951102: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES (fwd)

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• Subject: 951102: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 13:10:11 -0700 (MST)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0200 PM EST THU NOV 2 1995

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES... 

                       ***** NOTICE *****

      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:          40x 39' N
      LONGITUDE:         75x 27' W
      ELEVATION:           376'

BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (BGM)
BINGHAMTON... NEW YORK
      LATITUDE:          42x 12' N
      LONGITUDE:         75x 59' W
      ELEVATION:          1615'

CHEYENNE AIRPORT (CYS)
CHEYENNE... WYOMING
      LATITUDE:                41x 09' N
      LONGITUDE:              104x 48' W
      ELEVATION:                6120'

COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY)
DAYTON... OHIO
      LATITUDE:                39x 54' N
      LONGITUDE:               84x 13' W
      ELEVATION:                1002'

HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAR)
FARGO... NORTH DAKOTA
      LATITUDE:                46x 56' N
      LONGITUDE:               96x 49' W
      ELEVATION:                 909'



NEW HANOVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ILM)
WILMINGTON... NORTH CAROLINA
      LATITUDE:                34x 16' N
      LONGITUDE:               77x 54' W
      ELEVATION:                  33'

NEW YORK CITY - CENTRAL PARK (NYC)
NEW YORK... NEW YORK
      LATITUDE:                40x 47' N
      LONGITUDE:               73x 58' W
      ELEVATION:                 156'

OLYMPIA AIRPORT (OLM)
OLYMPIA... WASHINGTON
      LATITUDE:                46x 58' N
      LONGITUDE:              122x 54' W
      ELEVATION:                 193'

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX)
PORTLAND... OREGON
      LATITUDE:                45x 35' N
      LONGITUDE:              122x 36' W
      ELEVATION:                  24'

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGF)
SPRINGFIELD... MISSOURI
      LATITUDE:                37x 14' N
      LONGITUDE:               93x 23' W
      ELEVATION:                1269'

TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPA)
TAMPA... FLORIDA
      LATITUDE:                27x 58' N
      LONGITUDE:               82x 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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