951201: ASOS Commissionings-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 951201: ASOS Commissionings-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 09:54:18 -0700 (MST)

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FOS NOTICE NO. 829          12-01-95
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON DECEMBER 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 PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP/

GREATER BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /BUF/
BUFFALO... NEW YORK

      LATITUDE                 42p 56  N
      LONGITUDE               78p 44  W
      ELEVATION               715

COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT /CAE/
COLUMBIA... SOUTH CAROLINA

      LATITUDE                 33p 57  N
      LONGITUDE               81p 07  W
      ELEVATION               241

CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /CLE/
CLEVELAND... OHIO

      LATITUDE                 41p 24  N
      LONGITUDE          81p 51  W
      ELEVATION               776

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /PHL/
PHILADELPHIA... PENNSYLVANIA

      LATITUDE                 39p 52  N
      LONGITUDE          75p 14  W
      ELEVATION                60

TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT /TOL/
TOLEDO... OHIO

      LATITUDE                 41p 35  N
      LONGITUDE          83p 48  W
      ELEVATION               691

CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /CRP/
CORPUS CHRISTI... TEXAS

      LATITUDE                 27p 46  N
      LONGITUDE          97p 31  W
      ELEVATION                53

DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /DFW/
DALLAS/FORT WORTH... TEXAS

      LATITUDE                 32p 54  N
      LONGITUDE          97p 01  W
      ELEVATION               572

VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT /VCT/
VICTORIA... TEXAS

      LATITUDE                 28p 52  N
      LONGITUDE          96p 56  W
      ELEVATION               104

DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /DSM/
DES MOINES... IOWA

      LATITUDE                 41p 32  N
      LONGITUDE          93p 40  W
      ELEVATION               964

CARROLL AIRPORT /JKL/
JACKSON... KENTUCKY

      LATITUDE                 37p 35  N
      LONGITUDE          83p 19  W
      ELEVATION              1354

RIVERTON REGIONAL AIRPORT /RIW/
RIVERTON... WYOMING

      LATITUDE                 43p 04  N
      LONGITUDE         108p 27  W
      ELEVATION              5460

CAPITAL AIRPORT /SPI/
SPRINGFIELD... ILLINOIS

      LATITUDE                 39p 51  N
      LONGITUDE          89p 41  W
      ELEVATION               595

BOISE AIR TERMINAL /BOI/
BOISE... IDAHO

      LATITUDE                 43p 34  N
      LONGITUDE         116p 14  W
      ELEVATION              2859

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FOS NOTICE NO. 829          12-01-95
PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE


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 161 /125 NWS SITES AND 36 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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