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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 00-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
915 AM EST WED MAR 29 2000
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NWS...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: IMPACT OF CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ON ISSUANCE
TIMES OF AIRMETS AND AVIATION AREA
FORECASTS...EFFECTIVE APRIL 2 2000
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS SUNDAY APRIL 2 2000 AT 2:00 AM LOCAL TIME...MOST OF THE
NATION WILL SWITCH FROM STANDARD TIME TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.
AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE...THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF SEVERAL
AVIATION PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN
KANSAS CITY...AND THE ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/ IN
ANCHORAGE ALASKA...WILL CHANGE. HAWAII AND GUAM USE STANDARD
TIME ALL YEAR ROUND...SO THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF THE AIRMETS AND
AREA FORECASTS ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICES IN HONOLULU
AND GUAM WILL NOT CHANGE.
THE AIRMETS AND AVIATION AREA FORECASTS LISTED BELOW WILL BE
ISSUED ONE HOUR EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME. IN OTHER WORDS...THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME REMAINS THE
SAME...BUT THE CORRESPONDING UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ IS
ONE HOUR LATER. THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND THE CURRENT AND
REVISED ISSUANCE TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW:
AREA FORECASTS /FA/:
FAS ISSUED BY AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/
THE AWC ISSUES THE FOLLOWING FAS...KNOWN AS THE BOSTON
/BOS/...MIAMI /MIA/...CHICAGO /CHI/...DALLAS/FORT WORTH
/FTW/...SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/...AND SAN FRANCISCO /SFO/ FAS:
THE AWC WILL IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE AT 0800 UTC.
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FAUS5 KBOS MKCFA1W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC
FAUS5 KMIA MKCFA2W 0845...1745...AND 0045 UTC
FAUS5 KCHI MKCFA3W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC
FAUS5 KDFW MKCFA4W 0945...1845...AND 0145 UTC
FAUS5 KSLC MKCFA5W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC
FAUS5 KSFO MKCFA6W 1045...1945...AND 0245 UTC
THE FAS ISSUED BY THE AWC WILL INCLUDE A REMINDER OF THE ISSUANCE
TIME CHANGE AT THE END OF THE FORECAST TEXT...BEGINNING ON MID-
DAY FRIDAY MARCH 31 2000 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE SCHEDULED
ISSUANCE TIMES CHANGE ON SUNDAY MORNING:
AWC ALSO ISSUES AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
AND FOR THE CARRIBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING TERRITORIES.
THE FA FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE ISSUED ONE
HOUR...UTC...EARLIER AS SHOWN BELOW:
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL NEW ISSUANCE TIME /UTC/
FAGX20 KKCI MKCOFAGX 1030...AND 1830 UTC
THE FA FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIMES...UTC...AS THEY CURRENTLY
ARE:
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL ISSUANCE TIME /UTC/
FACA20 KKCI MKCOFAMKC 0000...1600...1200..AND 1800 UTC
FAS ISSUED BY ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/:
THE AAWU WILL IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE AT 0900 UTC.
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
FAAK1 PAJN NMCFA7H 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PAJN NMCFA7W 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK1 PANC NMCFA8H 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PANC NMCFA8W 0745....1345....2195...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK1 PAFA NMCFA9H 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
FAAK5 PAFA NMCFA9W 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
AIRMETS:
AIRMETS ISSUED BY AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/:
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
WAUS1 KBOS MKCWA1<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KMIA MKCWA2<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KCHI MKCWA3<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KDFW MKCWA4<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KSLC MKCWA5<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAUS1 KSFO MKCWA6<S T Z> 0745...1345...1945...AND 0145 UTC
AIRMETS ISSUED BY ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT /AAWU/:
WMO HEADER AFOS PIL NEW ISSUANCE TIMES /UTC/
WAAK1 PAJN NMCWA7<S T Z> 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAAK1 PANC NMCWA8<S T Z> 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
WAAK1 PAFA NMCWA9<S T Z> 0745....1345....1945...AND 0145 UTC
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIMES OF
THESE PRODUCTS...CONTACT:
MR. JIM HENDERSON MR. ELLIOTT BARSKE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT
PHONE: 816-584-7203 X 203 PHONE: 907-266-5116
E-MAIL:JHENDERSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx E-MAIL:ELLIOTT.BARSKE@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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