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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 26-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
920 AM EST TUE MARCH 3, 2026
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: TERMINATION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF)
SERVICE FOR CASTLE AIRPORT (KMER) IN ATWATER, CA EFFECTIVE MAY
19, 2026
EFFECTIVE ON MAY 19, 2026, AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
(UTC), THE NWS OFFICE AT HANFORD, CA, WILL DISCONTINUE ROUTINE
TAF SERVICE FOR CASTLE AIRPORT IN ATWATER, CA.
AIRPORT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
---------------------- ------------ --------
CASTLE AIRPORT FTUS46 KHNX TAFMER
IN ADDITION, THE KMER TAF WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FROM
EXISTING TAF COLLECTIVES BELOW, WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE FAA
AND OTHER EXTERNAL USERS.
FTUS80 KWBC NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS)
FTUS90 KWBC FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER (WMSCR) AND
FAA FACILITIES
FTUS52 KWBC GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS (GTS)
FTUS23 KWBC WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTER (WAFC)
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAF DISCONTINUATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
JERALD MEADOWS
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
HANFORD, CA
559-584-0583
JERALD.MEADOWS@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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