960229: ASOS Commissionings (fwd)

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• Subject: 960229: ASOS Commissionings (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 13:32:05 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST THU FEB 29 1996

ATTENTION    ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER 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 29... 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)

NEWPORT STATE AIRPORT (2B4)
NEWPORT... RHODE ISLAND
            LATITUDE           41 DEGREES 32 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE          71 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION         168 FEET

NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3R5)
NEW BRAUNFELS... TEXAS
            LATITUDE           29 DEGREES 43 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE          98 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION         640 FEET

ARANSAS COUNTY AIRPORT (RKP)
ROCKPORT... TEXAS
            LATITUDE           28 DEGREES 05 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE          97 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION          22 FEET

VICKSBURG/TALLULAH REGIONAL AIRPORT (TVR)
VICKSBURG... MISSISSIPPI
            LATITUDE           32 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE          91 DEGREES 02 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION          83 FEET

     THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 197 (140 NWS
SITES AND 57 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.

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