20040106: TAF-WY

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• Subject: 20040106: TAF-WY
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:33:45 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2004

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

FROM     MARK ANDREWS
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT  NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR
         THE BIG PINEY-MARBLETON AIRPORT /KBPI/ NEAR BIG PINEY
         WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004

NOTE - THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JANUARY 13 2004 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN RIVERTON WYOMING WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR BIG PINEY-MARBLETON AIRPORT /KPBI/ NEAR BIG PINEY
WYOMING.  BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS
AIRPORT 24 HOURS A DAY.

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

     AIRPORT                       WMO HEADING         AWIPS ID
     ----------------              ------------        --------
     BIG PINEY-MARBLETON           FTUS45 KRIW         TAFBPI


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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CUSTOMERS


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

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

          MR. JOSEPH SULLIVAN
          METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
          12744 WEST U.S. HWY 26
          RIVERTON WY 82501
          PHONE  307-857-3898
          EMAIL  JOE.SULLIVAN@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

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

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