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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 00-15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2000
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/EMPLOYEES...FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION/FAA/ EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS
...FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS...AND CUSTOMERS OF
NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NWS...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN STATION IDENTIFIER USED IN AVIATION MESSAGES.
APALACHICOLA FL STATION IDENTIFIER CHANGED FROM AQQ TO
AAF...EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 14 2000
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE ASOS OBSERVING EQUIPMENT AT
APALACHICOLA FL THE STATION IDENTIFIER CHANGED FROM AQQ TO AAF.
AQQ IS NO LONGER A VALID ID. EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 14 2000 THE
GULF OF MEXICO AREA FORECAST /FAGX20/ KKCI PREPARED BY THE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER WILL USE AAF AS THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY
POINT INSTEAD OF AQQ. THE MARINE PORTION OF THAT AREA
FORECAST...PREPARED BY THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER...WILL ALSO
SWITCH TO AAF INSTEAD OF AQQ.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF THE STATION IDS OR
PRODUCT CONTENT...CONTACT:
MR. JIM HENDERSON MR. CHRISTOPHER BURR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND
PHONE: 816-584-7203 x 203 FORECAST BRANCH/TROPICAL
EMAIL: JHENDERSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PREDICTION CENTER
PHONE:305-229-4430
EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.A.BURR@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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