P31 controller expresses frustration regarding lack of communication with milfac and WX information.

Attributes
ACN	651223
Time
Date	200502
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 2 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 12 controller time certified in position1 : 12 controller time certified in position2 : 4
ASRS Report	651223
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : flight data
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

At XA20 the FD10 printed a strip with 'gi fsf npa ATIS information' printed on it. The XA55 hourly WX sequence was posted in pns TRACON as the current WX for npa - navy pns airport. Since no other information arrived with the strip; I had no idea what prompted the ATIS code change. Getting pertinent; timely WX and ATIS code information from navy pns; north and south whiting airports has been a continuous problem for yrs. It becomes especially critical during rapidly changing WX. The pilots receive outdated and/or conflicting WX information from pns TRACON because the navy does not consider forwarding current information to pns TRACON a priority duty. The navy and the FAA are aware of this issue and have been since 2002.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P31 CTLR EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION REGARDING LACK OF COM WITH MILFAC AND WX INFO.

Narrative: AT XA20 THE FD10 PRINTED A STRIP WITH 'GI FSF NPA ATIS INFO' PRINTED ON IT. THE XA55 HRLY WX SEQUENCE WAS POSTED IN PNS TRACON AS THE CURRENT WX FOR NPA - NAVY PNS ARPT. SINCE NO OTHER INFO ARRIVED WITH THE STRIP; I HAD NO IDEA WHAT PROMPTED THE ATIS CODE CHANGE. GETTING PERTINENT; TIMELY WX AND ATIS CODE INFO FROM NAVY PNS; N AND S WHITING ARPTS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROB FOR YRS. IT BECOMES ESPECIALLY CRITICAL DURING RAPIDLY CHANGING WX. THE PLTS RECEIVE OUTDATED AND/OR CONFLICTING WX INFO FROM PNS TRACON BECAUSE THE NAVY DOES NOT CONSIDER FORWARDING CURRENT INFO TO PNS TRACON A PRIORITY DUTY. THE NAVY AND THE FAA ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 2002.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.