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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT WED APR 28 1999
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ON APRIL 28... 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA- SPONSORED ASOSS
AT:
GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KGMU)
GREENVILLE... SC
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KXNA) BENTONVILLE... AR
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 708 (305 NWS SITES
AND 403 FAA SITES).
COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS NOW PRODUCE
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK 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 (301)
713-0341 X131.
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