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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
          FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS 
          FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
          OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN JOHNSTON
          CHIEF... AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH       

SUBJECT:  2008 CCFP PRODUCTION SCHEDULE 

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

START TIME FOR THE INITIAL 2008 COLLABORATIVE CONVECTIVE FORECAST 
PRODUCT /CCFP/ IS 0300 EST ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28 2008. 

FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED EVERY TWO HOURS AND CONTAIN A FORECAST 
VALID FOR TWO...FOUR AND SIX HOURS. FORECASTS WILL COINCIDE WITH 
THE ATCSCC STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM TELCONS...ISSUED DAILY 
BEGINNING AT 0300...AND CONCLUDING AT 2100 EASTERN TIME. 

ATCSCC HAS APPROVED DROPPING THE 2300 EASTERN TIME CCFP FORECAST 
CYCLE.  

THE CONCLUDING FORECAST FOR THE 2008 CONVECTIVE SEASON WILL BE 
MADE ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 2008 AT 1900 EDT.

CCFP PRODUCTION SYSTEM TESTING WILL OCCUR ON FEBRUARY 25...26... 
AND 27 AT 0900...1100... AND 1300 EST. TESTING WILL INCLUDE 
OPENING THE CHAT AND TRANSMISSION OF NULL ASCII CODED MESSAGES.   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CCFP CAN BE FOUND AT: 

  HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/CCFP/

FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CCFP SCHEDULE OR TESTING...CONTACT:

  FRED R. JOHNSON
  CHIEF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
  AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
  KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
  PHONE: 816-584-7204 
  E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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