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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1200 NOON EDT WED MAY 13 1998
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS /
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS
PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ON MAY 13... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
LEBANON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLEB)
LEBANON... NH
HALIFAX COUNTY AIRPORT (KRZZ)
ROANOKE RAPIDS... NC
DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDXR)
DANBURY... CT
STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSSF)
SAN ANTONIO... TX
BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT (KLBX)
ANGLETON.... TX
MODESTO CITY-COUNTY-SHAM FIELD (KMOD)
MODESTO... CA
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 543 (269 NWS
SITES AND 274 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS WILL NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
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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