20040606: WAFC

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• Subject: 20040606: WAFC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 08:22:59 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1015 AM EDT TUE JUL 06 2004

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

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

SUBJECT:  BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/
          LONDON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND MEDIUM
          LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
          JULY 08 2004 FROM 0000 UTC UNTIL 0440 UTC

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

ON JULY 8 2004 FROM 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
THROUGH 0440 UTC...THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /WAFC
WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL ASSUME...IN A
PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH
LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER T4 CHARTS /SWM/ NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE
UNITED KINGDOM MET OFFICE /WAFC LONDON/.

WAFC WASHINGTON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4
CHARTS:

         SWH ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              B              PGSE06 EGRR
              C              PGRE06 EGRR
              D              PGZE06 EGRR
              E              PGGE06 EGRR
              G              PGCE06 EGRR
              H              PGAE06 EGRR
              K              PGKE06 EGRR

         SWM ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              EURO           PGDE15 EGRR
              MEA            PGCE15 EGRR
              ASIAS          PGZE15 EGRR

DURING THE BACK-UP TEST...WAFC LONDON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME
FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME IF NECESSARY.

WAFC LONDON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS NORMAL
BUT WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BUFR DATA UNLESS
ADVISED BY WAFC WASHINGTON OF PROBLEMS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC LONDON BACK-UP
TEST...CONTACT:

    MIKE CAMPBELL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
    AVIATION WEATHER CENTER...INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
    BRANCH...KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
    PHONE:  816-584-7203
    E-MAIL: MIKE.CAMPBELL@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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