20000320: Northway, AK ASOS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000320: Northway, AK ASOS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:05:07 -0700

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1623     MARCH 20... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
              NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON MARCH 20 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL COMMISSION
THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT

      NORTHWAY AIRPORT    /PAOR/
      NORTHWAY... AK

THE COMMISSIONING WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 759 /313
NWS SITES AND 446 FAA SITES/.

ALL ALASKA ASOSS HAVE NOW BEEN COMMISSIONED.

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.

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