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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-39
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1230 AM EDT WED JULY 14 2004
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 AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/
EFFECTIVE JULY 14 2004
NOTE: 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 TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ WAS TIN 4-27
TRANSMITTED ON JUNE 16 2004.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT THE
NEXT AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 40 FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ SERVICE LEVEL A AND B ASOS
LOCATIONS...AND FROM 37 FAA SERVICE LEVEL A...B...BUT MOSTLY C
AND D ASOS LOCATIONS...IS CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION FROM THE NWS
AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY TO THE FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER
OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/ ASOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY. TRANSITION OF THESE
ASOSS...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2005...IS BEING DONE TO SUPPORT
TRANSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATHWAY RESPONSIBILITY
FROM NWS TO FAA. IN ADDITION...THE TRANSITION OF THE 40 FAA
SERVICE LEVEL A AND B LOCATIONS IS BEING DONE TO SUPPORT FAA
INTEGRATED WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM /ITWS/ ACQUISITION OF ASOS
ONE MINUTE OBSERVATIONS.
THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE ASOSS FROM THE NWS
AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH
FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION TO THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH.
WHEN THE LATTER OCCURS...DATA FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 14 2004... THE FOLLOWING TWO ASOS
LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS
AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE ENDS
KCMH COLUMBUS OH 7/14/04
KILN WILMINGTON OH 7/14/04
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT EACH
LOCATION... ALL DATA FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED
LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER THE NEW WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND WILL
NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FORMER WMO HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT ASOS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS
/METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS
/SPECI/...STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/
PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...
DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.
THE FOLLOWING WMO BULLETIN HEADING/COLLECTIVE CHANGES WILL OCCUR
FOR THESE LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCMH SAUS41 KILN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KILN SAUS41 KILN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCMH SPUS41 KILN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KILN SPUS41 KILN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCMH SRUS61 KILN SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KILN SRUS61 KILN SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCMH SRUS71 KILN SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KILN SRUS71 KILN SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCMH CXUS41 KILN CDUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KILN CXUS41 KILN CDUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCMH CSUS41 KILN CSUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KILN CSUS41 KILN CSUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS 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 THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
W/OPS22
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx
OR
ANTHONY ROBINSON
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
W/OS12
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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