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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0900 AM EDT THU APR 10 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 10... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
CARSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KITR)
BURLINGTON... COLORADO
CLOVER FIELD (KT02)
HOUSTON... TEXAS
CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (KMDW)
CHICAGO... ILLINOIS
JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KJEF)
JEFFERSON CITY... MO
JOHNSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT (KIXD)
OLATHE... KANSAS
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 379 (230 NWS
SITES AND 149 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... 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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