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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1215 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15 2004
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THIS SUBJECT. THE
LAST TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ ON THIS SUBJECT WAS
TIN 4-39 TRANSMITTED ON JULY 14 2004.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT THE
NEXT AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 40 FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ SERVICE LEVEL A AND B ASOS
LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY TO THE FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING
SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY. TRANSITION OF THESE ASOSES...SCHEDULED
THROUGH 2005...IS BEING DONE TO SUPPORT TRANSITION OF
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATHWAY RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWS TO
FAA AND TO SUPPORT FAA INTEGRATED WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM
/ITWS/ ACQUISITION OF ASOS ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS.
THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE ASOS FROM THE NWS
AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH
FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION TO THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH.
WHEN THE LATTER OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS
LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH.
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 2004...THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATIONS
TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA
ADAS:
SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED
KBOS BOSTON MA 9/15/04
KMSP MINNEAPOLIS MN 9/15/04
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT EACH
LOCATION... SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER THE
NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES
AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FORMER WMO
HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT ASOS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS
/METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS
/SPECI/...STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/
PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...
DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.
THE FOLLOWING WMO BULLETIN HEADING/COLLECTIVE CHANGES WILL OCCUR
FOR THESE LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KBOS SAUS41 KBOX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMSP SAUS43 KMPX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KBOS SPUS41 KBOX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMSP SPUS43 KMPX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KBOS SRUS61 KBOX SRUS27 KZBW NASHUA
KMSP SRUS63 KMPX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KBOS SRUS71 KBOX SRUS27 KZBW NASHUA
KMSP SRUS73 KMPX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KBOS CXUS41 KBOX CDUS27 KZBW NASHUA
KMSP CXUS43 KMPX CDUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KBOS CSUS41 KBOX CSUS27 KZBW NASHUA
KMSP CSUS43 KMPX CSUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO
NWS CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
W/OPS22
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx
OR
ANTHONY ROBINSON
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
W/OS12
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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