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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 00-18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2000
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF SERVICES
SUBSCRIBERS...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYEES...AND OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
FM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF-INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CORE
NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF) SERVICE FOR THE
FOLLOWING AIRPORT:
WEST TINIAN ISLAND AIRPORT...NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 2 2000 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME (UTC)...THE NWS OFFICE IN GUAM WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR
WEST TINIAN ISLAND AIRPORT (PGWT). BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED
TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS AIRPORT 24 HOURS A DAY.
NWS PERSONNEL...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
PERSONNEL...AND OTHER EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THE
FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE
THE NEW TAF:
SITE AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
WEST TINIAN ISLAND AIRPORT GUMTAFTNI FTPQ31 PGUM
HOLDERS OF WSOM CHAPTER D-31 (INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AERODROME
FORECASTS) SHOULD MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONS TO THE
APPENDICES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION....PLEASE
CONTACT:
MR.JOHN MILLER
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
3232 HUENEME ROAD
BARRIGADA GUAM 96913
PHONE: (671) 472-0900
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