20050407: AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050407: AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:20:11 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 071425
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1020 AM EDT APR 6 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 AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/
           INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH METEOROLOGICAL
           WATCH OFFICE /MWO/ FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES
           SCHEDULED FROM 1300 UTC ON MAY 12 2005 UNTIL 1830
           UTC ON MAY 12 2005

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

ON THURSDAY... MAY 12 2005 FROM 1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 1830 UTC ON MAY 12 2005...THE TROPICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /TPC/ IN MIAMI... FLORIDA... WILL
ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE CARRIBEAN AREA FORECAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO AREA
FORECAST. TPC ALSO WILL ASSUME WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INTERNATIONAL SIGMETS OVER THE HOUSTON /KZHU/ MIAMI /KZMA/
SAN JUAN /TJZS/ AND NEW YORK /KZNY/ OCEANIC FLIGHT
INFORMATION REGIONS /FIRS/.

TPC WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS:

FORECAST      WMO HEADINGSVALID TIMES

CARRIBEAN AREA FORECAST     FACA20 KKCI1800 UTC
GULF OF MEXICO AREA FORECASTFAGX20 KKCI1900 UTC

IN ADDITION TPC WILL ISSUE INTERNATIONAL SIGMETS PRODUCTS
WSNT01 THRU WSNT13 KKCI AS NECESSARY.

DURING THE BACKUP TEST...A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS
CITY WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR
INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.

A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS
ISSUED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TPC 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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