20040407: WAFs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040407: WAFs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 13:06:08 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 071828
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-13...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
225 PM EDT WED APR 7 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:  REMINDER...BACKUP TEST OF WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER
 /WAFC/ WASHINGTON HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND
 MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
 FROM 1200 UTC UNTIL 1640 UTC ON APRIL 14 2004

NOTE:     THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF THE CORRECTED TECHNICAL
 IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-13...WHICH WAS TRANSMITTED ON
 MARCH 22 2004.  WE ARE RETRANSMITTING IT AS A
 REMINDER ONLY.

THE MESSAGE SENT ON MARCH 22 2004 WAS CORRECTED TO REMOVE DOUBLE
SPACING THROUGHOUT THE MESSAGE

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

ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 14 2004...THE UNITED KINGDOM MET OFFICE
/WAFC LONDON/ 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 CHART /SWM/ WHICH
ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
/WAFC WASHINGTON/ AT KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.

WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING T4 CHARTS:

         SWH ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              A              PGEE07 KKCI
              B1             PGIE07 KKCI
              F              PGGE07 KKCI
              H              PGAE07 KKCI
              I              PGBE07 KKCI
              J              PGJE07 KKCI
              M              PGDE07 KKCI

         SWM ICAO AREAS      WMO HEADINGS

              NAT            PGNE15 KKCI


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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC WASHINGTON 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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