970303: ASOS commiss-Los Angeles-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970303: ASOS commiss-Los Angeles-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:27:05 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 28 1997
 
ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
               FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
               SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
FROM:          DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT:       ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
 
                  ..... NOTICE .....
 
      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MARCH 1... 1997 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS
AT:
 
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLAX)
LOS ANGELES... CA
 
     THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
(12 O'CLOCK AM) LOCAL TIME.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 365 (228 NWS SITES AND 137 FAA SITES). 
COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS WILL PRODUCE
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL
AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITORS ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATES MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED.  NOTE: BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.  
 
     PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL (301)
713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959.
 
     FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL JOE FACUNDO AT (301) 713-0070.
 
END