970414: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE (KMAI)

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• Subject: 970414: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE (KMAI)
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:05:02 -0600

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FOS NOTICE NO. 1050             APRIL 15   1997

ATTENTION    ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

                       ..... NOTICE .....

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 15... 1997 WHEN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED
ASOS AT

MARIANNA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KMAI/
MARIANNA... FLORIDA

THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 382 /230
NWS SITES AND 152 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 /301/ 713-0070.
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