20030521: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20030521: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 14:56:24 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 211900
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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 03-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST WED MAY 21 2003

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
         NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION...CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AND
         FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      RAINER DOMBROWSKY
         CHIEF...OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT   AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PRECIPITATION
         ACCUMULATION SENSOR REPLACEMENT

NOTE...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THE ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL SOON BEGIN REPORTING
DATA FROM A NEW PRECIPITATION GAUGE ...THE ALL WEATHER
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION GAUGE /AWPAG/.

THE PRESENT GAUGE...A HEATED TIPPING BUCKET /HTB/ GAUGE...IS
PRONE TO UNDER REPORTING FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION.  THE
AWPAG IS A HEATED WEIGHING GAUGE AND IS MORE ACCURATE IN
MEASURING AND REPORTING FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION.

THE AWPAG HAS BEEN IN FIELD TESTS THROUGHOUT THE PAST WINTER.
WHILE STILL IN AN OPERATIONAL TEST...IN LATE MAY AND JUNE OF
2003...THE AWPAG WILL BECOME THE OPERATIONAL GAUGE AT THE
FOLLOWING 16 OPERATIONAL ACCEPTANCE TEST LOCATIONS.

    MOB  MOBILE       AL          FCA  KALISPELL      MT
    MCN  MACON        GA          AVP  WILKES BARRE   PA
    BOI  BOISE        ID          ERI  ERIE           PA
    SPI  SPRINGFIELD  IL          ABE  ALLENTOWN      PA
    BOS  BOSTON       MA          ABR  ABERDEEN       SD
    PWM  PORTLAND     ME          TRI  BRISTOL        TN
    LAN  LANSING      MI          AMA  AMARILLO       TX
    MKG  MUSKEGON     MI          GRB  GREEN BAY      WI


MORE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
SURFACE OBSERVATION PROGRAM WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS
EXCEPT S IN SURFACE/

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OPS2/SURFACE/INDEX.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AT NWS HEADQUARTERS...

    TIM ROSS
    SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER
    SILVER SPRING MD
    PHONE     301-713-1792 X 114
    E-MAIL    TIM.ROSS@xxxxxxxx

              OR

    DAVID MANNARANO
    SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
    SILVER SPRING MD
    PHONE     301-713-2093 X 103
    E-MAIL    DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx

              OR

    RICHARD AHLBERG
    ASOS  PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
    SILVER SPRING MD
    PHONE     301-713-1975   X 160
    E-MAIL    RICHARD.AHLBERG@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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