980924: ASOS-St. Petersburg, FL, Everett, WA-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980924: ASOS-St. Petersburg, FL, Everett, WA-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 08:40:55 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EDT THU SEP 24 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 SEPTEMBER 24... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE
FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
 
ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT   (KPIE) ST.
PETERSBURG... FL
 
PAINE FIELD   (KPAE)
EVERETT...WA
 
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  
 
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 651 (300
NWS SITES AND 351 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) 713-0341 X131.
 
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