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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 00-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
515 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD STONE
ACTING CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS
/TAF/ FOR THE GARY/CHICAGO AIRPORT... AND HAYS REGIONAL
AIRPORT IN KANSAS
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 2000 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR GARY/CHICAGO AIRPORT /KGYY/ IN GARY INDIANA. ALSO ON
THE SAME DATE AND TIME...THE NWS OFFICE IN DODGE CITY KANSAS WILL
BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT /KHYS/ IN HAYS
KANSAS.
THE TAF FOR THE GARY/CHICAGO AIRPORT /KGYY/ WILL HAVE THE NINE
CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER CHITAFGYY...THE AWIPS ID TAFGYY...AND
THE WMO HEADER FTUS43 KLOT.
THE TAF FOR THE HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT /KHYS/ WILL HAVE THE NINE
CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER TOPTAFHYS...THE AWIPS ID TAFHYS...AND
THE WMO HEADER FTUS43 KDDC.
ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES/OFFICES MUST MAKE THE NECESSARY
COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES TO RECEIVE THESE NEW TAFS.
ALSO...HOLDERS OF WSOM CHAPTER D-31 /AVIATION TERMINAL FORECASTS/
SHOULD MAKE THE PERTINENT PEN AND INK CHANGES TO THE APPROPRIATE
APPENDICES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE TAFS...CONTACT:
GARY/CHICAGO AIRPORT /KGYY/:
PAUL DAILEY
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
333 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE
ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS 60446
PHONE: 815-834-0673
HAYS AIRPORT /KHYS/:
LARRY RUTHI
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
104 AIRPORT ROAD
DODGE CITY KANSAS 67801-9351
PHONE: 316-225-6514
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET /USE LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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