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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 29 AUTOMATED SURFACE
OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES /NWS/ ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE
PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ NETWORK TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ AWOS-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/
NETWORK. THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE ASOSES TO THE
FAA ADAS NETWORK WHERE AUTOMATED LIGHTNING DETECTION AND REPORTING
SYSTEM /ALDARS/ INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE ASOS AVIATION ROUTINE
WEATHER REPORT /METAR/ AND THE SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER /SPECI/
REPORT... FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK. WHEN
THE LATTER OCCURS... THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE DATES WHEN THE AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH WILL BE DISCONNECTED AT THE FIRST 12 LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN AWIPS IS DISCONNECTED AT
SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ALDARS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KSUX SIOUX CITY IA 6/22/01 7/27/01
KRBL RED BLUFF CA 7/12/01 7/27/01
KBFL BAKERSFIELD CA 7/12/01 7/27/01
KEUG EUGENE OR 7/24/01 7/31/01
KOLM OLYMPIA WA 7/24/01 7/31/01
KAVL ASHEVILLE NC 7/24/01 7/31/01
KILG WILMINGTON DE 7/25/01 8/01/01
KSPI SPRINGFIELD IL 7/25/01 8/01/01
KACT WACO TX 7/25/01 8/01/01
KAGS AUGUSTA GA 7/26/01 8/02/01
KSHR SHERIDAN WY 7/26/01 8/02/01
KCPR CASPER WY 7/26/01 8/02/01
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS CONNECTIVITY ENDS AT EACH LOCATION... ALL DATA
TRANSMITTED LONG LINE FROM THAT LOCATION WILL APPEAR UNDER THE "NEW"
WMO HEADER/COLLECTIVES AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE
"OLD" WMO HEADERS/COLLECTIVES. THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE ASOS
ROUTINE AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL REPORT /METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED
SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT /SPECI/...STANDARD HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA AND HOURLY ACCUMULATION
MESSAGES...THE DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE /DSM/...AND THE MONTHLY SUMMARY
MESSAGE /MSM/. THE FOLLOWING WMO BULLETIN HEADER/COLLECTIVE CHANGES
WILL OCCUR FOR THESE 12 LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KACT SAUS44 KFWD SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KAGS SAUS42 KCAE SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KAVL SAUS42 KGSP SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KBFL SAUS46 KHNX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KCPR SAUS45 KRIW SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KEUG SAUS46 KMFR SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KILG SAUS41 KPHI SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KOLM SAUS46 KSEW SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KRBL SAUS46 KMTR SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSHR SAUS45 KRIW SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSPI SAUS43 KILX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSUX SAUS43 KDMX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KACT SPUS44 KFWD SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KAGS SPUS42 KCAE SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KAVL SPUS42 KGSP SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KBFL SPUS46 KHNX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KCPR SPUS45 KRIW SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KEUG SPUS46 KMFR SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KILG SPUS41 KPHI SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KOLM SPUS46 KSEW SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KRBL SPUS46 KMTR SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSHR SPUS45 KRIW SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSPI SPUS43 KILX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSUX SPUS43 KDMX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KACT SRUS64 KFWD SRUS27 KZFW NKARR7ZFW FT WORTH
KAGS SRUS62 KCAE SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KAVL SRUS62 KGSP SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KBFL SRUS66 KHNX SRUS27 KZLA NKARR7ZLA LOS ANGELES
KCPR SRUS65 KRIW SRUS27 KZDV NKARR7ZDV DENVER
KEUG SRUS66 KMFR SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
KILG SRUS61 KPHI SRUS27 KZNY NKARR7ZNY NEW YORK
KOLM SRUS66 KSEW SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
KRBL SRUS66 KMTR SRUS27 KZOA NKARR7ZOA OAKLAND
KSHR SRUS65 KRIW SRUS27 KZLC NKARR7ZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KSPI SRUS63 KILX SRUS27 KZKC NKARR7ZKC KANSAS CITY
KSUX SRUS63 KDMX SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KACT SRUS74 KFWD SRUS27 KZFW NKARR7ZFW FT WORTH
KAGS SRUS72 KCAE SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KAVL SRUS72 KGSP SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KBFL SRUS76 KHNX SRUS27 KZLA NKARR7ZLA LOS ANGELES
KCPR SRUS75 KRIW SRUS27 KZDV NKARR7ZDV DENVER
KEUG SRUS76 KMFR SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
KILG SRUS71 KPHI SRUS27 KZNY NKARR7ZNY NEW YORK
KOLM SRUS76 KSEW SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
KRBL SRUS76 KMTR SRUS27 KZOA NKARR7ZOA OAKLAND
KSHR SRUS75 KRIW SRUS27 KZLC NKARR7ZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KSPI SRUS73 KILX SRUS27 KZKC NKARR7ZKC KANSAS CITY
KSUX SRUS73 KDMX SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KACT CXUS44 KFWD CDUS27 KZFW NKADSMZFW FT WORTH
KAGS CXUS42 KCAE CDUS27 KZTL NKADSMZTL ATLANTA
KAVL * CXUS42 KGSP CDUS27 KZTL NKADSMZTL ATLANTA
KBFL CXUS46 KHNX CDUS27 KZLA NKADSMZLA LOS ANGELES
KCPR CXUS45 KRIW CDUS27 KZDV NKADSMZDV DENVER
KEUG CXUS46 KMFR CDUS27 KZSE NKADSMZSE SEATTLE
KILG CXUS41 KPHI CDUS27 KZNY NKADSMZNY NEW YORK
KOLM CXUS46 KSEW CDUS27 KZSE NKADSMZSE SEATTLE
KRBL * CXUS46 KMTR CDUS27 KZOA NKADSMZOA OAKLAND
KSHR CXUS45 KRIW CDUS27 KZLC NKADSMZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KSPI CXUS43 KILX CDUS27 KZKC NKADSMZKC KANSAS CITY
KSUX CXUS43 KDMX CDUS27 KZMP NKADSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KACT CSUS44 KFWD CSUS27 KZFW NKAMSMZFW FT WORTH
KAGS * CSUS42 KCAE CSUS27 KZTL NKAMSMZTL ATLANTA
KAVL * CSUS42 KGSP CSUS27 KZTL NKAMSMZTL ATLANTA
KBFL CSUS46 KHNX CSUS27 KZLA NKAMSMZLA LOS ANGELES
KCPR CSUS45 KRIW CSUS27 KZDV NKAMSMZDV DENVER
KEUG CSUS46 KMFR CSUS27 KZSE NKAMSMZSE SEATTLE
KILG CSUS41 KPHI CSUS27 KZNY NKAMSMZNY NEW YORK
KOLM CSUS46 KSEW CSUS27 KZSE NKAMSMZSE SEATTLE
KRBL * CSUS46 KMTR CSUS27 KZOA NKAMSMZOA OAKLAND
KSHR CSUS45 KRIW CSUS27 KZLC NKAMSMZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KSPI CSUS43 KILX CSUS27 KZKC NKAMSMZKC KANSAS CITY
KSUX CSUS43 KDMX CSUS27 KZMP NKAMSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
NOTE: THE ASTERISK INDICATES THAT THE OLD WMO HEADER DID NOT EXIST.
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEMS
NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADERS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO NWS
CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO INCREASED
COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO AT: 301-713-2093 X 103... DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx OR
ANTHONY ROBINSON AT: 301-713-1373 X 110...ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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