20011031: ASOS tx to FAA-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1245 PM EST WED OCT 31 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...
          EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 2001

...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 01-25...TRANSMITTED ON
9/26/01...

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 3 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

KEVV    EVANSVILLE   IN       10/31/01       11/07/01
KFSM    FORT SMITH   AR       10/31/01       11/07/01
KMEI    MERIDIAN     MS       10/31/01       11/07/01

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 3
LOCATIONS:

                      METAR MESSAGES

   ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO COLLECTIVE     WMO COLLECTIVE
   SID           OLD             OLD                NEW

   KEVV      SAUS43 KIND      SAUS80 KWBC      SAUS70 KWBC
   KFSM      SAUS44 KTSA      SAUS80 KWBC      SAUS70 KWBC
   KMEI      SAUS44 KJAN      SAUS80 KWBC      SAUS70 KWBC


                     SPECI MESSAGES

   ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO COLLECTIVE     WMO COLLECTIVE
   SID           OLD             OLD                NEW

   KEVV      SPUS43 KIND    SPUS80 KWBC        SPUS70 KWBC
   KFSM      SPUS44 KTSA    SPUS80 KWBC        SPUS70 KWBC
   KMEI      SPUS44 KJAN    SPUS80 KWBC        SPUS70 KWBC


             ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGES

     ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO HEADER     FAA HUB
     SID           OLD            NEW

     KEVV      SRUS63 KIND    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
     KFSM      SRUS64 KTSA    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS
     KMEI      SRUS64 KJAN    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


              ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGES

     ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO HEADER     FAA HUB
     SID           OLD            NEW

     KEVV      SRUS73 KIND    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
     KFSM      SRUS74 KTSA    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS
     KMEI      SRUS74 KJAN    SRUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


                 ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES

     ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO HEADER     FAA HUB
     SID           OLD            NEW

     KEVV      CXUS43 KIND    CDUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
     KFSM      CXUS44 KTSA    CDUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS
     KMEI      CXUS44 KJAN    CDUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


                 ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES

     ASOS      WMO HEADER     WMO HEADER     FAA HUB
     SID           OLD            NEW

     KEVV      CSUS43 KIND    CSUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS
     KFSM      CSUS44 KTSA    CSUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS
     KMEI      CSUS44 KJAN    CSUS27 KZME    MEMPHIS


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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