960831: ASOS commissionings-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 960831: ASOS commissionings-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 18:27:16 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 301951
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
350 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 1996
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON SEPTEMBER 1 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:
 
ANNETTE ISLAND AIRPORT /PANT/
ANNETTE... ALASKA
 
TRI-STATE AIRPORT /KHTS/
HUNTINGTON... WEST VIRGINIA
 
LONG BEACH AIRPORT /KLGB/
LONG BEACH... CALIFORNIA
 
MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /KMSO/
MISSOULA... MONTANA
 
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY AIRPORT /KWAL/
WALLOPS ISLAND... VIRGINIA
 
   THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
/12 OCLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES..  
 
      THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO
307 /210 NWS SITES AND 97 FAA SITES/.  COMMISSIONING OF THESE
SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED...
AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
 
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS
WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER /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/
713-1792... FAX /301/ 713-0959.
 
 
     FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL /301/ 713-0070.
 
END