980305: ASOS-Terre Haute, IN-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980305: ASOS-Terre Haute, IN-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 07:34:12 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST THU MAR 5 1998
 
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 MARCH 5... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE
FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT:
 
     HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHUL)
     TERRE HAUTE... IN
 
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 507 (261 NWS
SITES AND 246 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT
THE ASOS WILL NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL AS
THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND WILL
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