950705: ASOS-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950705: ASOS-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 08:50:47 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 051433
FOS NOTICE NO. 709 07-05-95
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ATTENTION:     FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
               NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

     ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JULY 1... 1995.  THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:

MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /AUS/    JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT /BPT/

AUSTIN... TEXAS                    BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR... TEXAS
     LATITUDE:       30
 17' N     LATITUDE:            29
 57' N
     LONGITUDE:      97
 42' W     LONGITUDE:           94
 02' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      587'  STATION ELEVATION:       17'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     THE COMMISSIONING EVENT OCCURRED 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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