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647 NOUS41 KWBC 251710 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-04 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1215 PM EST THU JAN 25 2001 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: MARK ANDREWS...CHIEF AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CHANGE IN TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE AT NEEDLES CALIFORNIA /KEED/...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2001 ...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS... EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8 2001 AT 0000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WILL EXTEND TAF SERVICE FOR NEEDLES AIRPORT /KEED/ IN NEEDLES CALIFORNIA TO 24 HOUR COVERAGE. BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS...WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED ON A PART-TIME BASIS...WILL NOW BE ISSUED 24 HOURS A DAY. THIS CHANGE WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION FROM NWS PERSONNEL... FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL OR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL...INCLUDING NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIERS...WMO HEADERS...NOR COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE TAF IS CONTAINED. IN ADDITION...HOLDERS OF WSOM CHAPTER D-31 /AVIATION TERMINAL FORECASTS/ ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO APPENDICES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES IN TAF SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT: LARRY JENSEN METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 7851 INDUSTRIAL RD LAS VEGAS NV 89139 PHONE: 702 263-9744 X 222 E-MAIL: LARRY.JENSEN@xxxxxxxx THIS AND OTHER NWS NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM END ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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