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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 03-##
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2003
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 OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
FROM 2000 UTC ON SEPTEMBER 24 2003 UNTIL 0400 UTC ON
SEPTEMBER 25 2003
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2003...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY
/AFWA/ AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN A PLANNED BACK-
UP TEST...FORECAST 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/ AREAS...WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION
WEATHER CENTER /AWC/. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLISHED BACKUP
PROCEDURES...CONVECTIVE SIGMETS WILL NOT BE ISSUED DURING THE
PERIOD THAT AFWA IS PROVIDING AWC BACKUP. INFORMATION FOR AREAS
OF ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISSUED AS NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMETS.
DURING THE BACK-UP 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 WILL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY THE FORECASTER ON
DUTY AT AWC.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST...THE AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE
AIRMET S...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO>
AIRMET T...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO>
AIRMET Z...WMO HEADING WAUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KCHI>
NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...
WMO HEADING WSUS1 <KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND KSFO>
A 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
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
PHONE 816-584-7204
E-MAIL FRED.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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