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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 08-15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON MAR 3 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:  IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST /TAF/
          SERVICE FOR THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT AND 
          DEVILS LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: EFFECTIVE MAY 20 2008
               
NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 20 2008 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...THE NWS OFFICE AT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL BEGIN 
TAF SERVICE FOR THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT /KTVF/ IN 
MINNESOTA AND DEVILS LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KDVL/ IN NORTH 
DAKOTA. ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE 
AIRPORTS 24 HOURS A DAY.

NWS PERSONNEL/OFFICES WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIER 
TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE NEW TAF:
                                                                
AIRPORT NAME				WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID
-----------------------------------	------------	-------
THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT      FTUS43 KFGF    TAFTVF

DEVILS LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           FTUS43 KFGF    TAFDVL

IN ADDITION THESE NEW TAFS 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.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF ADDITION...PLEASE CONTACT 

     MARK FRAZIER
     METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
     4797 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE
     GRAND FORKS NORTH DAKOTA  58203-0600
     PHONE: 701-795-5198
     EMAIL: MARK.FRAZIER@NOAA.GOV 


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

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

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