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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 0900 AM EDT THU APR 10 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 ..... ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 10... 1997 WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT: CARSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KITR) BURLINGTON... COLORADO CLOVER FIELD (KT02) HOUSTON... TEXAS CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (KMDW) CHICAGO... ILLINOIS JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KJEF) JEFFERSON CITY... MO JOHNSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT (KIXD) OLATHE... KANSAS THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 379 (230 NWS SITES AND 149 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 (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 JOE FACUNDO AT (301) 713-0070. END
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