981019: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 981019: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 08:05:58 -0600 (MDT)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1355          OCTOBER 15  1998

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS
             NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON OCTOBER 15... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT

     COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT   /KCUB/
     COLUMBIA... SC

     FELTS FIELD   /KSFF/
     SPOKANE... WA

     SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY AIRPORT   /KGEY/
     GREYBULL... WY

     PORTAGE VISITOR CENTER   /PATO/
     PORTAGE GLACIER... AK

AND THE NWS WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT

     BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY    /KMQE/
     MILTON... MA

THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 661 /301
NWS SITES AND 360 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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