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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006
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 FEBRUARY 17 2006
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS
TIN 05-79 TRANSMITTED DECEMBER 15 2005.
THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC 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 37 ASOS
LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.
THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2007...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF
THESE ASOS 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 FEBRUARY 17 2006 THE
FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION
PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED
KCNK CONCORDIA KS 02/17/06
KOFK NORFOLK NE 02/17/06
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
CONCORDIA...KANSAS AND NORFOLK...NEBRASKA:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCNK SAUS43 KTOP SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KOFK SAUS43 KOAX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KCNK SPUS43 KTOP SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KOFK SPUS43 KOAX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCNK SRUS63 KTOP SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KOFK SRUS63 KOAX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCNK SRUS73 KTOP SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KOFK SRUS73 KOAX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCNK CXUS43 KTOP CDUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KOFK CXUS43 KOAX CDUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KCNK CSUS43 KTOP CSUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KOFK CSUS43 KOAX CSUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
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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