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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 08-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: TEST TAFS TO ENSURE PROPER DECODING OF 30-HOUR TAF FORMAT
TEST DATE SCHEDULED: MARCH 26 2008
REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-15.A MONTHLY TEST TAF WILL BE PROVIDED FOR USERS TO CHECK AND EVALUATE THEIR ABILITY TO DECODE THE NEW DATE AND TIME FORMAT. GENERALLY TEST TAF PRODUCTS WITH THE 30-HOUR TAF FORMAT WILL BE PRODUCED THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER 2008 AT 1400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/. REMINDERS OF THE TEST TAF WILL BE PROVIDED 3 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TEST DAY. IF CRITICAL WEATHER OCCURS ON THE TEST DAY...THE TEST WILL BE POSTPONED UNITL THE NEXT NON-CRITICAL WEATHER DAY.
A LINK TO THE TAF TESTBED AND TAF FORMAT EXAMPLES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/AVIATION/TAF_TESTBED.SHTML
THE 30 HOUR TEST TAF FOR MARCH SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE FOLLOWING TAF.
FTUS90 KWBC 061754
TAF KABC 261128Z 2612/2718 14005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040
TEMPO 2612/2616 OVC025
FM261600 13015G23KT P6SM OVC015
FM262100 13015G22KT P6SM OVC008
TEMPO 2621/2701 1SM -SN
FM270100 09015KT 3SM BR OVC006
TEMPO 2701/2705 2SM -SN BLSN
FM271500 01015KT 5SM BR OVC006=
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE PLEASE REFER TO SCN 08-15 OR CONTACT:
MICHAEL GRAF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SSMC-2 STATION 13314 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAYSILVER SPRING MD 20910 PHONE:301-713-1726 X 117 EMAIL:MICHAEL.GRAF@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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