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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 10-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
140 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2010
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: CYNTHIA ABELMAN
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
SERVICE FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /KECP/ AND THE ENDING OF THE TAF
SERVICE FOR THE PANAMA CITY-BAY COUNTY FLORIDA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /KPFN/...EFFECTIVE MAY 23 2010
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE MAY 23 2010 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN TALLAHASSE FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /KECP/IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS AIRPORT 24 HOURS A DAY. AT THAT SAME TIME TAF SERVICE FOR PANAMA CITY-BAY COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /KPFN/ WILL CEASE. THIS CHANGE REFLECTS THE CLOSURE OF PANAMA CITY-BAY COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MAY 22 2010 AND THE NEXT DAY TRANSFER OF AVIATION SERVICES TO THE NEW NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CURRENT LOCATION. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY USER DISCUSSIONS AND EXTENSIVE COORDINATION. NWS PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW TAF: AIRPORT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES FTUS42 KTAE TAFECP INTERNATIONALNWS PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER FROM THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS:
AIRPORT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PANAMA CITY-BAY COUNTY FTUS42 KTAE TAFPFNINTERNATIONAL
IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF /KECP/ WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES BELOW AND THE OLD TAF /KPFN/ WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COLLECTIVES BELOW...WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ PERSONNEL AND OTHER EXTERNAL USERS.
WMO HEADINGS AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS FTUS80 KWBC NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICESFTUS90 KWBC FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND FAA FACILITIES
FTUS52 KWBC GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERSHOLDERS 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:
PAUL DUVALMETEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE TALLAHASSEE FL 850-942-8831 PAUL.DUVAL@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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