97-516: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 97-516: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 07:01:14 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EDT THU MAY 15 1997
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES... 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
ON MAY 15 1997 THE NWS AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
/FAA/ WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE
OBSERVING SYSTEMS /ASOS/ AT:
 
     LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KLWM/
     LAWRENCE... MASSACHUSETTS
 
     HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT /KHFD/
     HARTFORD... CONNECTICUT
 
     HAMILTON-FAIRFIELD AIRPORT /KHAO/
     HAMILTON... OHIO
 
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 392... /230
NWS SITES AND 162 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.
 
END