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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT FRI JUNE 28 1996
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER
USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JULY 1... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:
DESERT ROCK AIRPORT (DRA)
MERCURY... NEVADA
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)
NEWARK... NEW JERSEY
FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FWA)
FORT WAYNE... INDIANA
STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRB)
GREEN BAY... WISCONSIN
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO)
ORLANDO... FLORIDA
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA)
MIAMI... FLORIDA
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT)
PITTSBURGH... PENNSYLVANIA
REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RDD)
REDDING... CALIFORNIA
GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC)
ROCHESTER... NEW YORK
MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SBN)
SOUTH BEND... INDIANA
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 283 (199 NWS SITES AND 84
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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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL
TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT FRI JUNE 28 1996
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER
USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JULY 1... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:
DESERT ROCK AIRPORT (DRA)
MERCURY... NEVADA
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)
NEWARK... NEW JERSEY
FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FWA)
FORT WAYNE... INDIANA
STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRB)
GREEN BAY... WISCONSIN
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO)
ORLANDO... FLORIDA
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA)
MIAMI... FLORIDA
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT)
PITTSBURGH... PENNSYLVANIA
REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RDD)
REDDING... CALIFORNIA
GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC)
ROCHESTER... NEW YORK
MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SBN)
SOUTH BEND... INDIANA
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 283 (199 NWS SITES AND 84
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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