19970408: ASOS-Alabama-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 19970408: ASOS-Alabama-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 14:10:15 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT TUE APR 8 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 CORE
 
SUBJECT:       ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
 
                    ..... NOTICE .....
 
     ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 8... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
 
     NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMSL)
     MUSCLE SHOALS... ALABAMA
 
     THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 375 (230 NWS
SITES AND 145 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... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE 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