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Technical Implementation Notice 10-60

National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC

710 AM EST Dec 9 2010

To:       National Weather Service Offices

          Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Customers

          Family of Services Subscribers

          Other Customers of NWS Aviation Forecasts

From:     Cyndie Abelman

          Chief, Aviation Services Branch

Subject:  Implementation of Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

          Service for Bend Oregon Airport (KBDN) Effective

          April 5 2011

Note:     The following changes have no impact on NOAA Weather

          Wire Service subscribers

Effective April 5 2011 at 1800 coordinated universal time (UTC), The NWS office in Pendleton , OR , will begin TAF service for the Bend Airport (KBDN) in Bend , OR . 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

Bend                 FTUS 46 KPDT         TAFBDN

In addition the new TAF will be added to the existing TAF

collectives below, which are transmitted to 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:

Mike Vescio

Meteorologist In Charge

National Weather Service Office

2001 NW 56^th Drive

Pendleton OR 97801-4532

541-276-4493

Michael.Vescio@noaa.gov

National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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