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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
415 PM EST WED JAN 10 2001
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
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE AT
PASCO WASHINGTON /KPSC/...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 17 2001
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17 2001 AT 0000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN PENDLETON OREGON WILL EXTEND TAF
SERVICE FOR THE PASCO /TRI CITIES/ AIRPORT /KPSC/ 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:
BRUCE H. BAUCK
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2001 NW 56TH DRIVE
PENDLETON OR 97801-4532
PHONE: 541-276-4493 X 222
E-MAIL: BRUCE.BAUCK@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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