20060801: backup test-AWC-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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

FROM:     KEVIN JOHNSTON
          CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH       

SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
          SCHEDULED FROM 2000 UTC ON SEP 6 2006 UNTIL 0400 
          UTC ON SEP 7 2006 

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

ON WEDNESDAY SEP 6 2006 FROM 2000 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON SEP 7 
2006...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE 
BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST... ADVISORY AND 
WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SIGMETS AND AIRMETS /SIERRA... 
ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE BOSTON... MIAMI... FORT WORTH...CHICAGO... 
SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO AREA FORECAST /FA/ REGIONS... 
WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.

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

DURING THE BACKUP TEST THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED 
AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC. 

AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AVIATION ADVISORIES:

CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS 
WSUS31 KKCI   WSUS32 KKCI   WSUS33 KKCI

AIRMET...WMO HEADERS
WAUS41 KKCI   WAUS42 KKCI   WAUS43 KKCI
WAUS44 KKCI   WAUS44 KKCI   WAUS45 KKCI
WAUS43 KKCI

NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS
WCUS01 KKCI   WSUS01 KKCI   WVUS01 KKCI
WCUS02 KKCI   WSUS02 KKCI   WVUS02 KKCI
WCUS03 KKCI   WSUS03 KKCI   WVUS03 KKCI
WCUS04 KKCI   WSUS04 KKCI   WVUS04 KKCI
WCUS05 KKCI   WSUS05 KKCI   WVUS05 KKCI
WCUS06 KKCI   WSUS06 KKCI   WVUS06 KKCI
 
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED 
ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST... 
PLEASE CONTACT:

 FRED R. JOHNSON
         CHIEF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
         AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
         KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
         PHONE:  816-584-7204 
         E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON at NOAA.GOV

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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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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