FYI - USAF METAR and TAF WMO header changes...
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Author: Walter Smith at W-OSO5
The message included below was sent earlier today on our
communications lines. It is also posted to the SOC Change Notices web
page at the following URL.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/notices/notices.shtml.
Thanks, Walter
Walter Smith
National Weather Service
Data Manager, W/OSO21
Phone: (301) 713-0864 ext 139
Fax: (301) 713-1409
E-mail: Walter.Smith@xxxxxxxx
1999/09/23
DM 09-99.5 Change to the U.S. DOD AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (AWN)
Collectives.
NOXX10 KWBC 232352
DATA MGT MESSAGE 09-99.5
ATTENTION: USERS OF METAR AND SPECI REPORTS AND TAFS FOR U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)SITES. Effective immediately.
THE U.S. DOD AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK (AWN) IS IN THE PROCESS OF
CHANGING THEIR METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES.
TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO NWS CUSTOMERS A SERIES OF NEW COLLECTIVES WILL
BE ISSUED BY KWBC WHICH WILL CONTAIN THESE DOD REPORTS.
SAXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS METAR FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
SPXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS SPECI FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
FTXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS LONG PERIOD TAFS FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
FCXX60 KWBC -CONTAINS SHORT PERIOD TAFS FOR DOMESTIC DOD SITES.
THE ABOVE BULLETINS ARE CURRENTLY ROUTED TO ALL LINES WHICH HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING OTHER METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES FROM KAWN.
THESE COLLECTIVES CONTAIN BOTH DOD-ONLY SITES AND THOSE SITES WHICH
ARE CO-LOCATED WITH NON-DOD ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AT CIVILIAN AIRPORTS
WITH AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS. FOR THESE CO-LOCATED SITES THE REPORTS
MAY ALSO APPEAR IN SA/SPUS70 KWBC OR SA/SPUS80 KWBC COLLECTIVES.
KAWN HAS ALREADY BEGUN CHANGING MOST METAR AND SPECI COLLECTIVES
ISSUED DIRECTLY BY THEM. KAWN TAF COLLECTIVES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE
CHANGED NEXT MONTH.
KWBC WILL CONTINUE TO ROUTE KAWN METAR SPECI AND TAF COLLECTIVES
AVAILABLE HERE UNTIL NOVEMBER 1 AT 1200 UTC. AFTER THAT TIME KWBC WILL
ONLY ROUTE THE NEW KWBC COLLECTIVES. WE ENCOURAGE KWBC CUSTOMERS TO
SWITCH TO THE NEW COLLECTIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE PLEASE CONTACT
FRED BRANSKI
SENIOR DATA MANAGER
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 146
EMAIL fred.branski@xxxxxxxx
WALTER SMITH
DATA MANAGER
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 139
EMAIL walter.smith@xxxxxxxx
RICHARD ROBINSON
DATA MANAGER
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 179
EMAIL Richard.robinson@xxxxxxxx
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER
CHANGE
NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/notices/notices.shtml
LLOYD IRVIN CHIEF
GRAPHICS AND DISPLAY SECTION
SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
