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-------- Original Message --------503 NOUS41 KWBC 181115
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
715 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABLEMAN
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF NAME AND IDENTIFIER FOR THE GAGE OK VHF
OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE /VOR/ AVIATION
RADIO NAVIGATION SITE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 31 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...100 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME...NWS WILL CHANGE THE VOR
NAME AND 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER AT GAGE OK FROM GAGE /GAG/ TO
MITBEE /MMB/. VORS ARE USED BY PILOTS FOR NAVIGATION AND ALSO
USED IN AVIATION WEATHER FORECASTS AND SIGMETS AS REFERENCE
POINTS DEFINING THE AREA OF A WEATHER HAZARDS.
ON JUNE 03 2010 THE FAA CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAGE OK VOR FROM
GAGE /GAG/ TO MITBEE /MMB/. SINCE NWS USES VOR LOCATIONS TO
DEFINE AREAL COVERAGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS IN ADDITION TO THEIR
USE AS NAVIGATION AIDS... THE NWS WILL CEASE USING /GAG/ AND
WILL USE /MMB/ TO REFERENCE THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THIS NAME
CHANGE ONLY AFFECTS THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THE GAGE OK AIRPORT WILL
RETAIN THE FOUR-LETTER IDENTIFIER KGAG.
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF A CURRENT AND NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET USING THE GAGE OK VOR AS A REFERENCE POINT.
CURRENT CONVECTIVE SIGMET
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 311155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW GAG-40SSW GAG-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET....EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 161155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW MMB-40SSW MMB-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
MICHAEL PAT MURPHY
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
816-584-7239
MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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