[nws-changes] 20071226:WAFC

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-99
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2007

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
         WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/ USERS
         OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: JANUARY 30 2008 BACKUP TEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION /ICAO/ WASHINGTON WORLD AREA 
         FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/ HIGH AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER PRODUCTS NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 2008...IN A PLANNED OPERATIONAL BACK-UP TEST FROM 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1630 UTC...THE WAFC LONDON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ASSUME FORECAST AND ISSUANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWM/ BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY WAFC WASHINGTON AT THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
WAFC LONDON WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING BUFR AND PNG PRODUCTS VALID AT 0600 UTC JANUARY 31 2008: 

SWH/SWH BUFR DATA                  WMO HEADINGS

SWH JETSTREAM                      JUWE96 KKCI
SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE           JUCE00 KKCI
SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD             JUBE99 KKCI
SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT              JUTE97 KKCI
SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT JUOE00 KKCI SWM JETSTREAM JUTE00 KKCI SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE JUNE00 KKCI SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE JUME00 KKCI SWH TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION JUVE00 KKCI 

SWH/SWM PNG CHARTS                 WMO HEADINGS

A                                  PGEE05 KKCI
B1                                 PGIE05 KKCI
F                                  PGGE05 KKCI
H                                  PGAE05 KKCI
I                                  PGBE05 KKCI
J                                  PGJE05 KKCI
M                                  PGDE29 KKCI
NAT                                PGNE14 KKCI
DURING THE BACK-UP TEST THE WAFC WASHINGTON WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME IF NECESSARY. 

FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAFC BACK-UP TEST...CONTACT:

       LARRY BURCH
       DEPUTY DIRECTOR
       AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
       KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
       PHONE:  816-584-7203
       E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@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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