20010125: TAFs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010125: TAFs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:22:01 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1215 PM EST THU JAN 25 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
          NEEDLES CALIFORNIA /KEED/...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2001

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

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8 2001 AT 0000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WILL EXTEND TAF
SERVICE FOR NEEDLES AIRPORT /KEED/ IN NEEDLES CALIFORNIA 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:

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

THIS AND OTHER NWS NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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