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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 98-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
210 PM EST MON NOV 9 1998
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF SERVICES
SUBSCRIBERS...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYEES...AND OTHER NEWS CUSTOMERS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF-INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE AT
GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT /KGCC/
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 1 1999 AT 0600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...THE NEWS OFFICE IN RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
EXPAND TAF SERVICE AT GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT /KGCC/ IN
GILLETTE WYOMING. VALID TIMES FOR ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAF
ISSUANCES...WHICH CURRENTLY EXTEND FROM 1300 UTC TO 0400
UTC...WILL BE EXPANDED TO 24 HOUR COVERAGE. IN OTHER
WORDS...COMPLETE TAFS WILL NOW BE PREPARED FOUR TIMES PER DAY AT
0000 UTC...0600 UTC...1200 UTC...AND 1800 UTC. NO OTHER CHANGES
ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THIS TIME.
THIS CHANGE WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION FROM NEWS PERSONNEL...
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL OR OTHER NEWS
CUSTOMERS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE AFOS
IDENTIFIER...WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADERS...NOR COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THIS TAF IS CONTAINED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGE IN TAF SERVICE AT
GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT IN WYOMING...PLEASE CONTACT:
MR. DAVID CARPENTER
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
300 EAST SIGNAL DRIVE
RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA 57701-3800
PHONE: 605-341-9271
END