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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
100 PM EST THURS DEC 14 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 DECEMBER 14... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE ASOS DATA
COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
LIMON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LIC)
LIMON... COLORADO
LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 16 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 103 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 5348 FEET
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 UTC
(12 O~CLOCK NOON LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE). THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 164 (126 NWS SITES AND 38
FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS
WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... 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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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL
TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
100 PM EST THURS DEC 14 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 DECEMBER 14... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE ASOS DATA
COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
CHANDLER FIELD (AXN)
ALEXANDRIA... MINNESOTA
LATITUDE: 45 DEGREES 52 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 95 DEGREES 24 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1422 FEET
ESTHERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EST)
ESTHERVILLE... IOWA
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 24 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 94 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1317 FEET
CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (FFT)
FRANKFORT... KENTUCKY
LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 11 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 54 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 776 FEET
RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RSL)
ESTHERVILLE... IOWA
LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 52 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 98 DEGREES 49 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1863 FEET
SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SLN)
SALINA... KANSAS
LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 47 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 97 DEGREES 39 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1264 FEET
SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SNY)
SIDNEY... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 06 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 102 DEGREES 59 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4288 FEET
STROTHER FIELD (WLD)
WINFIELD/ARKANSAS CITY... KANSAS
LATITUDE: 37 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 97 DEGREES 02 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1150 FEET
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS WILL
BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 171 (126 NWS SITES AND 45
FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESS SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS WILL
PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES 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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