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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
305 PM EST WED OCT 30 2002
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...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 30 2002
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 02-29...TRANSMITTED ON
OCTOBER 23 2002.
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 33 AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN
TRANSITION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED
WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ AWOS-ASOS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. THIS
TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF SELECT ASOSS TO THE FAA ADAS
NETWORK WHERE AUTOMATED LIGHTNING DETECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM
/ALDARS/ INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE ASOS ROUTINE AVIATION
WEATHER REPORT /METAR/ AND THE AVIATION SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER
REPORT /SPECI/...FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION TO THE NWS AWIPS
NETWORK. WHEN THE LATTER OCCURS...THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS
LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE
TRANSMISSION PATH OF FAA ADAS NETWORK.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE DATES WHEN THE NWS AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THESE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES WILL
BE DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT LOCATION. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION
PATH FOR THE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES ARE DISCONNECTED AT
SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ADAS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KSJT SAN ANGELO TX 10/17/02 10/30/02
KILM WILMINGTON NC 10/18/02 10/30/02
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION FOR TRANSMITTING
THESE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES ENDS AT EACH LOCATION... ALL
ASOS DATA TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM THAT ASOS LOCATION WILL
APPEAR UNDER THE "NEW" WMO HEADING/COLLECTIVE AND WILL NO LONGER
BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE "OLD" WMO HEADINGS/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
HEADING/COLLECTIVE CHANGES WILL OCCUR FOR THIS LOCATION:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KILM SAUS42 KILM SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSJT SAUS44 KSJT SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KILM SPUS42 KILM SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSJT SPUS44 KSJT SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KILM SRUS62 KILM SRUS27 KZDC WASHINGTON DC
KSJT SRUS64 KSJT SRUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KILM SRUS72 KILM SRUS27 KZDC WASHINGTON DC
KSJT SRUS74 KSJT SRUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KILM CXUS42 KILM CDUS27 KZDC WASHINGTON DC
KSJT CXUS44 KSJT CDUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KILM CSUS42 KILM CSUS27 KZDC WASHINGTON DC
KSJT CSUS44 KSJT CSUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES.
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 ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AT NWS HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING
MARYLAND:
DAVE MANNARANO OR ANTHONY ROBINSON
PHONE: 301-713-2093 X 103 PHONE: 301-713-1373 X 110
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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