4-part NTIM message-TAF changes for 1/1/96

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WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC 191445           (resent 191910)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE (NTIM) 95-54...PART 1 OF 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
815 AM EST TUE DEC 19 1995

TO:         USERS OF NWS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:       THERESE PIERCE
            CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CORE
            NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT:    METAR/TAF PROJECT:  CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
            AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFs)...EFFECTIVE
            JANUARY 1 1996 AT 0000 UTC

(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY CHRISTINE ALEX...
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY)

NOTE:  THIS IS PART 1 OF A 4 PART MESSAGE.  PART 2 WILL FOLLOW
IMMEDIATELY.  PARTS 3 AND 4 WILL BE SENT TOMORROW.

NOTE TO NWWS USERS:  THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON
NWWS USERS AND IS BEING PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION.  

EFFECTIVE 0000 UTC JANUARY 1 1996...THE CHANGES TO THE TAF CODE
DESCRIBED BELOW WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY NWS OFFICES WHICH
CURRENTLY HAVE TAF RESPONSIBILITY (SEE PART 3 OF THIS MESSAGE). 
IN OTHER WORDS...THE CHANGES DESCRIBED BELOW WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
IN THE TAF WHICH IS VALID BEGINNING AT 0000 UTC ON JANUARY 1
1996.  THESE CHANGES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN
INTERNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF TAF CODE CHANGES.

THIS IMPLEMENTATION ON JANUARY 1...1996 REPRESENTS AN INTERIM
STEP IN THE COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METAR AND TAF CODES IN
THE UNITED STATES WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 0000 UTC ON JUNE 1 1996.

ON THAT DATE...ALL TERMINAL FORECASTS (FTs) IN THE U.S. WILL BE
PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED IN THE NEW INTERNATIONAL TAF CODE AND
ALL NWS-PREPARED FTs WILL BE DISCONTINUED.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE TAF CODE EFFECTIVE 0000 UTC 1/1/96:

1) VALID TIME GROUP:
THE DAY OF THE MONTH WILL BE ADDED (AS A PREFIX) TO THE VALID
PERIOD OF THE TAF.  SPECIFICALLY...THE FIRST TWO DIGITS WILL
REPRESENT THE DATE OF THE MONTH OF THE BEGINNING OF THE VALID
PERIOD.  THE SECOND TWO DIGITS OF THE VALID PERIOD INDICATE THE
BEGINNING VALID TIME (TWO-DIGIT HOUR) IN UTC.  THE LAST TWO
DIGITS INDICATE THE ENDING VALID TIME (TWO-DIGIT HOUR) IN UTC.

   EXAMPLE:              EXPLANATION:
   KCHS 020445Z 020606   TAF FOR CHARLESTON AFB/MUNICIPAL ISSUED
                         ON THE 2ND DAY OF THE MONTH AT 0445 UTC
                         VALID FROM 0600 UTC ON THE 2ND DAY OF
                         THE MONTH UNTIL 0600 UTC ON THE NEXT DAY
                         (THE 3RD)

2) SIGNIFICANT PRESENT AND FORECAST WEATHER:
THIS CHANGE INVOLVES WMO CODE TABLE 4678, I.E., SIGNIFICANT
PRESENT AND FORECAST WEATHER.  SPECIFICALLY...A NEW DESCRIPTOR
WILL BE ADDED -- PARTIAL, CODED AS "PR".  PARTIAL IS DEFINED AS
"COVERING PART OF THE AERODROME" AND CAN ONLY BE USED IN
COMBINATION WITH FOG (I.E. PRFG) IN BOTH THE METAR OBSERVATION
AND THE TAF FORECAST.

3) CLOUDS/SKY COVER:
A NEW TERM..."FEW"...WILL BE ADDED.  "FEW" IS DEFINED AS LESS
THAN 1/8 TO 2/8 SKY COVER.  A CORRESPONDING CHANGE WILL BE MADE
TO THE DEFINITION OF "SCT (SCATTERED)", WHICH WILL BE DEFINED AS
3/8 TO 4/8 SKY COVER.  THE COMPLETE LIST OF SKY COVER DEFINITIONS
ARE:
   SKC - SKY CLEAR - NO CLOUDS;
   FEW -           - LESS THAN 1 OKTA TO 2 OKTAS;
   SCT - SCATTERED - 3 TO 4 OKTAS;
   BKN - BROKEN    - 5 TO 7 OKTAS; AND
   OVC - OVERCAST  - 8 OKTAS

   EXAMPLE:     EXPLANATION:
   FEW030       FEW CLOUDS (LESS THAN 1/8 TO 2/8) AT 3000 FEET

4) FORECAST CHANGE INDICATORS (SPECIFICALLY...THE FM GROUP):
THE TIME (IN UTC) IN THE FM (FROM) FORECAST CHANGE INDICATOR
GROUP IS EXPANDED FROM A TWO-DIGIT TIME INDICATING THE HOUR OF
THE CHANGE TO A FOUR-DIGIT TIME...USING TWO DIGITS FOR HOURS AND
TWO DIGITS FOR MINUTES.  NOTE THAT THE FM GROUP SHALL ALWAYS
INCLUDE A FOUR-DIGIT TIME.  WHILE THE USE OF A FOUR-DIGIT TIME IN
WHOLE HOURS (E.G. 2300 UTC) REMAINS ACCEPTABLE...IF A FORECASTER
CAN PREDICT CHANGES AND/OR EVENTS WITH HIGHER RESOLUTION...
MINUTES (E.G. 2315 UTC) SHOULD BE USED.  THE USE OF MINUTES IS
ALLOWED ONLY FOR THE CHANGE INDICATOR FMgggg MEANING "FROM" AND
THE 2-DIGIT HOUR AND 2-DIGIT MINUTE (IN UTC).

   EXAMPLES:    EXPLANATIONS:
   FM0320       SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AT 0320 UTC
   FM0500       SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AT 0500 UTC


THIS IS THE END OF PART 1 OF THIS MESSAGE.  PART 2 WILL FOLLOW -
IT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON TAF FORMATTING CHANGES...OPERATIONAL
DOCUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAF IMPLEMENTATION...AND
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE TAF ON JUNE 1 1996.

END PART 1

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WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC 191447          (resent 191911)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE (NTIM) 95-55...PART 2 OF 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
815 AM EST TUE DEC 19 1995

TO:         USERS OF NWS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:       THERESE PIERCE
            CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CORE

SUBJECT:    METAR/TAF PROJECT:  CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
            AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFs)...EFFECTIVE
            JANUARY 1 1996 AT 0000 UTC

NOTE:  THIS IS PART 2 OF A 4 PART MESSAGE.  PART 1 WAS JUST SENT.
PARTS 3 AND 4 WILL BE TRANSMITTED TOMORROW.

5) FORMATTING CHANGES
IN ADDITION TO THE CHANGES DESCRIBED IN PART 1...FORMATTING
CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED SIMILAR TO THOSE MADE TO THE FTs IN
1993.  SPECIFICALLY...THE FOLLOWING FORMAT CHANGES WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED IN THE TAF...EFFECTIVE 0000 UTC ON JANUARY 1...1996:

   - EACH FM GROUP SHALL BEGIN ON A SEPARATE LINE...INDENTED 5
     SPACES FROM THE LEFT MARGIN;
   - CONTINUATION LINES SHALL BE INDENTED 6 SPACES FROM THE LEFT
     MARGIN.  NOTE: SOME NWS-PREPARED TAFS MAY INCLUDE CONTINUA-
     TION LINES WHICH ARE INDENTED 5 SPACES RATHER THAN 6 BETWEEN
     JANUARY 1 1996 AND JUNE 1 1996.  THIS IS DUE TO A LIMITATION
     IN THE SOFTWARE SOME NWS OFFICES USE TO PREPARE THE TAFs
     BASED ON FTs.  AFTER JUNE 1 1996...ALL CONTINUATION LINES IN
     THE TAF SHALL BE INDENTED SIX SPACES.
   - AN END-OF-REPORT SEPARATOR ("=") SHALL BE INCLUDED AT THE
     END OF EACH TAF

   EXAMPLE INCLUDING FORMATTING CHANGES:
   TAF
   PAOM 071045Z 071212 14004KT P6SM FEW030
        FM2100 14010KT P6SM SCT030 PROB40 2106 2SM -RA
         OVC020
   FM0600 21015KT P6SM SCT035

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OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAF IMPLEMENTATIONS

FOR HOLDERS OF THE WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL (WSOM)
CHAPTERS...AN OPERATIONS MANUAL LETTER (OML) FOR WSOM D-37...
ENTITLED "INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS"...WILL
BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1...1996.  A DRAFT VERSION OF THIS
CHAPTER HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE NWS...AND A FINAL UNSIGNED
DRAFT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED LATER THIS WEEK.  THIS UNSIGNED DRAFT
IS WHAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL THE OML HAS BEEN SIGNED.  THE
SIGNED D-37 OML WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

ON JUNE 1...1996...D-37 (AND D-21..."AVIATION TERMINAL
FORECASTS") WILL BE SUPERSEDED BY A NEW TAF CHAPTER...D-31...
ENTITLED "AVIATION TERMINAL FORECASTS".

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ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT 0000 UTC ON JUNE 1 1996:

WITH THE COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METAR AND TAF CODES IN
THE U.S. ON JUNE 1 1996...ONE ADDITIONAL GROUP WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED IN THE TAF CODE -- THE FORECAST OF NON-CONVECTIVE
LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR -- IN THE FORMAT DESCRIBED BELOW.

THE NON-CONVECTIVE LOW-LEVEL (UP TO 2000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND)
WIND SHEAR GROUP (WShwshwshws/dddffKT) SHALL BE INCLUDED IN NORTH
AMERICAN TAFS ONLY.  THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE INTERNATIONAL
TAF CODE FOR NON-CONVECTIVE LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR (LLWS).  IN THE
UNITED STATES...THE NON-CONVECTIVE LLWS GROUP WILL BE INCLUDED...
WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOUD
FORECAST GROUP IN THE TAF.  IN CANADIAN TAFS...THE NON-CONVECTIVE
LLWS GROUP...WHILE CODED IN THE SAME FORMAT AS IN THE U.S....
WILL APPEAR IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION -- IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
SURFACE WIND FORECAST.

IN BOTH THE U.S. AND CANADA...THE NON-CONVECTIVE LLWS GROUP SHALL
BE CODED AND DECODED AS FOLLOWS:
                       WSh  h  h  /dddffKT
                          ws ws ws
WS        - AN INDICATOR MEANING WIND SHEAR;
h  h  h   - FORECAST HEIGHT...IN HUNDREDS OF FEET ABOVE GROUND
 ws ws ws   LEVEL...OF THE WIND SHEAR;
ddd       - FORECAST WIND DIRECTION...TENS OF DEGREES TRUE...
            ABOVE THE SHEAR;
ff        - FORECAST WIND SPEED...IN KNOTS...ABOVE THE SHEAR; AND
KT        - UNITS INDICATOR...MEANING KNOTS

EXAMPLE:              EXPLANATION:
WS015/30035KT         FORECAST WIND SHEAR AT 1500 FEET AGL...WIND
                      FROM 300 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS

SAMPLE U.S. TAF:
TAF
KGEG 231051Z 231212 12012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC008 WS005/27050KT
     FM1930 09012KT 1SM -DZ BR VV003
     FM2100 23020KT P6SM BKN020
     FM0000 24015KT P6SM SCT050

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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAF CODE CHANGES... CALL
CHRISTINE ALEX AT (301)-713-1726 x 142 OR SEND E-MAIL TO HER AT
calex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FOR UPDATES AND CHANGES REFER TO THE NWS METAR/TAF HOME PAGE:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm

THIS IS THE END OF PART 2 OF THIS MESSAGE.  PARTS 3 AND 4
CONTAINING THE LIST OF NWS-PREPARED TAFS WILL BE SENT TOMORROW.


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WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC ddhhmm            (time to be determined 12/20/95)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE (NTIM) 95-##...PART 3 OF 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS        (number TBD 12/20/95)
xxx xM EST WED DEC 20 1995

TO:         USERS OF NWS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:       THERESE PIERCE
            CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CORE
            NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT:    METAR/TAF PROJECT:  CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
            AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFs)...EFFECTIVE
            JANUARY 1 1996 AT 0000 UTC

NOTE:  THIS IS PART 3 OF A 4 PART MESSAGE.  PARTS 1 AND 2 WERE
SENT YESTERDAY.  PART 4 WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY.

NWS OFFICES PREPARING TAFS (AS OF JANUARY 1 1996)

FORECAST             WMO           AFOS
OFFICE             HEADING      HEADING     AERODROME

ANCHORAGE  AK      FTAK31 PANC  ANCTAFANC   ANCHORAGE
                                            KING SALMON
                                            COLD BAY
ATLANTA  GA        FTUS31 KATL  ATLTAFATL   ATLANTA
AUSTIN/SAN
ANTONIO  TX        FTUS31 KSAT  SATTAFSAT   SAN ANTONIO
                   FTUS31 KIAH  SATTAFIAH   HOUSTON
                                            INTERCONTINENTAL
                   FTUS31 KHOU  SATTAFHOU   HOUSTON HOBBY
BALTIMORE/
WASHINGTON  DC     FTUS31 KIAD  WBCTAFIAD   WASHINGTON DULLES
                   FTUS31 KBWI  WBCTAFBWI   BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
BINGHAMTON  NY     FTUS31 KSYR  BUFTAFSYR   SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL
BIRMINGHAM  AL     FTUS31 KBHM  BHMTAFBHM   BIRMINGHAM
BOSTON  MA         FTUS31 KBOS  BOSTAFBOS   BOSTON
                   FTUS31 KBDL  BOSTAFBDL   WINDSOR LOCKS
BUFFALO  NY        FTUS31 KIAG  BUFTAFIAG   NIAGARA FALLS
CHARLESTON  SC     FTUS31 KCHS  CAETAFCHS   CHARLESTON AFB/INT'L
                   FTUS31 KSAV  ATLTAFSAV   SAVANNAH
CHICAGO  IL        FTUS31 KORD  CHITAFORD   CHICAGO O'HARE
CINCINNATI  OH     FTUS31 KCVG  CLETAFCVG   CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND  OH      FTUS31 KCLE  CLETAFCLE   CLEVELAND
DALLAS/FT.WORTH TX FTUS31 KDFW  FTWTAFDFW   DALLAS-FORT WORTH
DENVER/
BOULDER  CO        FTUS31 KDEN  DENTAFDEN   INTERNATIONAL
DETROIT  MI        FTUS31 KDTW  ARBTAFDTW   DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY
FAIRBANKS  AK      FTAK31 PAFA  FAITAFFAI   FAIRBANKS
                                            KOTZEBUE
                                            NOME
GUAM               FTPQ20 PGUM    N/A       GUAM/AGANA NAS
                                            SAIPAN
                                            CHUUK
                                            POHNPEI
                                            KOROR
                                            YAP
HONOLULU  HI       FTPA31 PHNL  HNLTAFHNL   HONOLULU
                                            KAHULUI
                                            HILO
                                            JOHNSTON ISLAND
                                            PAGO PAGO
                                            MAJURO  MARSHALL IS.
                                            WAKE ISLAND
                                            KWAJALEIN
                                            LIHUE
                                            KOSRAE  FED. STATES 
                                                  OF MICRONESIA
                                            KONA (VALID TIME
                                                  0606 ONLY)
INDIANAPOLIS  IN   FTUS31 KIND  INDTAFIND   INDIANAPOLIS
JUNEAU  AK         FTAK31 PAJN  JNUTAFJNU   JUNEAU
KANSAS CITY/
PLEASANT HILL MO   FTUS31 KMCI  STLTAFMCI   KANSAS CITY INT'L
LAS VEGAS  NV      FTUS31 KLAS  RNOTAFLAS   LAS VEGAS (TO BE
                                            XFERRED FROM RENO
                                            NV EFF. 1/3/96)
LOS ANGELES  CA    FTUS31 KLAX  LAXTAFLAX   LOS ANGELES
                   FTUS31 KONT  LAXTAFONT   ONTARIO
                   FTUS31 KPMD  LAXTAFPMD   PALMDALE
                   FTUS31 KSAN  LAXTAFSAN   SAN DIEGO
MEMPHIS  TN        FTUS31 KMEM  MEMTAFMEM   MEMPHIS
MIAMI  FL          FTUS31 KMIA  MIATAFMIA   MIAMI
                   FTUS31 KPBI  MIATAFPBI   WEST PALM BEACH
                   FTUS31 KTPA  MIATAFTPA   TAMPA
                   FTUS31 KJAX  MIATAFJAX   JACKSONVILLE
                   FTUS31 KMCO  MIATAFMCO   ORLANDO/MCCOY AFB
                   FTUS31 KFLL  MIATAFFLL   FORT LAUDERDALE
MILWAUKEE  WI      FTUS31 KMKE  MKETAFMKE   MILWAUKEE
MINNEAPOLIS  MN    FTUS31 KMSP  MSPTAFMSP   MINNEAPOLIS
                   FTUS53 KDLH  MSPTAFDLH   INTERNATIONAL       
                                              ** NEW TAF **
                                            (TO BE XFERRED TO
                                            DULUTH  MN 4/1/96)
NEW ORLEANS/
BATON ROUGE  LA    FTUS31 KMSY  NEWTAFMSY   NEW ORLEANS MOISANT
NEW YORK CITY  NY  FTUS31 KJFK  NYCTAFJFK   NEW YORK KENNEDY
                   FTUS31 KSWF  NYCTAFSWF   NEWBURGH
                   FTUS31 KEWR  NYCTAFEWR   NEWARK
PHILADELPHIA  PA   FTUS31 KPHL  PHLTAFPHL   PHILADELPHIA
PHOENIX  AZ        FTUS31 KPHX  PHXTAFPHX   PHOENIX SKY HARBOR
PITTSBURGH  PA     FTUS31 KPIT  PITTAFPIT   PITTSBURGH
PORTLAND  ME       FTUS31 KBGR  PWMTAFBGR   BANGOR
PORTLAND  OR       FTUS31 KPDX  PDXTAFPDX   PORTLAND
PUEBLO  CO         FTUS31 KPUB  DENTAFPUB   PUEBLO MEMORIAL

(LIST OF NWS-PREPARED TAFS WILL BE CONTINUED IN PART 4)

THIS IS THE END OF PART 3 OF THIS MESSAGE.  PART 4...WHICH
CONTAINS THE REST OF THE ALPHABETICAL LIST...FROM RALEIGH NORTH
CAROLINA TO WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA...WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY.


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WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM              (time to be determined 12/20/95)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE (NTIM) 95-##...PART 4 OF 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS     (number TBD 12/20/95)
XXX XM EST WED DEC 20 1995

TO:         USERS OF NWS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:       THERESE PIERCE
            CHIEF...INTEGRATED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CORE
            NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY

SUBJECT:    METAR/TAF PROJECT:  CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
            AVIATION AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFs)...EFFECTIVE
            JANUARY 1 1996 AT 0000 UTC

NOTE:  THIS IS PART 4 OF A 4 PART MESSAGE.  PARTS 1 AND 2 WERE
SENT YESTERDAY.  PART 3 WAS JUST SENT.

NWS OFFICES PREPARING TAFS (AS OF JANUARY 1 1996)...CONTINUED

FORECAST             WMO           AFOS
OFFICE             HEADING       HEADING     AERODROME

RALEIGH  NC        FTUS31 KCLT  RDUTAFCLT   CHARLOTTE (TO BE
                                           XFERRED TO GREENVILLE/
                                           SPARTANBURG SC 4/1/96)
RENO  NV           FTUS31 KLAS  RNOTAFLAS   LAS VEGAS (TO BE
                                            XFERRED TO LAS VEGAS
                                            NV 1/3/96)
SACRAMENTO  CA     FTUS31 KSMF  SFOTAFSMF   SACRAMENTO METROPOL.
                   FTUS31 KSCK  SFOTAFSCK   STOCKTON METROPOLITAN
ST. LOUIS  MO      FTUS31 KSTL  STLTAFSTL   ST. LOUIS
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA  CA       FTUS31 KSFO  SFOTAFSFO   SAN FRANCISCO
                   FTUS31 KOAK  SFOTAFOAK   OAKLAND
                   FTUS31 KFAT  SFOTAFFAT   FRESNO
SAN JUAN  PR       FTPU31 TJSJ  SJUTAFSJU   SAN JUAN PR
                   FTPU31 TJPS  SJUTAFPSE   PONCE PR
                   FTVI31 TIST  SJUTAFSTT   ST. THOMAS V.I.
                   FTVI31 TISX  SJUTAFSTX   ST. CROIX V.I.
                   FTCA31 TNCM  SJUTAFNU1   PHILIPSBURG,
                                            ST. MAARTEN
                   FTAT31 TKPK  SJUTAFAT1   BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS
                   FTPU31 TJMZ  SJUTAFMAZ   MAYAGUEZ, PR
                   FTPU31 TJBQ  SJUTAFBQN   AGUADILLA, PR
SEATTLE  WA        FTUS31 KSEA  SEATAFSEA   SEATTLE-TACOMA
                   FTUS31 KGEG  SEATAFGEG   SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL
                   FTUS31 KBFI  SEATAFBFI   SEATTLE BOEING FIELD
WAKEFIELD  VA      FTUS31 KORF  WBCTAFORF   NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL


                      ADDITIONAL NWS-PREPARED TAFs
                  TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 1996

FORECAST             WMO           AFOS
OFFICE             HEADING      HEADING     AERODROME

BOISE  ID          FTUS45 KBOI  BOITAFBOI   BOISE/GOWEN FIELD
CHEYENNE  WY       FTUS45 KCYS  CYSTAFCPR   CASPER-NATRONA CO.
                                            INT'L
DES MOINES  IA     FTUS43 KDMX  DSMTAFDSM   INTERNATIONAL
GREAT FALLS  MT    FTUS45 KBIL  GTFTAFBIL   LOGAN INTERNATIONAL
                   FTUS45 KTFX  GTFTAFGTF   GREAT FALLS INT'L
LOS ANGELES  CA    FTUS46 KLOX  LAXTAFLGB   LONG BEACH/DAUGHERTY
                                            FIELD
OMAHA  NE          FTUS53 KOAX  OMATAFOMA   EPPLEY AIRFIELD
RENO  NV           FTUS45 KREV  RNOTAFRNO   RENO/TAHOE INT'L
SALT LAKE CITY UT  FTUS45 KSLC  SLCTAFSLC   SALT LAKE CITY INT'L
SEATTLE  WA        FTUS46 KSEW  SEATAFPAE   SNOHOMISH CO. (PAINE
                                            FIELD)
                   FTUS46 KSEW  SEATAFSFF   SPOKANE-FELTS FIELD
TUSCON  AZ         FTUS45 KTWC  PHXTAFTUS   TUSCON INT'L


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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAF CODE CHANGES, CALL CHRISTINE
ALEX AT (301)-713-1726 EXT. 142 OR SEND E-MAIL TO HER AT:

calex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FOR ANY UPDATES AND CHANGES REFER TO THE NWS METAR/TAF HOME PAGE:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm

THIS IS THE END OF PART 4 OF THIS 4 PART MESSAGE.  PARTS 1 AND 2
WERE SENT YESTERDAY.  PART 3 WAS JUST SENT.


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