19970408: ASOS - Ontario Oregon

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• Subject: 19970408: ASOS - Ontario Oregon
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 13:15:30 -0600 (MDT)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT WED APR 9 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 9... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
 
     ONTARIO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KONO)
     ONTARIO... OREGON
 
     THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 376 (230 NWS
SITES AND 146 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.
 
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