20021008: Aerodrome

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• Subject: 20021008: Aerodrome
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 06:12:05 -0600

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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT MON OCT 7 2002

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     MARK ANDREWS
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR
         WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT /KIWA/ IN MESA ARIZONA...
         EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4 2002

NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 4 2002 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT /KIWA/ IN MESA ARIZONA.
BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS AIRPORT
BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 PM LOCAL TIME.

NWS PERSONNEL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW TAF:

    AIRPORT     WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

    MESA AZ     FTUS45 KPSR    TAFIWA

IN ADDITION...THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO ALL THREE OF THE
FOLLOWING EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES...WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED TO
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL AND OTHER
EXTERNAL USERS:

  WMO HEADINGS   AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS:

  FTUS80 KWBC    NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
  FTUS90 KWBC    FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND FAA
                   FACILITIES
  FTUS52 KWBC    GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS

HOLDERS OF NWS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION 10-813 /TERMINAL AERODROME
FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONS TO THE
APPENDICES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...PLEASE
CONTACT:

    MR. ANTON HAFFER
    METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    PHOENIX WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
    P.O. BOX 52025
    PHOENIX AZ 85072
    PHONE:  602-275-0073
    EMAIL:  ANTON.HAFFER@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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