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FOS NOTICE NO 783 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 AND ONE AERODROME FORECAST
/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/ AND ONE
AERODROME /TAF/ FORECAST FROM ONE NWS OFFICE TO ANOTHER.
THESE CHANGES /LISTED BELOW/ WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL
USERS OF FTS AND TAFS INCLUDING AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND
FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS. NONE OF THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS ARE BEING 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/ AND D-37 /INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
AERODROME FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO
THE APPROPRIATE APPENDIX LISTING LOCATIONS FOR WHICH
AVIATION FORECASTS ARE MADE.
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2...1995 - TOTAL OF 6 FT
TRANSFERS AND 1 TAF TO NWSO BINGHAMTON
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO FTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO ALBANY...ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO PHILADELPHIA AND THREE FTS AND ONE TAF
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO BUFFALO WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO NWSO BINGHAMTON...NEW YORK. THESE FTS ARE
FTS AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
BGM ALBFTABGM BINGHAMTON REG L/EDWIN A. LINK FIELD
BINGHAMTON NY
UCA ALBFTAUCA ONEIDA COUNTY AIRPORT
UTICA NY
AVP PHLFTAAVP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INT L
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PA
ELM BUFFTAELM ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT
ELMIRA NY
ITH BUFFTAITH TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT
ITHACA NY
SYR BUFFTASYR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INT L AIRPORT
SYRACUSE NY
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FOS NOTICE NO 783 10-02-95
PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
TAF /EFFECTIVE AT 0600 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995/
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
SYR BUFTAFSYR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INT L AIRPORT
SYRACUSE NY
NWSFO ALBANY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FIRST TWO
FTS...NWSFO PHILADELPHIA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING
THE THIRD FT...AND NWSFO BUFFALO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PREPARING THE LAST THREE FTS AND THE TAF FOR SYRACUSE WHEN
BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO BINGHAMTON.
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2...1995 - 1 FT TRANSFER FROM
NWSFO PITTSBURGH TO NWSFO CLEVELAND
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO PITTSBURGH WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSFO
CLEVELAND. THIS FT IS
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
ERI PITFTAERI ERIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ERIE PA
NWSFO PITTSBURGH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THIS FT
WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSFO CLEVELAND.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO ALBANY...NWSFO PHILADELPHIA AND NWSFO BUFFALO
TO NWSO BINGHAMTON...NEW YORK PLEASE CONTACT
MR. ROLAND LOFFREDO...MIC MR. CHET HENRICKSEN...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT 732 WOODLANE ROAD
ALBANY NY 12211 MT. HOLLY NJ 08060
PHONE /518/-452-3856 PHONE /609/-261-6602
MR. GUY TUCKER...MIC MR. PETER AHNERT...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
587 AERO DRIVE BINGHAMTON REG L AIRPORT
CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225-1997 32 DAWES DRIVE
PHONE /716/-565-0103 JOHNSON CITY NY 13790
PHONE /607/-770-9531
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO PITTSBURGH TO NWSO CLEVELAND CONTACT
MS. THERESA DRAKE...MIC MR. WILLIAM COMEAUX...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
192 SHAFER ROAD CLEVELAND HOPKINS INT L AIRPORT
MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108 FEDERAL FACILITIES BLDG.
CLEVELAND OH 44135
PHONE /412/-262-1591 PHONE /216/-265-2382
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