20070803: ASOS Dubuque

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
808 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007

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 NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ FOR DUBUQUE IOWA: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2 2007.
NOTE:      THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS TIN 07-50 DATED AUGUST 2 2007.

THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC ASOS LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.

LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A SELECT GROUP OF ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.

THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2008...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH. WHEN THE CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH. ON AUGUST 2 2007 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS: SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

   KDBQ   DUBUQUE             IA     08/02/07

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.

THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: 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 ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR DUBUQUE IOWA:

   METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KDBQ      SAUS43 KDMX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC

   SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KDBQ      SPUS43 KDMX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC

   ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW

KDBQ      SRUS63 KDMX    SRUS27 KZAU    CHICAGO

   ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KDBQ      SRUS73 KDMX    SRUS27 KZAU    CHICAGO

   ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KDBQ      CXUS43 KDMX    CDUS27 KZAU    CHICAGO

   ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KDBQ      CSUS43 KDMX    CSUS27 KZAU    CHICAGO

USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD 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 AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

   HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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Boulder, CO 80307-3000
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