[nws-changes] [F20071116: ASOS-wd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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048 NOUS41 KWBC 161545
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-92
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EST FRI NOV 16 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/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...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 HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA AND
          KALISPELL MONTANA: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 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 07-91 DATED NOVEMBER 15 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 NOVEMBER 15 2007 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
    SID    LOCATION            STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KHTS   HUNTINGTON          WV     11/15/07
    KGPI   KALISPELL           MT     11/15/07

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THESE LOCATIONS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS 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 HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA AND KALISPELL MONTANA:

    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KHTS      SAUS41 KRLX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KGPI SAUS45 KMSO SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC

    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KHTS      SPUS41 KRLX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KGPI      SPUS45 KMSO    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW

KHTS      SRUS61 KRLX    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
KGPI      SRUS65 KMSO    SRUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KHTS      SRUS71 KRLX    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
KGPI      SRUS75 KMSO    SRUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KHTS      CXUS41 KRLX    CDUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
KGPI      CXUS45 KMSO    CDUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KHTS      CSUS41 KRLX    CSUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
KGPI      CSUS45 KMSO    CSUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY

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 USERS 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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