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NOUS40 KWBC 191430
FOS NOTICE NO. 693 06-19-95
***************************************************************
DDS SUBSCRIBERS:
ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM HAS BEEN REACHED /JUNE 14... 1995/. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ HAS COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS
AT:
CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /CQX/
CHATHAM... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 41
41' N
LONGITUDE: 70
00' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 63'
HARRIMAN AND WEST AIRPORT /2B6/
NORTH ADAMS... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42
42' N
LONGITUDE: 73
10' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 660'
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC /2
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITES./ THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 74 /55 NWS SITES AND 19 FAA
SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS WILL
PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
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.
DRG ITEM 1757
EFFECTIVE DATE: IMMEDIATELY
PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING HOURLY SHEF MESSAGES FROM FAA'S
BOZEMAN...MT TO YOUR DATA DIRECTORIES:
WMO HEADERS
SRUS27 KBZN
SRUS26 KBZN
THE SURFACE OBSERVATION FOR BOZEMAN... MT CAN BE OBTAIN FROM THE
SAUS80 KWBC COLLECTIVE.
END
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NOUS40 KWBC 191430
FOS NOTICE NO. 693 06-19-95
***************************************************************
DDS SUBSCRIBERS:
ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM HAS BEEN REACHED /JUNE 14... 1995/. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ HAS COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS
AT:
CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /CQX/
CHATHAM... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 41
41' N
LONGITUDE: 70
00' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 63'
HARRIMAN AND WEST AIRPORT /2B6/
NORTH ADAMS... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42
42' N
LONGITUDE: 73
10' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 660'
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC /2
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITES./ THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 74 /55 NWS SITES AND 19 FAA
SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS WILL
PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
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.
DRG ITEM 1757
EFFECTIVE DATE: IMMEDIATELY
PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING HOURLY SHEF MESSAGES FROM FAA'S
BOZEMAN...MT TO YOUR DATA DIRECTORIES:
WMO HEADERS
SRUS27 KBZN
SRUS26 KBZN
THE SURFACE OBSERVATION FOR BOZEMAN... MT CAN BE OBTAIN FROM THE
SAUS80 KWBC COLLECTIVE.
END
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