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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 10-25 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 350 PM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS FROM: CYNTHIA ABELMANCHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR THE HAINES ALASKA AIRPORT /PAHN/: EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2010. NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2010 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN JUNEAU ALASKA WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR HAINES ALASKA. THE SITE IS THE HAINES AIRPORT /PAHN/. ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS FOR THIS AIRPORT WILL BE ISSUED 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
HAINES ALASKA FTAK31 PAJN JNUTAFAHNIN ADDITION THE NEW TAF /PAHN/ WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES BELOW...WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL AND OTHER EXTERNAL USERS.
WMO HEADINGS AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS FTUS80 PAJK NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES FTUS90 PAJK FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND FAA FACILITIES FTUS52 KWBC GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERSHOLDERS OF NWS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION 10-813 /TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONS TO THE APPENDICES.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY USER DISCUSSIONS AND EXTENSIVE COORDINATION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...CONTACT:
TOM AINSWORTHMETEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
8500 MENDENHALL LOOP ROADJUNEAU, ALASKA 99801 907-790-6804 TOM.AINSWORTH@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$NNNN
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