950531: Asheville MRF forecast, ASOS commissionings

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• Subject: 950531: Asheville MRF forecast, ASOS commissionings
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 16:38:58 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 311744
FOS NOTICE NO. 689 05-31-95
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DRGITEM 1703

FORECASTS FOR ASHEVILLE... NORTH CAROLINA /AVL/ WILL BE REMOVED
FROM THE FOXS60 KWBC AND FOXE61 KWBC PRODUCTS AND ADDED TO THE
FEXS60 KWBC AND FEXE61 KWBC PRODUCTS.  THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN
CHANGED TO REFLECT MAR ACTIVITY.

DRGITEM 1727

ONE AWOS III PRODUCT WILL BE ADDED TO THE SURAFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATION COLLECTIVE /SAUS81 KNKA FOR AUGUSTINE... FLORIDA
/SGJ//.


                       ***** NOTICE *****


ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JUNE 1... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:

HEILIG FIELD /BFF/
SCOTTSBLUFF... NEBRASKA

     LATITUDE:            41
 52' N
     LONGITUDE:          103
 35' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     3958'

DAYTONA BEACH REGIONAL AIRPORT /DAB/
DAYTONA BEACH... FLORIDA

     LATITUDE:            29
 11' N
     LONGITUDE:           81
 03' W
     STATION ELEVATION:       41'

EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /ELP/
EL PASO... TEXAS

     LATITUDE:            31
 45' N
     LONGITUDE:          106
 23' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     3916'

BISHOP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /FNT/
FLINT... MICHIGAN

     LATITUDE:            42
 58' N
     LONGITUDE:           83
 45' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      766'

EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON AIRPORT /PDT/
PENDLETON... OREGON

     LATITUDE:            45
 42' N
     LONGITUDE:          118
 50' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     1514'

SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /SAT/
SAN ANTONIO... TEXAS

     LATITUDE:            29
 32' N
     LONGITUDE:           98
 28' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      809'

ST. CLOUD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /STC/
ST. CLOUD... MINNESOTA

     LATITUDE:            45
 33' N
     LONGITUDE:           94
 03' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     1024'

SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT /SUX/
SIOUX CITY... IOWA

     LATITUDE:            42
 23' N
     LONGITUDE:           96
 23' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     1103'

THE COMMISSIONING EVENT WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT /12
O'CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 72 /55 NWS SITES AND 17 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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