950630: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950630: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:01:00 -0600 (MDT)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0330 PM EDT FRI JUN 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 ON JULY 1... 1995... WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:

MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AUS)    JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BPT) 
AUSTIN... TEXAS                    BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR... TEXAS
     LATITUDE:       30x 17' N     LATITUDE:            29x 57' N
     LONGITUDE:      97x 42' W     LONGITUDE:           94x 02' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      587'  STATION ELEVATION:       17'

BURNS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BNO)      DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE
                                   COUNTY AIRPORT (DTW)
BURNS... OREGON                    DETROIT... MICHIGAN
     LATITUDE:       43x 36' N     LATITUDE:            42x 14' N
     LONGITUDE:     118x 57' W     LONGITUDE:           83x 20' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     4146'  STATION ELEVATION:      641'

MITCHELL FIELD (8W5)               KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL
                                   AIRPORT (MCI)
HATTERAS... NORTH CAROLINA         KANSAS CITY... MISSOURI
     LATITUDE:       35x 14' N     LATITUDE:            39x 18' N
     LONGITUDE:      75x 37' W     LONGITUDE:           94x 44' W
     STATION ELEVATION:       11'  STATION ELEVATION:     1050'

LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT  KEY FIELD (MEI)
(LWS)LEWISTON... IDAHO             MERIDIAN...MISSISSIPPI
     LATITUDE:      46x 22' N      LATITUDE:            32x 20' N
     LONGITUDE:     117x 01' W     LONGITUDE:           88x 45' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     1439'  STATION ELEVATION:      293'

GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MKE)
MILWAUKEE... WISCONSIN
     LATITUDE:            42x 57' N
     LONGITUDE:           87x 54' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      678'

QUAD-CITY AIRPORT (MLI)            DANNELLY FIELD (MGM)
MOLINE... ILLINOIS                 MONTGOMERY... ALABAMA
     LATITUDE:       41x 27' N     LATITUDE:            32x 18' N
     LONGITUDE:      90x 31' W     LONGITUDE:           86x 24' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      605'  STATION ELEVATION:      207'

GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT (RFD)
ROCKFORD... ILLINOIS
     LATITUDE:            42x 12' N
     LONGITUDE:           89x 06' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      729'

MCNARY FIELD (SLE)
SALEM... OREGON
     LATITUDE:            44x 54' N
     LONGITUDE:          123x 00' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      196'

WINSLOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (INW)
WINSLOW... ARIZONA
     LATITUDE:            35x 02' N
     LONGITUDE:          110x 43' W
     STATION ELEVATION:     4890'

WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORH)
WORCESTER... MASSACHUSETTS
     LATITUDE:            42x 16' N
     LONGITUDE:           71x 52' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      998'

     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 93 (70 NWS SITES AND 23 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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