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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 95-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0200 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 1995
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: JOSEPH R. BOCCHIERI
CHIEF, SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH
SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF AVIATION FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY: CHANGE
IN ISSUING OFFICE FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS AND
ONE AERODROME FORECAST
(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 OCTOBER 2 1995...THE NWS WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SEVERAL TERMINAL FORECASTS (FTS) AND ONE AERODROME FORECAST
(TAF) FROM ONE NWS OFFICE TO ANOTHER.
THESE CHANGES (LISTED BELOW) WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL USERS OF
FTS AND TAFS INCLUDING AFOS USERS...THE FAA AND FAMILY OF
SERVICES CUSTOMERS. NONE OF THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE
BEING CHANGED. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO AFOS IDENTIFIERS...
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) 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 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995 - 1 FT TRANSFER FROM
NWSFO BOSTON TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY:
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE FT WHICH IS CURRENTLY PREPARED
BY NWSFO BOSTON WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY.
THIS FT IS:
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
BDR BOSFTABDR IGOR I. SIKORSKI MEMORIAL AIRPORT
BRIDGEPORT CT
NWSFO BOSTON WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THIS FT WHEN
BACKUP IS REQUIRED BY NWSFO NEW YORK CITY.
EFFECTIVE AT 0800 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995 - 4 FT TRANSFERS AND 1
TAF TRANSFER FROM NWSFO STERLING AND 1 FT TRANSFER FROM NWSFO
RALEIGH/DURHAM TO NWSO WAKEFIELD:
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOUR FTS AND ONE TAF WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO STERLING...VIRGINIA AND ONE FT
WHICH IS CURRENTLY PREPARED BY NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO NWSO WAKEFIELD...VIRGINIA. THEY ARE:
FTS: AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
PHF WBCFTAPHF NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INT'L
NEWPORT NEWS VA
ORF WBCFTAORF NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NORFOLK VA
RIC WBCFTARIC RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RICHMOND VA
SBY WBCFTASBY SALISBURY-WICOMICO CO. REG'L APT
SALISBURY MD
ECG RDUFTAECG ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/MUNI
ELIZABETH CITY NC
TAF: (EFFECTIVE AT 0600 UTC ON OCTOBER 2 1995)
AIRPORT AFOS PIL LOCATION
ORF WBCTAFORF NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NORFOLK VA
NWSFO STERLING WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FIRST 4
FTS AND THE TAF FOR NORFOLK AND NWSFO RALEIGH/DURHAM WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FIFTH FT WHEN BACKUP IS REQUIRED
BY NWSO WAKEFIELD.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION RESPON-
SIBILITY FROM NWSFO BOSTON TO NWSFO NEW YORK CITY PLEASE CONTACT:
MR. ROBERT M. THOMPSON MR. MICHAEL E. WYLLIE
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
445 MYLES STANDISH BLVD. 175 BROOKHAVEN AVE
TAUNTON MA 02780-1081 C/O BROOKHAVEN NAT'L LAB
UPTON NY 11973
PHONE: (508)-823-1900 PHONE: (516)-924-0037
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF AVIATION
RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWSFO STERLING VIRGINIA AND NWSFO RALEIGH/
DURHAM TO NWSO WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA PLEASE CONTACT:
MR. JIM TRAVERS...MIC MR. ANTHONY SIEBERS...MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD 10009 GENERAL MAHONE HIGHWAY
STERLING VA 20166-2001 WAKEFIELD VA 23888
PHONE: (703)-260-0107 PHONE: (804)-899-4200
MR. STEVE HARNED... METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE
RESEARCH BLDG. III SUITE 300
RALEIGH NC 27606 PHONE: (919)-515-8209
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