20070119: Aviation Wx Center-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 191452
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007

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

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
          AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF      

SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
          SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON FEBRUARY 28 2007 UNTIL 
          0500 UTC ON MARCH 01 2007 

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

ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28 2007 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0500 UTC ON 
MARCH 01 2007...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/.

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

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

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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