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NOUS40 KWBC 021943
FOS NOTICE NO. 785 10-02-95
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM JOSEPH R. BOCCHIERI
CHIEF SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH
SUBJECT TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY CHANGE
IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS AND
TWO AERODROME FORECASTS
/THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY CHRIS ALEX AVIATION
SERVICES BRANCH NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/
NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT TO NWWS USERS.
ON OCTOBER 2 1995...THE NWS WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS /FTS/ AND TWO AERODROME FORECASTS
/TAFS/ FROM ONE NWS OFFICE TO ANOTHER.
THESE CHANGES /LISTED BELOW/ WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF
FTS INCLUDING AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
CUSTOMERS. NONE OF THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WILL BE
CHANGED. NO CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE AFOS IDENTIFIERS...WMO
HEADERS NOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE
FORECASTS ARE CONTAINED.
HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTERS D-21 /AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS/ AND D-37 /INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS/
SHOULD MAKE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO THE APPROPRIATE APPENDIX
LISTING LOCATIONS FOR WHICH AVIATION FORECASTS ARE MADE.
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2...1995 - TOTAL OF 2 FT AND 2
TAF TRANSFERS TO NWSO CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT AND ONE TAF WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO ATLANTA AND ONE FT AND ONE TAF
WHICH ARE PREPARED BY NWSFO COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO NWSO CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE FTS
AND TAFS ARE
FTS AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
SAV ATLFTASAV SAVANNAH INT L AIRPORT
SAVANNAH GA
CHS CAEFTACHS CHARLESTON AFB/INTERNAT L AIRPORT
CHARLESTON SC
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PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
TAFS /EFFECTIVE AT 0600 UTC ON OCTOBER 2...1995/
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
SAV ATLTAFSAV SAVANNAH INT L AIRPORT
SAVANNAH GA
CHS CAETAFCHS CHARLESTON AFB/INTERNAT L AIRPORT
CHARLESTON SC
NWSFO COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PREPARING THESE FTS AND TAFS WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA.
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2...1995 - TOTAL OF 4 FT
TRANSFERS TO NWSO WILMINGTON...NORTH CAROLINA
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM AND THREE FTS WHICH ARE
PREPARED BY NWSFO COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE TRANS-
FERRED TO NWSO WILMINGTON...NORTH CAROLINA. THESE FTS ARE
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
ILM RDUFTAILM NEW HANOVER INT L AIRPORT
WILMINGTON NC
CRE CAEFTACRE GRAND STRAND AIRPORT
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SC
FLO CAEFTAFLO FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT
FLORENCE SC
MYR CAEFTAMYR MYRTLE BEACH INT L AIRPORT
MYRTLE BEACH SC
NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE
FIRST FT AND NWSFO COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE RESPON-
SIBLE FOR PREPARING THE OTHER THREE FTS WHEN BACKUP IS
REQUIRED BY NWSO WILMINGTON...NORTH CAROLINA.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO ATLANTA AND NWSFO COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA
TO NWSO CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA PLEASE CONTACT
MR. CARLOS GARZA...MIC MR. BERNARD PALMER...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
4 FALCON DRIVE 2909 AVIATION WAY
PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269 W. COLUMBIA SC 29170-2102
PHONE /404/-486-1333 PHONE /803/-765-5501
MR. STEPHEN RICH...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5777 S. AVIATION AVE.
CHARLESTON SC 29406
PHONE /803/-744-2236
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM TO NWSO WILMINGTON...NORTH
CAROLINA PLEASE CONTACT
MR. STEVE HARNED... MIC MR. RICHARD ANTHONY...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU 2015 GARDNER DRIVE
1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE WILMINGTON NC 28405
RESEARCH BLDG. III SUITE 300 PHONE /910/-762-4289
RALEIGH NC 27606
PHONE /919/-515-8209
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