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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-44
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
924 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF
AVIATION FORECASTS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF CONUS TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCAST
/TWEB/ FORECASTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2007.
NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PROVIDES AVIATION WEATHER
PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/
REQUIREMENTS. FAA ORDER 7110.10S...FLIGHT SERVICES...DATED
16 FEBRUARY 2006 SUMMARY OF CHANGES STATES TWEBS WILL ONLY BE
PROVIDED IN ALASKA. FAA HAS STATED NO REQUIREMENT FOR CONUS TWEB
FORECASTS ONCE THE AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS CEASE
FUNCTIONING AND LOCKHEED-MARTIN CONTRACT FLIGHT SERVICE
FACILITIES REACH FULL OPERATIONAL STATUS ON JULY 31 2007.
A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ABOUT ENDING CONUS TWEB FORECASTS ENDED
MAY 20 2007 WITH A RESPONSE FROM LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF
POTENTIALLY AFFECTED GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS.
AN ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS SHOWED THAT THE TWEB IS NOT USED BY THE
MAJORITY OF GENERAL AVIATORS IN ADDITION TO BEING NOT REQUIRED
BY FAA. THEREFORE THE NWS WILL CEASE PRODUCING THE TWEB AT
0000 UTC SEPTEMBER 30 2007. THE NWS POLICY DIRECTIVE SYSTEM
(PDS) 10-805...TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCASTS...WILL BE UPDATED
ACCORDINGLY. AN EXAMPLE OF THE TWEB PRODUCT WHICH IS BEING
TERMINATED IS AS FOLLOWS:
406 TWEB 202008 KLAS-KELY-KEKO. ALL HGTS MSL EXC CIGS. KLAS-50S
KELY P6SM SCT250. 50S KELY-KEKO P6SM BKN150 SCT 6SM -TSRA
BKN120CB...04Z P6SM BKN120 SCT -SHRA.
REPEATING: THE NWS WILL CEASE PRODUCTION OF THE TWEB AT 0000 UTC
SEPTEMBER 30 2007.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
BETH MCNULTY
METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY...SSMC2
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1726 X 116
EMAIL: BETH.MCNULTY@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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