20050413: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050413: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:47:40 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 131732
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2005

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 NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
  ADMINISTRATION /FAA/: EFFECTIVE APRIL 13 2005


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

THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS TIN 05-03
TRANSMITTED JANUARY 19 2005.

THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH WILL BE
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIED ASOS LOCATIONS.  ADDITIONAL MESSAGES
WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.

LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A GROUP OF 40 FAA
SERVICE LEVEL A AND B ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING
SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK
COMMUNICATION PATHWAY. MOVING THESE ASOSES... SCHEDULED THROUGH
2006...ALSO SUPPORTS FAA INTEGRATED WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM
/ITWS/ ACQUISITION OF ASOS ONE-MINUTE OBSERVATIONS.

THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA
ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS
AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH. WHEN THE CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT
OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-
LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMISSION PATH. ON WEDNESDAY...APRIL 13 2005 THE FOLLOWING
ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:

    SID    LOCATION     STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KPHX   PHOENIX      AZ     4/13/05


WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND
WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO
HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.

THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: 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 ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR
PHOENIX...AZ:


    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KPHX      SAUS45 KPSR    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KPHX      SPUS45 KPSR    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPHX      SRUS65 KPSR    SRUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPHX      SRUS75 KPSR    SRUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPHX      CXUS45 KPSR    CDUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPHX      CSUS45 KPSR    CSUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE


USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD 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 MARYLAND 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 MARYLAND 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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