980807: ASOS Commiss-

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• Subject: 980807: ASOS Commiss-
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:06:07 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT WED AUG 7 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 AUGUST 6... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED
AUTOMATED 
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT:

     MERCED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KMCE)
     MERCED... CA

THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 619 (292
NWS SITES AND 327 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS
THAT THE ASOS NOW PRODUCES 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) 713-0341 X131.

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