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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1000 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2024

...UPGRADE TO FULL TIME TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST SERVICE FOR
MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (KMTN)...

To: Subscribers:
     -Family of Services
     -NOAA Weather Wire Service
     -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
     -Other NWS partners, users, and employees

From: James E. Lee
      Meteorologist in Charge
      Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office

Subject: Upgrade to full time Terminal Aerodrome Forecast service
for Martin State Airport (KMTN)

Effective at 0000 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on October 2,
2024 (8:00 PM EDT October 1), the National Weather Service will
upgrade Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) service at KMTN, near
Baltimore, MD, to full time status. Currently, TAF amendments
(AMD) are not scheduled to be issued between the hours of 0200 UTC
and 1200 UTC. With the new full time service, amendments to the
TAF will be issued twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week as
weather conditions dictate. Utilizing an Amendment not Scheduled
(AMD NOT SKED) qualifier in the TAF will now be reserved for
uncommon situations such as an observational data outage.

This change is a result of a re-evaluation of TAF services with
KMTN airport officials and users.

If you have any questions or comments on this change, please
contact:

Andrew Snyder
Aviation Program Leader
National Weather Service
43858 Weather Service Rd
Sterling VA 20166

Phone: (571) 888-3500
Email: andrew.snyder@noaa.gov

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