[nws-changes] 20120105: Fwd: TAF- ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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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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