ASOS Commissioning

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• Subject: ASOS Commissioning
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:53:06 -0700 (MST)

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> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
> 1240 PM EST WED JAN 19 2000
>  
> 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 JANUARY 19 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
> FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS 
> AT:
>  
>      SKYHAVEN AIRPORT    (KDAW)
>      ROCHESTER... NH
>  
> THE COMMISSIONING WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  
>  
> THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 754 (313
> NWS SITES AND 441 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... 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.
>  
> END
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