20040430: backup of AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040430: backup of AWC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:51:04 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 291352
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EDT THU APR 29 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 OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ PRODUCTS
 SCHEDULED FROM 2000 UTC ON MAY 12 2004 UNTIL 0400 UTC
         ON MAY 13 2004

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

ON WEDNESDAY MAY 12 2004...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/ REGIONS...WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.

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 FORECASTS /FA/ AND CONVECTIVE
SIGMETS /WST/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED BY
FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC.

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 KSFO>
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...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 AVAIABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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