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NOUS41 KWBC 311829 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-74 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 130 PM EST TUE OCT 31 2006 TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICESFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN JOHNSTON
AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTSSCHEDULED FROM 2100 UTC ON DEC 13 2006 UNTIL 0500 UTC ON DEC 14 2006
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 2006 FROM 2100 UTC UNTIL 0500 UTC ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 14 2006...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/.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER. AWC WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC.
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 WAUS44 KKCI WAUS45 KKCI WAUS43 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 KKCIA REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST... PLEASE 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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