20070521: removal of WAFS in BUFR-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 211904
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
303 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

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:  REMOVAL OF OPERATIONAL WAFS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
          MESSAGES IN BUFR FORMAT FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT
          EVALUATION FTP SERVER:  EFFECTIVE JULY 24 2007
               
NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 24 2007 AT 1300Z COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ WILL REMOVE 
OPERATIONAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FORECAST /SIGWX/ MESSAGES IN BUFR 
FORMAT FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION 
EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT EVALUATION FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

     FTP://FTP.AWC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/BUFR

THE OPERATIONAL SIGWX MESSAGES IN BUFR FORMAT ARE AVAILABLE ON 
THE NWS OPERATIONAL FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT 
FOR SL...DC...DS...PT AND DF/:
     
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DC.AVSPT/DS.SIGWX/PT.BIN_DF.
BUF

THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION HEADERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.

TABLE 1.

WMO HEADER   DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS

JUWE96 KKCI  JETSTREAM FL250-FL630
JUCE00 KKCI  CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FL250-FL630
JUBE99 KKCI  CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD FL250-FL630
JUTE97 KKCI  TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT FL250-FL630
JUFE00 KKCI  SURFACE FRONT
JUVE00 KKCI  TROPICAL CYCLONE..VOLCANIC ERUPTION..SANDSTORM
JUOE00 KKCI  TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT FL100-FL450
JUTE00 KKCI  JETSTREAM FL100-FL450
JUJE00 KKCI  SURFACE FRONTS..LIMITED AREAS
JUNE00 KKCI  CLOUD..ICING..TURBULENCE FL100-FL450
JUME00 KKCI  CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FL100-FL450


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     LARRY BURCH
     AVIATION WEATHER CENTER 
     7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
     KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
     PHONE:  816-584-7203
     EMAIL: LARRY.BURCH at NOAA.GOV

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

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

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