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Thanks, Boris! I was just about to post this follow-up, based on some further kind assistance I received on Friday from the FAA. (Rounded, the FAA numbers indeed match yours. ✔️) == Well, those weren't really "details" I provided, so the gold star should go to Gary Travis at the FAA, who replied to my follow-up query by pointing me to this *handy *(public!) US National Airspace System resource called "eNASR" <https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/enasr_browser/> : https://enasr.faa.gov (-> https://enasr.faa.gov/eNASR/nasr/) -> Cycle: Current -> Resource: ASOS/AWOS -> ASOS/AWOS ID: TQS (or VGN; note 3-char FAA LID needed here, vs. 4-char ICAO) -> [Find] -> TQS (or VGN; link) *et voilà:* Latitude (DMS) Longitude (DMS) Elevation (apparently feet) TQS 34-38-09.66 N 120-36-57.88 W 110.4 (~ 33.6 m) VGN 34-50-58.11 N 120-35-58.56 W 305.8 (~ 93.2 m) Bruce -- Bruce Hebbard IT Specialist - Software Developer NOAA / NWS / NCEP / NCO / SDB Phone: +1 301.683.3881 On Sat, Mar 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM Gilbert Sebenste <gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey Boris, > > This is in degrees, minutes, seconds, right? > > Gilbert > > On Mar 2, 2024, at 8:57 AM, Boris A. Konon <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Here is the location information I got from a Dailly NFDD last year. > > KTQS 34:38N 120:37W 34m > KVGN 34:51N 120:36W 93m > > Boris > > On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 3:59 PM Bruce Hebbard - NOAA Federal via > data-curation <data-curation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> And I'll be happy to share said gold star with my NWS colleague Ken >> Boutin, ASOS Program Manager, who kindly checked with the FAA, and >> determined... >> >> KTQS -- “Southern Weather System site on Vandenberg Space Force Base >> (KVBG)” >> KVGN -- “Northern Weather System site on Vandenberg Space Force Base >> (KVBG)” >> >> (Sorry, don't have more specific latitude/longitude/elevation at this >> time. FWIW, these are coming in under WMO header SAUS14 KAWN [AFWA, now >> 557th Weather Wing].) >> >> Cheers, >> Bruce >> -- >> Bruce Hebbard >> IT Specialist - Software Developer >> NOAA / NWS / NCEP / NCO / SDB >> Phone: +1 202.904.5395 >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 9:31 AM Herzmann, Daryl E [AGRON] < >> akrherz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Howdy all, >>> >>> I'd be happy to give a gold star to any kind soul that knows the >>> location details of these two new METAR sites! >>> >>> https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/KVGN.TXT >>> >>> https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/KTQS.TXT >>> >>> daryl >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NOTE: All exchanges posted to Unidata maintained email lists are >>> recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and made publicly >>> available through the web. Users who post to any of the lists we >>> maintain are reminded to remove any personal information that they >>> do not want to be made public. >>> >>> data-curation mailing list >>> data-curation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> For list information, to unsubscribe, or change your membership options, >>> visit: https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> NOTE: All exchanges posted to Unidata maintained email lists are >> recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and made publicly >> available through the web. Users who post to any of the lists we >> maintain are reminded to remove any personal information that they >> do not want to be made public. >> >> data-curation mailing list >> data-curation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For list information, to unsubscribe, or change your membership options, >> visit: https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >> > _______________________________________________ > NOTE: All exchanges posted to Unidata maintained email lists are > recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and made publicly > available through the web. Users who post to any of the lists we > maintain are reminded to remove any personal information that they > do not want to be made public. > > data-curation mailing list > data-curation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For list information, to unsubscribe, or change your membership options, > visit: https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ > >
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