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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
950 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008

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

FROM     KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
         CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH 
     
SUBJECT  NEW TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/ SERVICE FOR 
         MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT /KBFM/ IN MOBILE ALABAMA:  
         EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 25 2008
               
NOTE     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 25 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA WILL BEGIN TAF
SERVICE FOR MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT /KBFM/ IN MOBILE ALABAMA.   
BOTH 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          
MOBILE DOWNTOWN		 FTUS44 KMOB      TAFBFM

IN ADDITION THE NEW TAF WILL BE ADDED TO ALL THREE OF THE
FOLLOWING EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES...TRANSMITTED TO FEDERAL 
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 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 THE APPROPRIATE ADDITION TO THE 
APPENDICES.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...PLEASE CONTACT 

    
     DAVID MCSHANE
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     8400 AIRPORT BOULEVARD
     MOBIEL AL  36608
     PHONE  251 633-5456
     EMAIL  DAVID.MCSHANE@NOAA.GOV

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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