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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 26-72
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
1220 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: DEBRA BLONDIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF) SERVICE
FOR MICHAEL J. SMITH AIRPORT, NEAR BEAUFORT NC (KMRH) EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 1, 2026
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
(UTC), THE NWS OFFICE IN NEWPORT, NC WILL BEGIN TAF SERVICE FOR
KMRH. AFTER THAT DATE, ROUTINE AND UPDATED TAFS WILL BE ISSUED
FOR KMRH.
NWS PERSONNEL/OFFICES WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS
TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE KMRH TAFS:
AIRPORT NAME WMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
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MICHAEL J. SMITH AIRPORT FTUS42 KRDU TAFMRH
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 AFS ROUTING FOR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TAF, PLEASE CONTACT:
CASEY DAIL
CASEY.DAIL@NOAA.GOV
OR
MORGAN SIMMS
MORGAN.SIMMS@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
NEWPORT, NC
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION
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