20040119: WMO header changes-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040119: WMO header changes-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:46:01 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST WED JAN 19 2005

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADER AND NWS
         COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES TO AVIATION WEATHER
         CENTER /AWC/...THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT
         /AAWU/...AND THE HONOLULU WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO
         HFO/ TEXT PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 17 2005

NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY... MAY 17 2005 AT 1300Z COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS...AWC...AAWU...AND WFO HFO WILL
TRANSMIT MANY OF THEIR AVIATION TEXT PRODUCTS USING NEW OR
REVISED WMO HEADERS AND ASSOCIATED AWIPS COMMS IDENTIFIERS. THIS
CHANGE WILL ALIGN THESE PRODUCTS WITH WMO AND NWS STANDARDS FOR
IDENTIFYING PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION TO CHANGES IN CURRENT
HEADERS... NEW NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET HEADERS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO
ALLOW USERS TO IDENTIFY SIGMETS FOR SPECIFIC PHENOMENA SUCH AS
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND VOLCANIC ASH CONSISTENT WITH WMO STANDARDS.

A TABLE CONTAINING NEW... REVISED AND DELETED WMO HEADERS AND
ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDS IS ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/NOTICE/

A TOTAL OF 342 HEADERS WILL BE ADDED... 11 REVISED... AND 132
DELETED.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING WMO HEADER CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT:

 MICHAEL MERCER
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY RM. 13316
 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
 PHONE:  301-713-1726 EXT. 140
 E:MAIL: MICHAEL.MERCER@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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