950519: ASOS commissioning - Lamar, CO (LAA)

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• Subject: 950519: ASOS commissioning - Lamar, CO (LAA)
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 09:49:54 -0600

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

1045 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995



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 TODAY (MAY 18... 1995) WHEN THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT



                            LAMAR... COLORADO (LAA)



      THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12 O'CLOCK NOON

LOCAL TIME AT THIS SITE.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 56 (47 NWS SITES AND 9 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING

OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT ASOS WILL REPLACE THE PREVIOUS MANUAL

OBSERVATIONS WITH AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION

OBSERVATION.

  

      THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL AS

THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (AOMC) IN SILVER SPRING...

MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE

ACTIONS AS NEEDED.



      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) 713-1792...

FAX (301) 713-0959.



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