960815: ASOS Commissionings

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• Subject: 960815: ASOS Commissionings
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:38:43 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1215 PM EDT THU AUG 15 1996
 
ATTENTION    ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER USERS
 
SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON AUGUST 15... 1996 WHEN THE   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
 
CRAIG MOFFAT AIRPORT /CAG/
CRAIG... COLORADO
 
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT /SBM/
SHEBOYGAN... WISCONSIN
 
WEST PLAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /UNO/
WEST PLAINS... MO
 
     THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800
UTC.THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 301
/205 NWS SITES AND 96 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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