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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007

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:  CHANGES TO DOMESTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
          AVIATION AREA FORECASTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 17 2008 

REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-41 TRANSMITTED JUNE 15 
          2007 AND CORRECTED SCN 07-41 TRANSMITTED JUNE 29 2007 

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

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JANUARY 17 2008 AT 1300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED 
TIME /UTC/... THE AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ WILL IMPLEMENT 
THE FINAL PHASE OF CHANGES TO THE GULF OF MEXICO AREA FORECAST 
/FAGX/... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA FORECAST /DFW FA/ ... THE 
MIAMI AREA FORECAST /MIA FA/ AND CARIBBEAN AREA FORECAST /FACA/ 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING CONFLICTING OR OVERLAPPING AREAS.

THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED:

DFW FA: COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AREA WILL BE REMOVED.

MIA FA: COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AREA WEST OF 85W LONGITUDE WILL 
BE REMOVED.

FAGX: COASTAL PLAINS AREA WILL BE ELIMINATED.

FAGX: HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AREAS WILL 
BE ADDED.

FAGX: FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS SECTION WILL BE REMOVED.

FAGX: MARINE PRECAUTIONS SECTION WILL BE REMOVED.

FAGX: WINDS SECTION WILL BE REMOVED.

FAGX: WAVES SECTION WILL BE REMOVED.

FACA: HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AREAS WILL 
BE REMOVED.

TABLE 1:  AFFECTED PRODUCT HEADING AND DESCRIPTION

  WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID   DESCRIPTION

  FAGX20 KKCI   OFAGX      GULF OF MEXICO AREA FORECAST
  FAUS42 KKCI   FA2W       MIAMI AREA FORECAST 
  FAUS44 KKCI   FA4W       DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA FORECAST
  FACA20 KKCI   OFAMKC	  CARIBBEAN AREA FORECAST
  
SEE HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/NOTIFY/ 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ FOR EXAMPLES OF FAUS42 KKCI...FAUS44 
KKCI...FAGX20 KKCI AND FACA20 KKCI PRODUCTS ISSUED AFTER 
JANUARY 17 2008.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:

     LARRY BURCH
     DEPUTY DIRECTOR
     AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
     7220 NW 101ST TERRACE 
     KANSAS CITY MO 64153
     816-584-7203
     LARRY.BURCH@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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