR NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE PRODUCTS
TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.

FRED BRANSKI
TEAM LEADER FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
PHONE  301 713-0864 EXTENSION 146
EMAIL  FRED.BRANSKI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
       EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE

WALTER SMITH
SENIOR DATA MANAGER
PHONE  301 713-0864 EXTENSION 139
EMAIL  WALTER.SMITH/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
       EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE

RICHARD ROBINSON
DATA MANAGER
PHONE  301 713-0864 EXTENSION 179
EMAIL  RICHARD.ROBINSON/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
       EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
CENTER CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

NOTE THE URL SHOULD BE TYPED IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP TO 205.156.54.206/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES2.HTML

DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA DISSEMINATION BRANCH
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS


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