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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0330 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 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 30... 1995) WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONS THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HSI)
HASTINGS... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 40x 36' N
LONGITUDE: 98x 26' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 1954'
TEKAMAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TQE)
TEKAMAH... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41x 46' N
LONGITUDE: 96x 11' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 1027'
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12 O'CLOCK
NOON LOCAL TIME AT THE SITES. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 63 (47 NWS SITES AND 16 FAA SITES).
COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT ASOS WILL PRODUCE AN
AUTOMATED, AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATION.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE 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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