970122: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970122: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 16:09:38 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST WED JAN 29 1997
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES... 
 
             1.  ..... NOTICE .....
 
      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JANUARY 29... 1997 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
 
MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KMMV/
MCMINNVILLE... OREGON
 
AURORA STATE AIRPORT /KUAO/
AURORA... OREGON
 
   THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY
1800UTC.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 358  /226 NWS SITES AND 132 FAA
SITES/.  COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE
ASOSS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE
SITES... AS WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING
CENTER /800-242-8194/ 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.
 
 
               2. ..... NOTICE .....
 
      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE
OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JANUARY
22... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSIONED
THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
 
PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT /K2G6/
MEADVILLE... PA
 
   THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY
1800UTC.  THIS BROUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 356  /226 NWS SITES AND 130 FAA
SITES/.  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE
ASOS NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
SITE... AS WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING
CENTER /800-242-8194/ IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND...
MONITORS ASOS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATES 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