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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU AUG 20 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 20... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-
SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT:
OAKLAND-PONTIAC AIRPORT (KPTK)
PONTIAC... MI
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 630 (295 NWS
SITES AND 335 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE
ASOS NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK 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... 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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