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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EDT THU AUG 16 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: UPDATE: ASOS COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
...THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THIS TRANSITION. THE
LAST MESSAGE ON THIS TOPIC WAS TIN 01-21...TRANSMITTED ON 7/26/01...
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 29 AUTOMATED SURFACE
OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /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 FOR THESE ASOS OBS WILL BE DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT
7 LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES WILL BE
ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THE ASOS OBSERVATIONS IS
DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ALDARS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KCSG COLUMBUS GA 7/31/01 8/16/01
KRAP RAPID CITY SD 8/09/01 8/16/01
KHLN HELENA MT 8/09/01 8/16/01
KILG WILMINGTON DE 7/25/01 8/21/01
KGRI GRAND ISLAND NE 8/23/01 8/30/01
KMLI MOLINE IL 8/23/01 8/30/01
KRST ROCHESTER MN 8/23/01 8/30/01
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS CONNECTIVITY FOR TRANSMITTING THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS ENDS AT EACH LOCATION... ALL ASOS DATA TRANSMITTED LONG
LINE FROM THAT OBSERVING LOCATION WILL APPEAR UNDER THE "NEW" WMO
HEADER/COLLECTIVE 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 7 LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCSG SAUS42 KTAE SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KGRI SAUS43 KGID SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KHLN SAUS45 KTFX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KILG SAUS41 KPHI SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMLI SAUS43 KDVN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KRAP SAUS43 KUNR SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KRST SAUS43 KMPX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCSG SPUS42 KTAE SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KGRI SPUS43 KGID SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KHLN SPUS45 KTFX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KILG SPUS41 KPHI SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMLI SPUS43 KDVN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KRAP SPUS43 KUNR SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KRST SPUS43 KMPX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KCSG SRUS62 KTAE SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KGRI SRUS63 KGID SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
KHLN SRUS65 KTFX SRUS27 KZLC NKARR7ZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KILG SRUS61 KPHI SRUS27 KZNY NKARR7ZNY NEW YORK
KMLI SRUS63 KDVN SRUS27 KZAU NKARR7ZAU CHICAGO
KRAP SRUS63 KUNR SRUS27 KZDV NKARR7ZDV DENVER
KRST SRUS63 KMPX SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KCSG SRUS72 KTAE SRUS27 KZTL NKARR7ZTL ATLANTA
KGRI SRUS73 KGID SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
KHLN SRUS75 KTFX SRUS27 KZLC NKARR7ZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KILG SRUS71 KPHI SRUS27 KZNY NKARR7ZNY NEW YORK
KMLI SRUS73 KDVN SRUS27 KZAU NKARR7ZAU CHICAGO
KRAP SRUS73 KUNR SRUS27 KZDV NKARR7ZDV DENVER
KRST SRUS73 KMPX SRUS27 KZMP NKARR7ZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KCSG CXUS42 KTAE CDUS27 KZTL NKADSMZTL ATLANTA
KGRI CXUS43 KGID CDUS27 KZMP NKADSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
KHLN CXUS45 KTFX CDUS27 KZLC NKADSMZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KILG CXUS41 KPHI CDUS27 KZNY NKADSMZNY NEW YORK
KMLI CXUS43 KDVN CDUS27 KZAU NKADSMZAU CHICAGO
KRAP CXUS43 KUNR CDUS27 KZDV NKADSMZDV DENVER
KRST CXUS43 KMPX CDUS27 KZMP NKADSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW NWS PIL
KCSG CSUS42 KTAE CSUS27 KZTL NKAMSMZTL ATLANTA
KGRI CSUS43 KGID CSUS27 KZMP NKAMSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
KHLN CSUS45 KTFX CSUS27 KZLC NKAMSMZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KILG CSUS41 KPHI CSUS27 KZNY NKAMSMZNY NEW YORK
KMLI CSUS43 KDVN CSUS27 KZAU NKAMSMZAU CHICAGO
KRAP CSUS43 KUNR CSUS27 KZDV NKAMSMZDV DENVER
KRST CSUS43 KMPX CSUS27 KZMP NKAMSMZMP MINNEAPOLIS
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...OR VIA E-MAIL:
DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx OR ANTHONY ROBINSON AT 301-713-1373 X
110...OR VIA E-MAIL: 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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