20050218: WAFC test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050218: WAFC test-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:29:09 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST FRI FEB 18 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: BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/
        LONDON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND MEDIUM
        LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED FROM
        1630 UTC ON MARCH 15 2005 UNTIL 2230 UTC ON MARCH
        15 2005

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

ON TUESDAY MARCH 15 2005 FROM 1630 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 2230 UTC ON MARCH 15 2005...THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER /WAFC WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4
CHARTS /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS
/SWM/ WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM MET
OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/.

WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4
CHARTS VALID 1200 UTC MARCH 16 2005:

         SWH ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              B              PGSE06 EGRR
              C              PGRE06 EGRR
              D              PGZE06 EGRR
              E              PGGE06 EGRR
              G              PGCE06 EGRR
              H              PGAE06 EGRR
              K              PGKE06 EGRR

         SWM ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              EURO           PGDE15 EGRR
              MEA            PGCE15 EGRR
              ASIAS          PGZE15 EGRR

DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...THE WAFC LONDON WILL BE ABLE TO
RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE
TEST IF NECESSARY.

WAFC LONDON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS
NORMAL BUT WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGWX BUFR DATA UNLESS
ADVISED BY WAFC WASHINGTON OF PROBLEMS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC LONDON BACK-
UP TEST...CONTACT:

     LARRY BURCH...DEPUTY DIRECTOR
     AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
     INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
     KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
     PHONE:  816-584-7203
     E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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