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NOUS40 KWBC 021524
FOS NOTICE NO. 779 10-02-95
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
FROM JOSEPH R. BOCCHIERI
CHIEF SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH
SUBJECT TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY CHANGE
IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS
/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 2 1995...THE NWS WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS /FTS/ FROM ONE NWS OFFICE TO
ANOTHER.
THESE CHANGES /LISTED BELOW/ 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 CHAPTER 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 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995 - TOTAL OF 6 FT TRANSFERS
TO NWSO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOUR FTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO PITTSBURGH AND TWO FTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO PHILADELPHIA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSO
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THESE FTS ARE
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
AOO PITFTAAOO ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT
ALTOONA PA
BFD PITFTABFD BRADFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT
BRADFORD PA
JST PITFTAJST JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO. AIRPORT
JOHNSTOWN PA
UNV PITFTAUNV UNIVERSITY PARK AIRPORT
STATE COLLEGE PA
MDT PHLFTAMDT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
HARRISBURG PA
IPT PHLFTAIPT WILLIAMSPORT-LYCOMING CO. AIRPORT
WILLIAMSPORT PA
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NOUS40 KWBC 021428
FOS NOTICE NO 778 10-02-95
PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995 - TOTAL OF 2 FT TRANSFERS
TO NWSFO PITTSBURGH
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY PREPARED
BY NWSFO CLEVELAND...OHIO AND ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO CHARLESTON...WEST VIRGINIA WILL BE TRANS-
FERRED TO NWSFO PITTSBURGH...PENNSYLVANIA. THESE FTS ARE
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
ZZV CLEFTAZZV ZANESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
ZANESVILLE OH
MGW CRWFTAMGW MORGANTOWN MUNI.-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD
MORGANTOWN WV
NWSFO CLEVELAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THESE FTS
WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSFO PITTSBURGH.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION
RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWSFO STERLING VIRGINIA TO NWSFO PHILADELPHIA
PLEASE CONTACT
MR. JIM TRAVERS MR. CHET HENRICKSEN
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 732 WOODLANE ROAD
STERLING VA 20166-2001 MT. HOLLY NJ 08060
PHONE /703/-260-0107 PHONE /609/-261-6602
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFERS OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO CLEVELAND AND CHARELSTON...WEST VIRGINIA TO
NWSFO PITTSBURGH PLEASE CONTACT
MR. WILLIAM COMEAUX MR. ALAN REZEK
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INT L APT. 400 PARKWAY ROAD
FEDERAL FACILITIES BLDG. CHARLESTON WV 25309
CLEVELAND OH 44135
PHONE /216/-265-2382 PHONE /304/-746-0173
MS. THERESA DRAKE
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
192 SHAFER ROAD
MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
PHONE /412/-262-1591