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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 10-25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
350 PM EDT THU MAY 20 2010
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABELMAN
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
SERVICE FOR THE HAINES ALASKA AIRPORT /PAHN/:
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2010.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2010 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
...THE NWS OFFICE IN JUNEAU ALASKA WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR
HAINES ALASKA. THE SITE IS THE HAINES AIRPORT /PAHN/. ROUTINE
AND UPDATED TAFS FOR THIS AIRPORT WILL BE ISSUED 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
HAINES ALASKA FTAK31 PAJN JNUTAFAHN
IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF /PAHN/ 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 PAJK NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
FTUS90 PAJK 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.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY
NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE
NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THIS CHANGE HAS
BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY USER DISCUSSIONS AND EXTENSIVE
COORDINATION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...CONTACT:
TOM AINSWORTH
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
8500 MENDENHALL LOOP ROAD
JUNEAU, ALASKA 99801
907-790-6804
TOM.AINSWORTH@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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