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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2005

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

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
          CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
     
SUBJECT:  ADDITION OF NEW WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM /WAFS/
          SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PRODUCTS IN BUFR FORMAT:  
          EFFECTIVE JUNE 30 2005.
               
NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 30 2005 AT 1300Z COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER...ON BEHALF OF THE 
WASHINGTON WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER /WAFC/... WILL BEGIN 
ISSUING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION /SIGWX/ IN 
BINARY UNIVERSAL FORM FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF METEOROLOGICAL 
DATA /BUFR/.

THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION HEADERS WILL BE ADDED /TABLE 1/:

TABLE 1.

WMO HEADER   DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS

JUWE96 KKCI  JETSTREAM FL250-FL630
JUCE00 KKCI  CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FL250-FL630
JUBE99 KKCI  CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD FL250-FL630
JUTE97 KKCI  TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT FL250-FL630
JUFE00 KKCI  SURFACE FRONT
JUVE00 KKCI  TROPICAL CYCLONE..VOLCANIC ERUPTION..SANDSTORM
JUOE00 KKCI  TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT FL100-FL450
JUTE00 KKCI  JETSTREAM FL100-FL450
JUJE00 KKCI  SURFACE FRONTS..LIMITED AREAS
JUNE00 KKCI  CLOUD..ICING..TURBULENCE FL100-FL450
JUME00 KKCI  CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FL100-FL450


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BUFR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER 
PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  MICHAEL MERCER
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
  1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY RM. 13316
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  PHONE:  301-713-1726 EXT. 130
  E:MAIL: MICHAEL.MERCER@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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