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362 NOUS40 KWBC 021401 FOS NOTICE NO. 777 10-02-95 PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE TO FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS FROM JOSEPH R. BOCCHIERI CHIEF SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH SUBJECT TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY CHANGE IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS AND ONE AERODROME FORECAST /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 ONE AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ FROM ONE NWS OFFICE TO ANOTHER. THESE CHANGES /LISTED BELOW/ WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF FTS AND TAFS INCLUDING AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS. NONE OF THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE BEING CHANGED. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO 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 - 1 FT TRANSFER FROM NWSFO BOSTON TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO BOSTON WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY. THIS FT IS AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION BDR BOSFTABDR IGOR I. SIKORSKI MEMORIAL AIRPORT BRIDGEPORT CT NWSFO BOSTON WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THIS FT WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSFO NEW YORK CITY. EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995 - 4 FT TRANSFERS AND 1 TAF TRANSFER FROM NWSFO STERLING AND 1 FT TRANSFER FROM NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM TO NWSO WAKEFIELD END NNNN NOUS40 KWBC 021457 FOS NOTICE NO. 777 10-02-95 PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOUR FTS AND ONE TAF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO STERLING...VIRGINIA AND ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSO WAKEFIELD...VIRGINIA. THEY ARE FTS AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION PHF WBCFTAPHF NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INT L NEWPORT NEWS VA ORF WBCFTAORF NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NORFOLK VA RIC WBCFTARIC RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RICHMOND VA SBY WBCFTASBY SALISBURY-WICOMICO CO. REG L APT SALISBURY MD ECG RDUFTAECG ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/MUNI ELIZABETH CITY NC TAF /EFFECTIVE AT 0600 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995/ AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION ORF WBCTAFORF NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NORFOLK VA NWSFO STERLING WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FIRST 4 FTS AND THE TAF FOR NORFOLK AND NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FIFTH FT WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO WAKEFIELD. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON- SIBILITY FROM NWSFO BOSTON TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY PLEASE CONTACT MR. ROBERT M. THOMPSON MR. MICHAEL E. WYLLIE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 445 MYLES STANDISH BLVD. 175 BROOKHAVEN AVE TAUNTON MA 02780-1081 C/O BROOKHAVEN NAT L LAB UPTON NY 11973 PHONE /508/-823-1900 PHONE /516/-924-0037 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWSFO STERLING VIRGINIA AND NWSFO RALEIGH/ DURHAM TO NWSO WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA PLEASE CONTACT MR. JIM TRAVERS...MIC MR. ANTHONY SIEBERS...MIC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 10009 GENERAL MAHONE HIGHWAY STERLING VA 20166-2001 WAKEFIELD VA 23888 PHONE /703/-260-0107 PHONE /804/-899-4200 MR. STEVE HARNED... METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU 1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE RESEARCH BLDG. III SUITE 300 RALEIGH NC 27606 PHONE /919/-515-8209 END NNNN
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