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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
725 AM EDT THU SEP 27 2007

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

FROM:     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
          CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH 
     
SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
          SERVICE FOR THE VISALIA AIRPORT /KVIS/:
          EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13 2007
               
NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER 
          WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13 2007 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN HANFORD CALIFORNIA WILL BEGIN TAF 
SERVICE FOR THE VISALIA AIRPORT /KVIS/ LOCATED NEAR VISALIA 
CALIFORNIA. ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS 
AIRPORT 24 HOURS A DAY.

NWS PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER TO THEIR 
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW TAF:
                                                                
AIRPORT		     WMO HEADING         AWIPS ID
VISALIA  	     FTUS46 KHNX         TAFVIS

IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TAF 
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 SERVICES

   FTUS90 KWBC	       FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND
                       FAA FACILITIES

   FTUS52 KWBC	       GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS

HOLDERS 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: 

  STEVEN MENDENHALL
  METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
  900 FOGGY BOTTOM ROAD
  HANFORD CA 93230-5236
  PHONE 559-584-3752
  EMAIL STEVEN.MENDENHALL@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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