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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 08-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
817 AM EDT MON APR 28 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: APRIL 30 2008 
REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-15.
NWS WILL PROVIDE A MONTHLY TEST TAF SO USERS CAN CHECK AND EVALUATE THEIR ABILITY TO DECODE THE NEW DATE AND TIME FORMAT. GENERALLY NWS WILL PRODUCE TEST TAF PRODUCTS WITH THE 30-HOUR TAF FORMAT ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER 2008 AT 1400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/. NWS WILL PROVIDE REMINDERS OF THE TEST TAF 3 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TEST DAY. IF CRITICAL WEATHER OCCURS ON THE TEST DAY...THE TEST WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL 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 APRIL SHOULD LOOK AS FOLLOWS: 
FTXX90 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= USERS WILL NEED TO CODE THEIR SYSTEMS FOR FTXX90 KWBC TO SEE THIS TAF.
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 HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910 PHONE:301-713-1726 X 117 EMAIL:MICHAEL.GRAF@xxxxxxxx 

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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