19970319: ASOS Commiss

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• Subject: 19970319: ASOS Commiss
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 13:14:16 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
115 PM EST WED MAR 19 1997
 
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... 
 
       
                       ..... NOTICE .....
                                
                                
   THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 367 (228 NWS
SITES AND 139 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT
THE ASOS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
WILEY FIELD (KNED)
WINNER... SOUTH DAKOTA
 
     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 - JOSEPH "JOE" FACUNDO AT (301) 713-0070.
 
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