980529: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980529: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 13:54:26 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 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 JUNE 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
(ASOS) AT:
 
     ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT  (PANC)
     ANCHORAGE... AK
 
     POST ROGERS MEMORIAL AIRPORT    (PABR)
     BARROW... AK
 
     KING SALMON AIRPORT    (PAKN)
     KING SALMON... AK
 
THESE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 0000 (MIDNIGHT)
ALASKA STANDARD TIME.  
 
IN ADDITION... THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT
 
     ALTURAS    (KO00)
     ALTURAS... CA
 
WILL BE COMMISSIONED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  
 
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 567 (278
NWS SITES AND 289 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS 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.
 
END