19991026: ALDARS Demo

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• Subject: 19991026: ALDARS Demo
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 07:15:39 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
800 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 1999
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / 
             NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS 
             PRODUCT USERS
 
SUBJECT:     ALDARS OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK... AS PART OF A FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION... THE AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PRODUCED BY THE ASOSS AT:
 
     LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KLAA)
     LAMAR... CO
 
     MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT   (KMTJ)
     MONTROSE... CO
 
     LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT   (KLGU)
     LOGAN... UT
 
     HOBART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KHBR)
     HOBART... OK
 
WILL BEGIN TO INCLUDE AUTOMATED THUNDERSTORM INFORMATION.  THE
ASOSS WILL INCORPORATE INFORMATION FROM THE FAA'S AUTOMATIC
LIGHTNING DETECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM (ALDARS) INTO THE ASOS
METAR AND SPECI REPORTS IN THE STANDARD METAR CODE FORMAT. 
SPECIFIC DATES FOR THE ENABLING OF ALDARS AT ASOS SITES ARE
AVAILABLE AT (IN LOWER CASE) WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/AOMC/VERS260.HTM.  
 
NOTE THAT ALDARS ONLY DETECTS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
    
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS AND ALDARS
SHOULD CONTACT:
 
     FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION -
 
          FRED GIBBS     ARW-200   202-366-1107
 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -
 
          TIM ROSS       OSO14     301-713-1972 X114
 
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