[nws-changes] [20080312: ASOS-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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969 NOUS41 KWBC 121722
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
125 PM EST WED MAR 12 2008

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 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE:
          EFFECTIVE MARCH 11 2008

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 08-13 DATED FEBRUARY 28 2008.

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 2010...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 MARCH 11 2008 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
    SID    LOCATION            STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KBNA   NASHVILLE           TN     03/11/08

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 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE:

    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KBNA      SAUS44 KOHX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KBNA      SPUS44 KOHX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW

KBNA      SRUS64 KOHX    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KBNA      SRUS74 KOHX    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KBNA      CXUS44 KOHX    CDUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KBNA      CSUS44 KOHX    CSUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS

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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