971201: 5 ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 971201: 5 ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 10:47:15 -0700 (MST)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1146          DECEMBER 1... 1997

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

             NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON DECEMBER 1... 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING NWS-SPONSORED AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS /ASOS/ AT THE TIMES INDICATED

     WIEN MEMORIAL AIRPORT /PAOT/            0900 UTC
     KOTZEBUE...AK

     HOMER AIRPORT /PAHO/                    0900 UTC
     HOMER... AK

     FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /PAFA/  0900 UTC
     FAIRBANKS... AK

     LIHUE AIRPORT /PHLI/                    1000 UTC
     LIHUE... HI

IN ADDITION... THE NWS AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED
ASOS AT

     ILIAMNA AIRPORT /PAIL/                  1800 UTC
     ILIAMNA... AK

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 455
/247 NWS SITES AND 208 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 /301/ 713-0070.

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