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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 00-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT WED AUG 30 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: CHANGE IN TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF) SERVICE AT
CHADRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND RAWLINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28 2000 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME (UTC)...THE NWS OFFICE IN CHEYENNE WYOMING EXTENDED TAF
SERVICE FOR CHADRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCDR) CHADRON...NEBRASKA
TO 24 HOUR COVERAGE.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28 2000 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME (UTC)...THE NWS OFFICE IN CHEYENNE WYOMING WILL
EXTEND TAF SERVICE FOR RAWLINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRWL) TO 24
HOUR COVERAGE.
BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS...WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED
ON A PART-TIME BASIS...WILL BE ISSUED 24 HOURS A DAY AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATES/TIMES.
THESE CHANGES WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION FROM NWS
PERSONNEL...FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PERSONNEL OR
EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE COMMUNICATION
PROTOCOL...INCLUDING AFOS IDENTIFIERS...WMO HEADERS...AND
COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE TAF IS CONTAINED. IN ADDITION...HOLDERS
OF WSOM CHAPTER D-31 (INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS)
ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO APPENDICES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES IN TAF
SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
WILLIAM PARKER
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY
CHEYENNE WYOMING 82001-1549
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