981110: TAF-TN

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• Subject: 981110: TAF-TN
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 08:43:42 -0700 (MST)

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 98-25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
340 PM EST MON NOV 9 1998

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NEWS/ OFFICES
          FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
          FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
          OTHER USERS OF NEWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
          CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
          NWS...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT:  TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY:  CHANGE
          IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
          FOR CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL AIRPORT /KCSV/ IN TENNESSEE...
          EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 13 1998

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

ON NOVEMBER 13 1998 AT 0000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...
THE NEWS WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TAF FOR
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL AIRPORT /KCSV/ IN CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE FROM
THE NEWS OFFICE IN KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TENNESSEE TO THE NWSO IN
NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.  THIS CHANGE WILL OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH
A CORRESPONDING TRANSFER OF COUNTY WARNING AREA RESPONSIBILITY
SCHEDULED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998.

THIS CHANGE WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF TAFS INCLUDING
AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS.  NONE OF
THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE BEING CHANGED.  THE CROSSVILLE
MEMORIAL AIRPORT TAF WILL CONTINUE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
FOLLOWING COLLECTIVES...UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADERS:

  WMO HEADERS      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

WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO NASHVILLE...NEWS FORECAST OFFICE
IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE TAF
FOR CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL AIRPORT.

HOLDERS OF NEWS OPERATIONS MANUAL D-31 /AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO APPENDICES A AND B
OF D-31...WHICH LIST AIRPORTS FOR WHICH THE NEWS PREPARES TAFS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF THE CROSSVILLE
MEMORIAL TAF FROM NWSO KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TO NWSO
NASHVILLE...PLEASE CONTACT:

   MR. JERRY MCDUFFIE           MR. DERREL MARTIN
   METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE      METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
   5974 COMMERCE BLVD.          500 WEATHER STATION ROAD
   MORRISTOWN TN  37814         OLD HICKORY TN 37138-1145
   PHONE: 423-586-3771          PHONE: 615-754-4633

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