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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
200 PM EST FRI MAR 25 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 April 1, 1994 when the National
Weather Service (NWS) commissions ASOSes at Havre and Glasgow
(call letters HVR and GGW), Montana. The commissioning event
will occur at approximately 12 AM local at GGW and 10 AM local at
HVR. Commissioning of the ASOSes at HVR and GGW means that ASOS
will replace the current manual observations being transmitted
with automated, around-the-clock surface aviation observations.
The NWS forecast offices at Glasgow and Great Falls, as well as
the ASOS Operation and Monitoring Center (AOMC) in Silver Spring,
Maryland, will monitor ASOS products generated from these sites
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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