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503 NOUS41 KWBC 181115 
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
715 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ USERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     CYNTHIA ABLEMAN
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF NAME AND IDENTIFIER FOR THE GAGE OK VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE /VOR/ AVIATION 
         RADIO NAVIGATION SITE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010

NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 31 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...100 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME...NWS WILL CHANGE THE VOR NAME AND 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER AT GAGE OK FROM GAGE /GAG/ TO MITBEE /MMB/. VORS ARE USED BY PILOTS FOR NAVIGATION AND ALSO USED IN AVIATION WEATHER FORECASTS AND SIGMETS AS REFERENCE POINTS DEFINING THE AREA OF A WEATHER HAZARDS. ON JUNE 03 2010 THE FAA CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAGE OK VOR FROM GAGE /GAG/ TO MITBEE /MMB/. SINCE NWS USES VOR LOCATIONS TO DEFINE AREAL COVERAGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS IN ADDITION TO THEIR USE AS NAVIGATION AIDS... THE NWS WILL CEASE USING /GAG/ AND WILL USE /MMB/ TO REFERENCE THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THIS NAME CHANGE ONLY AFFECTS THE VOR AT GAGE OK. THE GAGE OK AIRPORT WILL RETAIN THE FOUR-LETTER IDENTIFIER KGAG.
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF A CURRENT AND NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET USING THE GAGE OK VOR AS A REFERENCE POINT. 

CURRENT CONVECTIVE SIGMET

WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 311155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW GAG-40SSW GAG-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.

NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET....EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2010

WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
-MKCC WST 161155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
TX OK KS
FROM 10W LBL-30NNW MMB-40SSW MMB-30NW AMA-10W LBL
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

    MICHAEL PAT MURPHY
    WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
    AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
    KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
    816-584-7239
    MICHAEL.PAT.MURPHY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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