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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 95-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0200 PM EDT THU SEP 21 1995
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: JOSEPH R. BOCCHIERI
CHIEF, SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH
SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY: CHANGE
IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR TWO TERMINAL FORECASTS FROM NWSFO
LUBBOCK...TEXAS TO NWSO AMARILLO...TEXAS
(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY CHRIS ALEX, AVIATION
SERVICES BRANCH, NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY):
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT TO NWWS USERS.
ON OCTOBER 3 1995...THE NWS WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TWO TERMINAL FORECASTS (FTS) WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PREPARED BY
NWSFO LUBBOCK...TEXAS TO NWSO AMARILLO...TEXAS.
THESE CHANGES WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF FTS INCLUDING
AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS. NONE OF
THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WILL BE CHANGED. NO CHANGES ARE
BEING MADE TO THE AFOS IDENTIFIERS...WMO HEADERS NOR THE
COMPOSITION OF THE COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED.
HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTERS D-21 (AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS) SHOULD MAKE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO APPENDIX A WHICH
LISTS LOCATIONS FOR WHICH AVIATION FORECASTS ARE MADE.
EFFECTIVE AT 0900 UTC ON OCTOBER 3...1995 - 2 FT TRANSFERS FROM
NWSFO LUBBOCK TO NWSO AMARILLO:
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO FTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO LUBBOCK WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSO
AMARILLO. THESE FTS ARE:
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
AMA LBBFTAAMA AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AMARILLO TX
DHT LBBFTADHT DALHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
DALHART TX
NWSFO LUBBOCK WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THESE FTS WHEN
BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO AMARILLO.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION
RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWSFO LUBBOCK TO NWSO AMARILLO PLEASE
CONTACT:
MR. ANDY ANDERSON MR. JOSE GARCIA
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SUITE 100 RR 3 BOX 578
2579 SOUTH LOOP 289 AMARILLO TX 79107
LUBBOCK TX 79423-1400
PHONE: (806)-745-4260 PHONE: (806)-335-1121
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