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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-59
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EDT THU AUGUST 11 2005
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF LOCATION IDENTIFIER FOR GLACIER PARK
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... KALISPELL... MONTANA FROM
KFCA TO KGPI: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 25 2005
ATTENTION: USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS FOR MONTANA...IN PARTICULAR
KALISPELL.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY OCTOBER 25 2005 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WILL CHANGE THE IDENTIFIER USED FOR
KALISPELL IN BULLETINS FROM KFCA TO KGPI. THIS CHANGE WILL RE-
ALIGN THE SITE IDENTIFIER FOR THE GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...KALISPELL WITH THE LOCATION IDENTIFIER USED BY THE FAA.
ON SEPTEMBER 1 2005 THE FAA WILL REDESIGNATE THE IDENTIFIER FOR
THE GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM KFCA TO KGPI. THE FAA
WILL RETAIN KFCA AS A NAVIGATION AID NEAR KALISPELL.
A TABLE OF PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE MAY BE FOUND ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WEATHER.GOV/OS/AVIATION/PDFS/KFCA_KGPI_IDENTIFIER_CHANGES.PDF
THE TABLE LISTS THE WMO HEADING...AWIPS IDENTIFIER...AND AWIPS
NODE FOR EACH TEXT PRODUCT. EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS CHANGING HEADERS
ARE THE TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/...THE SURFACE METAR
OBSERVATION...AND MODEL OUTPUT STATISTIC /MOS/ PRODUCTS.
USERS WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE KALISPELL LOCATION IDENTIFIER FROM
KFCA /OR FCA/ TO KGPI /OR GPI/...DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
PRODUCT...TO CONTINUE RECEIVING NWS PRODUCTS FOR KALISPELL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SITE IDENTIFIER
CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
BETH MCNULTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1726 X116
EMAIL: BETH.MCNULTY@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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