20040629: power outage-AWC

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• Subject: 20040629: power outage-AWC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:03:02 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT TUE JUNE 22 2004

TO:             FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
                WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
                EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
                /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
                NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
                PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:           MARK ANDREWS
                CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
                OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:        EMERGENCY PLANNED POWER OUTAGE AT AVIATION WEATHER
                CENTER SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 29 2004


ON TUESDAY...JUNE 29 2004 AT 1100 PM CDT...0400 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY...MISSOURI WILL
CONDUCT A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE.  THIS OUTAGE IS REQUIRED TO
CONDUCT MAINTENANCE TO FACILITY POWER SYSTEMS AND CONTINUE
WITH ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE MAY 2004 POWER OUTAGE
WHICH NECESSITATES TURNING POWER OFF AT THE AWC.  THE OUTAGE
MAY LAST UP TO 6 HOURS BUT WILL END NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY
JUNE 30 2004 AT 500 AM CDT /1000 UTC/.

MAINTENANCE REQUIRES A ZERO CHANCE OF LIGHTNING DURING THE
OUTAGE. THEREFORE...THE OUTAGE WILL BE RESCHEDULED IF THERE
IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/...THE TROPICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /TPC/...THE NWS HONOLULU FORECAST OFFICE
/PHFO/ AND THE UNITED KINGDOM METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE IN
EXETER...UK...WILL PROVIDE BACKUP FOR THE AWC.

AFWA WILL ISSUE SIGMETS AND CONVECTIVE SIGMETS AS REQUIRED
AND AIRMETS EVERY SIX HOURS FOR THE CONUS.  AFWA WILL SEND
THEIR PRODUCTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY /NWSTG/.

TPC WILL ISSUE SIGMETS FOR THE ATLANTIC...GULF OF MEXICO AND
THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

WFO HONOLULU WILL ISSUE SIGMETS FOR THE PACIFIC.

THE UK MET CENTRE IN EXETER WILL ISSUE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHARTS EVERY SIX HOURS TO THE NWSTG FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/.

THE AVIATION DIGITAL DATA SERVCE /ADDS/ AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/ HTTP://ADDS.AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV  AND THE AWC WEB
SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV
WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THE OUTAGE.

SUBSCRIBERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FOLDER DOCUMENTATION
PROGRAM /IFFDP/ WILL RECEIVE FAXES DUE TO ARRIVE AT 0400
UTC...0500 UTC AND 0600 UTC AT 0300 UTC.  FAXES FOR 0700 UTC
...0800 UTC AND 0900 UTC WILL BE SENT AS SOON AS POWER IS
RESTORED.

IN THE EVENT OF CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS...THE OUTAGE
WILL BE RESCHEDULE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OUTAGE...PLEASE
CONTACT:
                        FRED JOHNSON
                        AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
                        AVIATION OPERATIONS BRANCH
                        PHONE   816-584-7204
                        
THIS AND OTHER NWS NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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