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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
110 PM EDT THU MAY 21 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 21... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-
SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT (KASE)
ASPEN... CO
CHINO AIRPORT (KCNO)
CHINO... CA
OPA LOCKA AIRPORT (KOPF)
MIAMI... FL
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRSW)
FT. MEYERS... FL
SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSMF)
SACRAMENTO... CA
AND THE NWS WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
LITTON AGRI-SCIENCE CENTER (KCDJ)
CHILLICOTHE... MO
FAITH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KD07)
FAITH... SD
GARRISON (KN60)
GARRISON... ND
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 554 (272 NWS
SITES AND 282 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
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.
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