20040916: backup test-WAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040916: backup test-WAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:38:53 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-48
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

TO:NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
       FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
       FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
       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 SCHEDULED FROM 0500 UTC
       ON OCTOBER 19 2004 UNTIL 1000 UTC ON OCTOBER 19 2004

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

ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 2004 FROM 0500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ UNTIL 1000 UTC ON OCTOBER 19 2004...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/ WHICH ARE 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...THE WAFC LONDON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME
FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF
NECESSARY.

WAFC LONDON WILL PRODUCE ALL SWH AND SWM FORECASTS AS NORMAL BUT
WILL ONLY TRANSMIT SIGWX 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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