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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
800 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 1999
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS /
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS
PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ALDARS OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
..... NOTICE .....
OVER THE NEXT WEEK... AS PART OF A FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION... THE AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PRODUCED BY THE ASOSS AT:
LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLAA)
LAMAR... CO
MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMTJ)
MONTROSE... CO
LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT (KLGU)
LOGAN... UT
HOBART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHBR)
HOBART... OK
WILL BEGIN TO INCLUDE AUTOMATED THUNDERSTORM INFORMATION. THE
ASOSS WILL INCORPORATE INFORMATION FROM THE FAA'S AUTOMATIC
LIGHTNING DETECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM (ALDARS) INTO THE ASOS
METAR AND SPECI REPORTS IN THE STANDARD METAR CODE FORMAT.
SPECIFIC DATES FOR THE ENABLING OF ALDARS AT ASOS SITES ARE
AVAILABLE AT (IN LOWER CASE) WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/AOMC/VERS260.HTM.
NOTE THAT ALDARS ONLY DETECTS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS AND ALDARS
SHOULD CONTACT:
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION -
FRED GIBBS ARW-200 202-366-1107
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -
TIM ROSS OSO14 301-713-1972 X114
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