981204: RAOB coding-Part 1 of 2-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 981204: RAOB coding-Part 1 of 2-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:50:55 -0700 (MST)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1401          DECEMBER 4  1998
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

EFFECTIVE    00 UTC  FEBRUARY 1  1999

SUBJECT      CORRECTIONS TO NWS RAOB CODING PRACTICES

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1  1999  U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
UPPER-AIR STATIONS WILL REPORT THE CLOUD DATA GROUP IN THE
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ UPPER-AIR CODED
MESSAGES.  THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CLOUD DATA GROUP IS
STATED IN THE WMO  NO. 306  MANUAL ON CODES  VOL I.1  FM35
TEMP  SECTION 8.  THE LIST OF STATIONS TO REPORT THE CLOUD
DATA IS LISTED BELOW

NWS UPPER-AIR STATIONS TO REPORT THE WMO CLOUD DATA GROUP

CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

WMO INDEX      STATION NAME
72659          ABERDEEN  SD
72518          ALBANY  NY
72365          ALBUQUERQUE  NM
72363          AMARILLO  TX
72764          BISMARCK  ND
72318          BLACKSBURG  VA
72681          BOISE  ID
72501          BROOKHAVEN  NY
72250          BROWNSVILLE  TX
72528          BUFFALO  NY
72712          CARIBOU  ME
74560          CENTRAL ILLINOIS  IL
72208          CHARLESTON  SC
72649          CHANHASSEN  MN
74494          CHATHAM  MA
72251          CORPUS CHRISTI  TX
74455          DAVENPORT  IA
72261          DEL RIO  TX
72469          DENVER  CO
72387          DESERT ROCK  NV
72451          DODGE CITY  KS
72582          ELKO  NV

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