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Technical Implementation Notice 12-01
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1018 AM Thu Jan 5 2012
TO: National Weather Service Offices (NWS)
Federal Aviation Administration Customers (FAA)
Family of Services Subscribers (FOS)
Other Customers of NWS Aviation Forecasts
FROM: Cyndie Abelman
Chief, Aviation Services Branch
SUBJECT: Implementation of Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)
Service for the Sedona, Arizona Airport (KSEZ)
Effective April 3, 2012
NOTE: The following changes have no impact on NOAA Weather
Wire Service subscribers
Effective Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 1800 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), the NWS office in Flagstaff, AZ, will begin TAF
service for the Sedona Airport (KSEZ) in Sedona, Arizona. After
that date, 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
Sedona Airport FTUS45 KFGZ TAFSEZ
In addition, the new TAF will be added to the existing TAF
collectives below, which are transmitted to FAA personnel and
other external customers.
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:
Brian Klimowski, Meteorologist In Charge
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Bellemont, AZ 86015
928-556-9161
brian.klimowski@xxxxxxxx
National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/om/notif.htm
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