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075 NOUS41 KWBC 191802 
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-36
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
202 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 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 FINDLAY OHIO VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE /VOR/ AVIATION RADIO NAVIGATION SITE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 18 2010 

NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...100 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...NWS WILL CEASE USING THE 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER /FDY/ AND BEGIN USING THE 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER OF /FBC/ TO REFERENCE THE VOR AT FINDLAY OH. THIS CHANGE CORRESPONDS TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CHANGE TO THE FINDLAY OHIO VOR NAME AND 3-LETTER IDENTIFIER FROM FINDLAY /FDY/ TO FLAG CITY /FBC/...ALSO EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 18 2010. 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. SINCE NWS USES VOR LOCATIONS TO DEFINE AREAL COVERAGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS IN ADDITION TO THEIR USE AS NAVIGATION AIDS...THE NWS WILL MAKE THIS NAME AND IDENTIFIER CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME. BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF A CURRENT AND NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET USING THE FIDLAY VOR AS A REFERENCE POINT. 

CURRENT CONVECTIVE SIGMET

WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
MKCC WST 311155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
MI IL OH
FROM MKG-5SE FDY-10N IND-MKG
AREA TS MOV FROM 27025KT. TOPS TO FL440.

NEW CONVECTIVE SIGMET....EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 23 2010

WSUS32 KKCI 311155
SIGC
MKCC WST 161155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 29C
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
MI IL OH
FROM MKG-5SE FBC-10N IND-MKG 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 TINS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

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