971231: 4 ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 971231: 4 ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 12:51:17 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EST WED DEC 31 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 JANUARY 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
(ASOS) AT:
 
     ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMFR)
     MEDFORD... OR
 
     HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHTO)
     HILO... HI
 
     TALKEETNA AIRPORT (PATK)
     TALKEETNA... AK
 
     NENANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PANN)
     NENANA... AK
 
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 0000 (MIDNIGHT)
LOCAL TIME.  THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS
TO 471 (252 NWS SITES AND 219 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.
 
END