Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
411 PM EDT Fri Apr 16 2021
To: Subscribers
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPort
Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
FROM: Bruce Entwistle
Chief, Aviation and Space Weather Services Branch
SUBJECT: Implementation of Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)
Service for Charleston Executive Airport,
Charleston, SC, (KJZI) effective May 19, 2021
NOTE: The following changes have no impact on NOAA Weather Wire
Service subscribers
Effective Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 1800 Universal Coordinated
Time (UTC), the NWS office in Charleston, SC will begin TAF
service for the Charleston Executive Airport, SC. After that
date, routine and updated TAFs will be issued for this airport
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
---------------- ----------- -------
Charleston Executive AirportFTUS42 KCHS TAFJZI
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
FTUS21 KWBC Global distribution for ICAO
Holders of NWS Procedural Instruction 10-813 (Terminal Aerodrome
Forecasts) should make appropriate additions to the appendices.
For questions regarding this TAF, please contact:
Michael Emlaw, Meteorologist in Charge
5777 S. Aviation Avenue
Charleston, SC 29406
843-744-1436
michael.emlaw@noaa.gov
National Service Change Notices are online at:
https://www.weather.gov/notification/
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