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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABELMAN
CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE BY WORLD AREA FORECAST
CENTER /WAFC/ WASHINGTON TO NOTIFY USERS OF PROBLEMS
OR ERRORS WITH SIGWX FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 31 2009.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 31 2009 AT 00Z THE AVIATION WEATHER
CENTER/WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BEGIN USING AN ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE TO NOTE ANY PROBLEMS OR ERRORS WITH SIGWX FORECASTS.
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL USE THE WMO HEADER FOR WAFC
WASHINGTON: FXUS65 KKCI.
WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CORRECT AND
REISSUE ORIGINAL SIGWX BUFR BULLETINS AND/OR PNG CHARTS THAT
CONTAIN AN ERROR. NWS WILL USE THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE /WMO
HEADER FXUS65 KKCI/ TO NOTIFY USERS OF A PROBLEM OR ERROR WITHIN
THE SIGWX FORECAST AND DESCRIBE THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
PAT MURPHY
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
816-584-7239
MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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