19970401: ASOS commiss-Alaska

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• Subject: 19970401: ASOS commiss-Alaska
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 06:47:09 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
0830 AM EST TUE APR 1 1997
 
ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/        
               FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
               SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
FROM:          DONALD R. WERNLY... CHIEF... CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
 
SUBJECT:       ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
     ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 1... 1997 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
 
     KLAWOCK AIRPORT (PAKW)
     KLAWOCK... ALASKA
 
     SEWARD AIRPORT (PAWD)
     SEWARD... ALASKA
 
     THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. 
THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 374
(230 NWS SITES AND 144 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 (800-242-8194)
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 JOE FACUNDO AT (301) 713-0070.
 
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