20060213: TAF ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060213: TAF ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:53:55 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 131843
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
144 PM EST MON FEB 13 2006

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

FROM     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
        CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT  NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR
        GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT /KGTR/ IN COLUMBUS
        MISSISSIPPI: EFFECTIVE APRIL 27 2006

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

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY APRIL 27 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/... THE NWS OFFICE IN JACKSON MS WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE
FOR GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT /KGTR/ IN COLUMBUS MS. 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
GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL FTUS44 KJAN      TAFGTR

IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO ALL THREE OF THE
FOLLOWING EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES 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 ADDITION TO THE
APPENDICES.

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

    ALAN GERARD
    METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
    234 WEATHER SERVICE DRIVE
    JACKSON MS  39232
    PHONE:  601-965-4639
    EMAIL:  ALAN.E.GERARD@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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