950802: NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950802: NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 14:41:09 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS40 KWBC 021458
FOS NOTICE NO. 733 08-02-95
ATTENTION      FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
               NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

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

ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT /ALB/
ALBANY... NEW YORK

     LATITUDE            42p 45  N
     LONGITUDE           73p 48  W
     STATION ELEVATION      302
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY    N/A

HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /ATL/
ATLANTA... GEORGIA

     LATITUDE            33p 38  N
     LONGITUDE           84p 27  W
     STATION ELEVATION      972
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     N/A

KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /GRR/
GRAND RAPIDS... MICHIGAN

     LATITUDE            42p 53  N
     LONGITUDE           85p 31  W
     STATION ELEVATION      786
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     N/A

BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT /PAH/
PADUCAH... KENTUCKY

     LATITUDE            37p 03  N
     LONGITUDE           88p 46  W
     STATION ELEVATION      390
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY 118.375

THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT /12
O CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 98 /74 NWS SITES AND
24 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.

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