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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 245 PM EST THU FEB 15 1996 ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... VERY SPECIAL NOTICE ..... THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM WILL REACH A MAJOR MILESTONE ON FEBRUARY 15... 1996 WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE 50TH FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT (NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP) MANHATTAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MHK) MANHATTAN...KANSAS LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH LONGITUDE: 96 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST ELEVATION: 1043 FEET THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 190 (140 NWS SITES AND 50 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS. THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE 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. ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EST THU FEB 15 1996 ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES ..... NOTICE ..... ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEBRUARY 15... 1996 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) EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EMP) EMPORIA... KANSAS LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 20 MINUTES NORTH LONGITUDE: 96 DEGREES 12 MINUTES WEST ELEVATION: 1204 FEET EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (I14) INDANAPOLIS... INDIANA LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 50 MINUTES NORTH LONGITUDE: 86 DEGREES 18 MINUTES WEST ELEVATION: 814 FEET THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 192 (140 NWS SITES AND 52 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE 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. END NNNN
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