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Public Information Statement 25-74
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
1145 AM EDT Wed Nov 26 2025

To: Subscribers:
 -NOAA Weather Wire Service
 -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
 -NOAAPort
 Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From: Kevin Stone, Team Lead
 Aviation Weather Services Program

Subject: Soliciting Comments on Proposed Termination of Terminal
Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) at Castle Airport (KMER), Atwater CA,
through December 26, 2025.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is soliciting comments
through December 26, 2025 on the proposed termination of the TAF
at Castle Airport, Atwater, CA (KMER).With the lack of
commercial service beyond Flight School and special events,
Castle Airport has no routine air service.  Alternative
products, including Graphical Forecasts for Aviation and the
National Digital Forecast Database, can be utilized for the
Flight School.The proposed termination date for KMER TAF is on
or about March 31, 2026.

Airport Name       WMO Heading   AWIPS ID
---------------------- ------------  --------
Castle Airport       FTUS46 KHNX   TAFMER

If you have comments or questions, please contact:

Michael L. Graf
Meteorologist/International Liaison
NWS Headquarters
Silver Spring, MD
301-427-9109
michael.graf@noaa.gov

or

Jerald Meadows
Meteorologist-in-Charge
Weather Forecast Office
Hanford, CA
559-584-0583
jerald.meadows@noaa.gov

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