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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
200 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994
ATTENTION: ALL NWS OFFICES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS,
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS
***** NOTICE *****
Another milestone in the Automated Surface Observing System
(ASOS) program will be reached on July 1, 1994 when the National
Weather Service (NWS) commissions an ASOS at Flagstaff, Arizona
(call letters FLG). The commissioning event will occur at
approximately 12 O'Clock AM local time at that site. This brings
the total number of ASOSes commissioned to 37. Commissioning of
the ASOS at this site means that the current manual observations
being transmitted will be replaced with automated,
around-the-clock surface aviation observations.
The NWS forecast office responsible for this site, as well as
the ASOS Operation and Monitoring Center (AOMC) in Silver Spring,
Maryland, will monitor ASOS products generated from this site
and coordinate maintenance actions as needed. In addition, the
National Meteorological Center in Washington, D.C. will oversee
the quality of the data.
NOTE: Because ASOS observational formats are different from
manual observational formats, automated decoder programs may
require software modifications. Persons wishing more information
concerning ASOS should contact their local National Weather
Service office or call (301) 713-1781, FAX (301) 713-0003.
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