950321-ASOS Commissioning-NOUS40

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• Subject: 950321-ASOS Commissioning-NOUS40
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 13:54:33 -0700 (MST)

FOS NOTICE NO 613 03-13-95
**************************NOTICE******************************

ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES DDS SUBSCRIBERS

                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS)
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MARCH 15  1995 WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT HANOVER  VIRGINIA (CALL
LETTERS OFP).  THIS IS THE FORTH FAA-SPONSORED ASOS TO BE
COMMISSIONED.

THE COMMISSIONING EVENT WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 18 UTC LOCAL AT
THIS SITE.  THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ASOSS COMMISSIONED TO
49.  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITES MEAN THAT ASOS REPLACES THE
CURRENT MANUAL OBSERVATIONS BEING TRANSMITTED WITH AN AUTOMATED
AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATION.

THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE  AS WELL AS THE
AOMC IN SILVER SPRING  MARYLAND  WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED.  NOTE: BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS  AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.  PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS
SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL
(301) 713-1781  FAX (301) 713-0003.
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