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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
725 AM EDT THU SEP 27 2007
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
SERVICE FOR THE VISALIA AIRPORT /KVIS/:
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13 2007
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN HANFORD CALIFORNIA WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR THE VISALIA AIRPORT /KVIS/ LOCATED NEAR VISALIA
CALIFORNIA. 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
VISALIA FTUS46 KHNX TAFVIS
IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TAF
COLLECTIVES BELOW...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 TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
HOLDERS OF NWS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION 10-813 /TERMINAL AERODROME
FORECASTS/ SHOULD MAKE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONS TO THE APPENDICES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...CONTACT:
STEVEN MENDENHALL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
900 FOGGY BOTTOM ROAD
HANFORD CA 93230-5236
PHONE 559-584-3752
EMAIL STEVEN.MENDENHALL@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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