110195: ASOS-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 110195: ASOS-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 08:15:33 -0700 (MST)

NOUS40 KWBC 011457
FOS NOTICE NO. 811          11-01-95

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING
SYSTEM /ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON NOVEMBER 1... 1995
WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE
NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT

/NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE  LONGITUDE  AND ELEVATION ARE FOR
THE ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE SENSOR GROUP/

ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM-EASTON AIRPORT /ABE/
ALLENTOWN... PENNSYLVANIA

     LATITUDE             40p 39  N
     LONGITUDE            75p 27  W
     ELEVATION               376

BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT /BGM/
BINGHAMTON... NEW YORK

     LATITUDE             42p 12  N
     LONGITUDE            75p 59  W
     ELEVATION              1615

CHEYENNE AIRPORT /CYS/
CHEYENNE... WYOMING

     LATITUDE             41p 09  N
     LONGITUDE           104p 48  W
     ELEVATION              6120

COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /DAY/
DAYTON... OHIO

     LATITUDE             39p 54  N
     LONGITUDE            84p 13  W
     ELEVATION              1002

HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /FAR/
FARGO... NORTH DAKOTA

     LATITUDE             46p 56  N
     LONGITUDE            96p 49  W
     ELEVATION               909

NEW HANOVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /ILM/
WILMINGTON... NORTH CAROLINA

     LATITUDE             34p 16  N
     LONGITUDE            77p 54  W
     ELEVATION                33

NEW YORK CITY - CENTRAL PARK /NYC/
NEW YORK... NEW YORK

     LATITUDE             40p 47  N
     LONGITUDE            73p 58  W
     ELEVATION               156

OLYMPIA AIRPORT /OLM/
OLYMPIA... WASHINGTON

     LATITUDE             46p 58  N
     LONGITUDE           122p 54  W
     ELEVATION               193

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /PDX/
PORTLAND... OREGON

     LATITUDE             45p 35  N
     LONGITUDE           122p 36  W
     ELEVATION                24

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL AIRPORT /SGF/
SPRINGFIELD... MISSOURI

     LATITUDE             37p 14  N
     LONGITUDE            93p 23  W
     ELEVATION              1269

TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /TPA/
TAMPA... FLORIDA

     LATITUDE             27p 58  N
     LONGITUDE            82p 32  W
     ELEVATION                38

THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT /12
O CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 143 /112 NWS SITES AND
31 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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