20000322: ASOS Commiss-Cartersville, GA

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• Subject: 20000322: ASOS Commiss-Cartersville, GA
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:50:47 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST WED MAR 22 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 MARCH 22 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:

     CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT    (KVPC)
     CARTERSVILLE... GA

THE COMMISSIONING WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 760 (313
NWS SITES AND 447 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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