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NOUS41 KWBC 191802
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-36
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
202 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABLEMAN
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF NAME AND IDENTIFIER FOR THE FINDLAY
OHIO VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE /VOR/
AVIATION RADIO NAVIGATION SITE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 18 2010
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...NWS WILL CEASE USING
THE 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER /FDY/ AND BEGIN USING THE 3-LETTER
IDENTIFIER OF /FBC/ TO REFERENCE THE VOR AT FINDLAY OH.
THIS CHANGE CORRESPONDS TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
CHANGE TO THE FINDLAY OHIO VOR NAME AND 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER
FROM FINDLAY /FDY/ TO FLAG CITY /FBC/...ALSO EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 18 2010.
VORS ARE USED BY PILOTS FOR NAVIGATION AND ALSO USED IN AVIATION
WEATHER FORECASTS AND SIGMETS AS REFERENCE POINTS DEFINING THE
AREA OF A WEATHER HAZARDS. SINCE NWS USES VOR LOCATIONS TO
DEFINE AREAL COVERAGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS IN ADDITION TO THEIR
USE AS NAVIGATION AIDS...THE NWS WILL MAKE THIS NAME AND
IDENTIFIER CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME.
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF A CURRENT AND NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET USING
THE FIDLAY VOR AS A REFERENCE POINT.
CURRENT CONVECTIVE SIGMET
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
MKCC WST 311155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
MI IL OH
FROM MKG-5SE FDY-10N IND-MKG
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET....EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 23 2010
WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
MKCC WST 161155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
MI IL OH
FROM MKG-5SE FBC-10N IND-MKG
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
MICHAEL PAT MURPHY
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
816-584-7239
MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TINS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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