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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 03-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST WED MAY 21 2003
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM MARK ANDREWS
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR
W K KELLOGG AIRPORT /KBTL/ IN BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN...
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 6 2003
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 2003 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN WILL BEGIN
TAF SERVICE FOR W K KELLOGG AIRPORT /KBTL/ IN BATTLE CREEK
MICHIGAN. BOTH ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS
AIRPORT 24 HOURS A DAY.
NWS PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW TAF...
AIRPORT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
W K KELLOGG FTUS43 KGRR TAFBTL
GRAND RAPIDS MI
IN ADDITION...THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO ALL THREE OF THE
FOLLOWING EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES...WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED TO
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL AND OTHER
EXTERNAL USERS...
WMO HEADING AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS
FTUS80 KWBC NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
FTUS90 KWBC FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND FAA
FACILITIES
FTUS52 KWBC GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
HOLDERS OF NWS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION 10-813 /TERMINAL AERODROME
FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADDITION TO THE
APPENDICES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...PLEASE
CONTACT
MR. DANIEL HOUSER
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
4899 SOUTH COMPLEX DR. S.E.
GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-4034
PHONE 616-949-0643
EMAIL DANIEL.HOUSER@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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