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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION...PART 1 OF 2...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON APR 1 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 CORRECTION...
THIS NOTICE CORRECTS THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION
ERRORS WHICH APPEARED IN THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NOTICE FOR APRIL 1
. . . NOTICE . . .
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON APRIL 1... 1996 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT-
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE
ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (APN)
ALPENA... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE: 45 DEGREES 04 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 83 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 689 FEET
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BWI)
BALTIMORE... MARYLAND
LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 76 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 194 FEET
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS)
BOSTON... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 71 DEGREES 01 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 229 FEET
NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CPR)
CASPER.... WYOMING
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 106 DEGREES 28 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 5320 FEET
DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DRT)
DEL RIO... TEXAS
LATITUDE: 29 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 100 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1027 FEET
END OF PART 1
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION...PART 2 OF 2...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON APR 1 1996
ASOS COMMISSIONING CORRECTION...
DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DLH)
DULUTH... MINNESOTA
LATITUDE: 46 DEGREES 51 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 92 DEGREES 11 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1427 FEET
WALKER FIELD (GJT)
GRAND JUNCTION... COLORADO
LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 108 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4765 FEET
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT (GSP)
GREER... SOUTH CAROLINA
LATITUDE: 34 DEGREES 53 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 82 DEGREES 13 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 948 FEET
ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT (HTL)
HOUGHTON LAKE... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE: 44 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1154 FEET
DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (MSN)
MADISON... WISCONSIN
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 89 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 857 FEET
STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT (OFK)
NORFOLK... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 59 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 97 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1544 FEET
SANDBERG... CALIFORNIA (SDB)
LATITUDE: 34 DEGREES 45 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 118 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4517 FEET
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAV)
SAVANNAH... GEORGIA
LATITUDE: 32 DEGREES 07 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 81 DEGREES 12 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 49 FEET
FOSS FIELD (FSD)
SIOUX FALLS... SOUTH DAKOTA
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 35 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 96 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1426 FEET
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (TLH)
TALLAHASSEE... FLORIDA
LATITUDE: 30 DEGREES 24 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 55 FEET
WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ALO)
WATERLOO... IOWA
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 92 DEGREES 24 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 869 FEET
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AVP)
WILKESBARRE-SCRANTON... PENNSYLVANIA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 20 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 75 DEGREES 44 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 956 FEET
SLOULIN FIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ISN)
WILLISTON... NORTH DAKOTA
LATITUDE: 48 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 103 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1900 FEET
BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BDL)
WINDSOR LOCKS... CONNECTICUT
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 56 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 72 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 198 FEET
YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL (YKM)
YAKIMA... WASHINGTON
LATITUDE: 46 DEGREES 34 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 120 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1056 FEET
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
(12 O~CLOCK AM) LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 230 (168 NWS SITES AND 62
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 OF PART 2
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION...PART 1 OF 2...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON APR 1 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 CORRECTION...
THIS NOTICE CORRECTS THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION
ERRORS WHICH APPEARED IN THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NOTICE FOR APRIL 1
. . . NOTICE . . .
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON APRIL 1... 1996 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT-
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE
ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (APN)
ALPENA... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE: 45 DEGREES 04 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 83 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 689 FEET
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BWI)
BALTIMORE... MARYLAND
LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 76 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 194 FEET
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS)
BOSTON... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 71 DEGREES 01 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 229 FEET
NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CPR)
CASPER.... WYOMING
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 106 DEGREES 28 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 5320 FEET
DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DRT)
DEL RIO... TEXAS
LATITUDE: 29 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 100 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1027 FEET
END OF PART 1
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION...PART 2 OF 2...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON APR 1 1996
ASOS COMMISSIONING CORRECTION...
DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DLH)
DULUTH... MINNESOTA
LATITUDE: 46 DEGREES 51 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 92 DEGREES 11 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1427 FEET
WALKER FIELD (GJT)
GRAND JUNCTION... COLORADO
LATITUDE: 39 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 108 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4765 FEET
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT (GSP)
GREER... SOUTH CAROLINA
LATITUDE: 34 DEGREES 53 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 82 DEGREES 13 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 948 FEET
ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT (HTL)
HOUGHTON LAKE... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE: 44 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1154 FEET
DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (MSN)
MADISON... WISCONSIN
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 89 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 857 FEET
STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT (OFK)
NORFOLK... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 59 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 97 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1544 FEET
SANDBERG... CALIFORNIA (SDB)
LATITUDE: 34 DEGREES 45 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 118 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4517 FEET
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAV)
SAVANNAH... GEORGIA
LATITUDE: 32 DEGREES 07 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 81 DEGREES 12 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 49 FEET
FOSS FIELD (FSD)
SIOUX FALLS... SOUTH DAKOTA
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 35 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 96 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1426 FEET
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (TLH)
TALLAHASSEE... FLORIDA
LATITUDE: 30 DEGREES 24 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 55 FEET
WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ALO)
WATERLOO... IOWA
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 92 DEGREES 24 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 869 FEET
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AVP)
WILKESBARRE-SCRANTON... PENNSYLVANIA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 20 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 75 DEGREES 44 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 956 FEET
SLOULIN FIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ISN)
WILLISTON... NORTH DAKOTA
LATITUDE: 48 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 103 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1900 FEET
BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BDL)
WINDSOR LOCKS... CONNECTICUT
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 56 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 72 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 198 FEET
YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL (YKM)
YAKIMA... WASHINGTON
LATITUDE: 46 DEGREES 34 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 120 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1056 FEET
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
(12 O~CLOCK AM) LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 230 (168 NWS SITES AND 62
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 OF PART 2
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