20070712: Aviation products backup

[Linda Miller]

NOUS41 KWBC 121055
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
655 AM EDT THU JUL 12 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
          CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH      

SUBJECT:  BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS
          SCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON AUGUST 22 2007 UNTIL 0400
          UTC ON AUGUST 23 2007

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

ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 2007 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON
AUGUST 23 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... 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   WAUS45 KKCI   WAUS46 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 QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST 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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