950523-ASOS Commissioning Notice New Hampshire(fwd)

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• Subject: 950523-ASOS Commissioning Notice New Hampshire(fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 14:31:20 -0600 (MDT)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0300 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 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 ON MAY 24... 1995
WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:

     MOUNT WASHINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (HIE)
     WHITEFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

     LATITUDE:            44x 22' N
     LONGITUDE:           71x 33' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     1074'

     ORANGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORE)
     ORANGE, MASSACHUSSETS

     LATITUDE:            42x 34' N
     LONGITUDE:           72x 17' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      555'

     SILVER RANCH AIRPORT (AFN)
     JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

     LATITUDE:            42x 48' N
     LONGITUDE:           72x 00' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      104'

     HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT (BKV)
     BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA

     LATITUDE:            28x 28' N
     LONGITUDE:           82x 29' W
     STATION ELEVATION:       77'

     TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (X41)
     NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA

     LATITUDE:            28x 11' N
     LONGITUDE:           82x 38' W
     STATION ELEVATION:       41'


     THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12 O'CLOCK
NOON LOCAL TIME AT EACH SITE.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 61 (47 NWS SITES AND 14 FAA SITES).  

     COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT ASOS WILL PRODUCE AN
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATION.
  
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... 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.

     FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.


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