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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-36 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 150 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND 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 ROME GEORGIA:
EFFECTIVE APRIL 22 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 08-33 DATED APRIL 9 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 APRIL 22 2008 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED
KRMG ROME GA 04/22/08
WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...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 ROME GEORGIA:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KRMG SAUS42 KFFC SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KRMG SPUS42 KFFC SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KRMG SRUS62 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KRMG SRUS72 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KRMG CXUS42 KFFC CDUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KRMG CSUS42 KFFC CSUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
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 MANNARANOOFFICE 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
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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