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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EST TUE FEB 4 1997
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: TWO ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
1. ..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON FEBRUARY 3... 1997 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
HUNTSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KUTS/
HUNTSVILLE... TEXAS
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY
1800UTC. THIS BROUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 360 /227 NWS SITES AND 133 FAA
SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE
ASOS WILL PRODUCE 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...
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
FEBRUARY 1... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KSDM/
SAN DIEGO... CA
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY
1800UTC. THIS BROUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 359 /227 NWS SITES AND 132 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.
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