20001011: TAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001011: TAF-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:03:52 -0600

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 00-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2000

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
          FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     MARK ANDREWS...CHIEF-AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
          NWS OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  CHANGE IN TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE AT
          NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT /KVGT/

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

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 2000 AT 0000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WILL EXTEND TAF
SERVICE FOR NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT /KVGT/ TO 24 HOUR COVERAGE.
BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS...WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED
ON A PART-TIME BASIS...WILL NOW BE ISSUED 24 HOURS A DAY.

THIS CHANGE WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION FROM NWS PERSONNEL...
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL OR EXTERNAL
CUSTOMERS.  THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE COMMUNICATION
PROTOCOL...INCLUDING NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIERS...WMO
HEADERS...NOR COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE TAF IS CONTAINED.  IN
ADDITION...HOLDERS OF WSOM CHAPTER D-31 /AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS/ ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO APPENDICES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES IN TAF
SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

MR. LARRY JENSEN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
7851 INDUSTRIAL ROAD
LAS VEGAS NV 89139
PHONE 702-263-9744 X 222
E-MAIL: LARRY.JENSEN@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET /USE LOWER CASE/

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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