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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2004
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
THE BIG PINEY-MARBLETON AIRPORT /KBPI/ NEAR BIG PINEY
WYOMING...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 2004
NOTE - THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JANUARY 13 2004 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN RIVERTON WYOMING WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR BIG PINEY-MARBLETON AIRPORT /KPBI/ NEAR BIG PINEY
WYOMING. 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
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BIG PINEY-MARBLETON FTUS45 KRIW TAFBPI
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 HEADINGS 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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. JOSEPH SULLIVAN
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
12744 WEST U.S. HWY 26
RIVERTON WY 82501
PHONE 307-857-3898
EMAIL JOE.SULLIVAN@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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