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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 95-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0830 AM EDT WED APR 19 1995
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: FRED ZBAR
ACTING CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY NOTICE
95-17: CHANGE IN ISSUING OFFICE FROM NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO
TO NWSO SACRAMENTO FOR TERMINAL FORECASTS, TERMINAL
AERODROME FORECASTS AND TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCASTS
(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY CHRIS ALEX, AVIATION
SERVICES BRANCH, NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY):
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT TO NWWS USERS.
ON MAY 3 1995...NWS PLANS TO TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIVE TERMINAL FORECASTS (FTS)...FOUR TRANSCRIBED WEATHER
BROADCASTS (TWEBS) AND TWO TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFS)
FROM NWS FORECAST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA TO NWS OFFICE
SACRAMENTO. IN ADDITION...ONE TWEB ROUTE WILL BE RENAMED ON
MAY 1 1995. THESE CHANGES (WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW) WILL BE
TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF FTS...TAFS AND TWEBS INCLUDING AFOS
USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS. NONE OF THE
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS NOR ROUTE NUMBERS ARE BEING CHANGED.
NO CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE WMO HEADERS NOR THE COMPOSITION
OF THE COLLECTIVES IN WHICH THE FORECASTS ARE CONTAINED.
HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTERS D-21 (AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS)...D-30 (TRANSCRIBED AVIATION WEATHER
DISSEMINATION)...AND D-37 (INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AERODROME
FORECASTS) SHOULD MAKE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO THE APPROPRIATE
APPENDIX LISTING LOCATIONS FOR WHICH AVIATION FORECASTS ARE MADE.
EFFECTIVE AT 1000 UTC ON MAY 3 1995 - 5 FT AND 4 TWEB TRANSFERS:
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIVE FTS AND FOUR TWEB ROUTE
FORECASTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA CALIFORNIA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSO SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA. THESE FTS AND TWEBS ARE:
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
RBL SFOFTARBL RED BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA
RDD SFOFTARDD REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA
SAC SFOFTASAC SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, CA
SMF SFOFTASMF SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, CA
SCK SFOFTASCK STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, CA
ROUTE # AFOS PIL ANCHOR POINTS
413 SFOTWB413 RDD-RNO
415 SFOTWB415 RDD-OAK
418 SFOTWB418 OAK-SAC-RNO
419 SFOTWB419 OAK-TPH
NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING
THESE FIVE FTS AND FOUR TWEBS WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO
SACRAMENTO.
EFFECTIVE MAY 3 1995 AT 1200 UTC - 2 TAF TRANSFERS:
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO TAFS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
PREPARED BY NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
NWSO SACRAMENTO. THESE TAFS ARE:
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
SMF SFOTAFSMF SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, CA
SCK SFOTAFSCK STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, CA
NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING
THESE TWO TAFS WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSO SACRAMENTO.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1 1995 AT 1130 UTC - 1 TWEB ROUTE NAME CHANGE:
THE NAME OF TWEB ROUTE 358...WHICH IS PREPARED BY NWSFO SEATTLE
WASHINGTON WILL CHANGE AS FOLLOWS:
ROUTE # AFOS PIL OLD NAME NEW NAME
358 SEATWB358 SEA/PGT SND SEA/PGT SND WITHIN
LCL VCNTY 25 NM RADIUS SEA
THIS CHANGE IS BEING MADE TO STATE MORE EXPLICITLY THE AREA
COVERED BY TWEB 358.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION
RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWSFO SAN FRANCISCO TO NWSO SACRAMENTO
CONTACT: NORM HOFFMAN ELIZABETH MORSE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE 1641 RESOURCES BUILDING
STOP 5 1416 9TH STREET
MONTEREY CA 93943-5505 SACRAMENTO CA 95814
PHONE: 408-656-1725 PHONE: 916-442-1468
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE OF TWEB ROUTE 358 CONTACT:
CHRIS HILL - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BIN C15700
7600 SAND POINT WAY N E
SEATTLE WA 98115 PHONE: 206-526-6095
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