20070416: backup of aviation wx prodsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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127 NOUS41 KWBC 161219
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
817 AM EDT MON APR 16 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 2000 UTC ON MAY 16 2007 UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 17 2007
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.

ON WEDNESDAY MAY 16 2007 FROM 2000 UTC UNTIL 0400 UTC ON MAY 17 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 BE COORDINATING 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   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@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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