950901: ASOS Commissioning Notice (fwd)

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• Subject: 950901: ASOS Commissioning Notice (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 11:16:24 -0600 (MDT)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0830 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 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 WAS REACHED TODAY (SEPTEMBER 1... 1995) WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:

AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CAK)       LOVELL FIELD (CHA)        
AKRON... OHIO                             CHATTANOOGA... TN 

      LATITUDE:          40x 55' N        LATITUDE:    39x 28' N
      LONGITUDE:         81x 27' W        LONGITUDE:   74x 35' W 
      STATION ELEVATION:     1239'        STATION ELEVATION: 115' 

COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (COU)           DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT  (DBQ)  
COLUMBIA... MO                            DUBUQUE... IA  

      LATITUDE:          38x 49' N        LATITUDE:    42x 24' N 
      LONGITUDE:         92x 13' W        LONGITUDE:   90x 42' W 
      STATION ELEVATION:      891'        STATION ELEVATION: 1070' 

MAHLON SWEET FIELD (EUG)                  FRESNO AIR TERMINAL (FAT)  
EUGENE... OR                              FRESNO... CA 

      LATITUDE:          44x 08' N        LATITUDE:    36x 47' N  
      LONGITUDE:        123x 13' W        LONGITUDE:  119x 43' W  
      STATION ELEVATION:      375'        STATION ELEVATION: 343'  

KINGMAN AIRPORT (IGM)               MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS)  
KINGMAN...AZ                              LAS VEGAS... NV  

      LATITUDE:          35x 15' N        LATITUDE:    36x 05' N  
      LONGITUDE:        113x 56' W        LONGITUDE:  115x 09' W 
      STATION ELEVATION:     3385'        STATION ELEVATION: 2089'  

LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LBB)       GREEN STATE AIRPORT (PVD)  
LUBBOCK... TX                             PROVIDENCE... RI 

      LATITUDE:          33x 40' N        LATITUDE:    41x 43' N 
      LONGITUDE:        101x 49' W        LONGITUDE:   71x 26' W  
      STATION ELEVATION:     3255'        STATION ELEVATION: 55'  




RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP)  RENO CANNON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RNO) 
RAPID CITY... SD                          RENO... NV  

      LATITUDE:          49x 03' N        LATITUDE:    39x 29' N 
      LONGITUDE:        103x 03' W        LONGITUDE:  119x 46' W 
      STATION ELEVATION:     3166'        STATION ELEVATION: 4405' 

SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GEG)  
SPOKANE...WA  

      LATITUDE:          47x 37' N  
      LONGITUDE:        117x 32' W  
      STATION ELEVATION:     2354'  

WILLIAMSPORT-LYCOMING COUNTY AIRPORT (IPT)
WILLIAMSPORT...PA

      LATITUDE:                41x 15' N
      LONGITUDE:         76x 55' W
      STATION ELEVATION:      541'

YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL AIRPORT (YNG)
YOUNGSTOWN...OH

      LATITUDE:                41x 15' N
      LONGITUDE:         80x 40' W
      STATION ELEVATION:     1183'

      
      THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT (12 O'CLOCK
AM) LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 115 (90 NWS SITES AND 25 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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