AFWA?

[Chad Cowan]

I noticed that the Chicago area SVR watch was issued by "AFWA OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE BELLEVUE NE" and also the new SWODY1 and 2. Was there a network failure down at the SPC or is this some type of contingency plan?

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
ISSUED BY AFWA OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE BELLEVUE NE
1247 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

 

[Brandon Sullivan]

Im wondering that too.. The outlooks have been late.. And when viewed from COD website the Graphics (other than the categorical) have came out 5-10 minutes later than the text. Hmm

I think I have heard before that that is there backup office/agency if they go down.. Interesting

 

[rdale]

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9587

[FONT=lucida sans typewriter, lucida console, courier]NOUS74 KWNS 311318
ADMSPC

ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0817 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

A BACKUP OF THE SPC PRODUCTS WILL BE HELD TODAY FROM 1400Z THROUGH
2000Z. DURING THIS BACKUP...THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE IN BELLEVUE WILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS...

1. ALL NECESSARY WATCH BOXES
2. 1630Z AND 2000Z DAY 1 CATEGORICAL OUTLOOKS
3. 1730Z DAY 2 CATEGORICAL OUTLOOK

THE SPC WILL BE FULLY STAFFED AND ALL NEEDED MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS,
WATCH STATUS MESSAGES, AND PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE SPC FORECASTERS.

..THOMPSON.. 07/31/2008

[/FONT][FONT=lucida sans typewriter, lucida console, courier]NOUS74 KWNS 312053
ADMSPC

ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0352 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

THE BACKUP EXERCISE AT THE AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT OFFUTT
AIR FORCE BASE IN BELLEVUE HAS ENDED. THE SPC HAS RESUMED ALL NORMAL
FORECAST PRODUCTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEREIN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND COOPERATION.

..GRAMS.. 07/31/2008

http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KWNS/nous74.chunk.html
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