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704 NOXX02 LSSW 251521 METNO C3902 Australian Summer Time 2002/2003: 1. Tasmania will implement daylight saving of one hour at 1600 UTC, 6 October 2002. Summer Time will continue until 1600 UTC, 30 March 2003. 2. New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Victoria will implement daylight saving of one hour at 1600 UTC, 27 October 2002. Sum 3. Western Australia (except for Giles which will follow South Australian practice), Queensland and Northern Territory will not be implementing Summer Time. 4. The following observational schedule for Australian stations will be implemented for the duration of Summer Time: SURFACE OBSERVATIONS: (a) Stations, which are part of the RBSN, equipped with an automatic weather station, will continue to transmit SYNOP at the standard WMO hours. (b) Surface observations in States implementing Summer Time from stations which are not part of the RBSN, will be made one hour earlier than schedules previousl(c) Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory surface observations will continue on the present schedule. UPPER AIR OBSERVATION: (a) All programs will remain unchanged. 5. Other stations under Australian control will adopt the following schedules: 94229 (Willis Island) will follow Queensland practice. 94995 (Lord Howe island will follow New South Wales practice, however it will implement daylight saving of half an hour at 1600 UTC: 94996 (Norfolk Island) schedule remains unchanged. 94998 (Macquarie Island) will follow Tasmanian practice. 96996 (Cocos Island) and 96995 (Christmas Island) will follow Western Australian practice. 6. Australian Antarctic stations' schedules remain unchanged. ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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