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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
SUBJECT: UPDATE: ASOS COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2001
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
...THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THIS TRANSITION.
THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS TOPIC WAS TIN 01-22...TRANSMITTED ON
8/16/01...
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 29 AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN
TRANSITION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED
WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ NETWORK TO THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ AWOS-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION
SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK. THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF
THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS NETWORK WHERE AUTOMATED LIGHTNING
DETECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM /ALDARS/ INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
IN THE ASOS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT /METAR/ AND THE
SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER /SPECI/ REPORT...FOLLOWED BY
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK. WHEN THE LATTER
OCCURS...THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED
LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE DATES WHEN THE AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THESE ASOS OBS WILL BE DISCONNECTED AT THE
NEXT 5 LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES
WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS IS DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ALDARS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KBPT BEAUMONT TX 9/30/01 10/08/01
KERI ERIE PA 9/30/01 10/08/01
KMLI MOLINE IL 9/30/01 10/08/01
KPWM PORTLAND ME 9/30/01 10/08/01
KSLE SALEM OR 9/30/01 10/08/01
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS CONNECTIVITY FOR TRANSMITTING THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS ENDS AT EACH LOCATION...ALL ASOS DATA TRANSMITTED
LONG LINE FROM THAT OBSERVING LOCATION WILL APPEAR UNDER THE
"NEW" WMO HEADER/COLLECTIVE AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER
THE "OLD" WMO HEADERS/COLLECTIVES. THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE
ASOS ROUTINE AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL REPORT /METAR/...AVIATION
SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT /SPECI/...STANDARD
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA
AND HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...THE DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
/DSM/...AND THE MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE /MSM/. THE FOLLOWING WMO
BULLETIN HEADER/COLLECTIVE CHANGES WILL OCCUR FOR THESE 5
LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KBPT SAUS44 KLCH SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KERI SAUS41 KCTP SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMLI SAUS43 KDVN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KPWM SAUS41 KGYX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSLE SAUS46 KPQR SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KBPT SPUS44 KLCH SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KERI SPUS41 KCTP SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMLI SPUS43 KDVN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KPWM SPUS41 KGYX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSLE SPUS46 KPQR SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW PIL
KBPT SRUS64 KLCH SRUS27 KZHU NKARR7ZHU HOUSTON
KERI SRUS61 KCTP SRUS27 KZOB NKARR7ZOB CLEVELAND
KMLI SRUS63 KDVN SRUS27 KZAU NKARR7ZAU CHICAGO
KPWM SRUS61 KGYX SRUS27 KZBW NKARR7ZBW BOSTON
KSLE SRUS66 KPQR SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW PIL
KBPT SRUS74 KLCH SRUS27 KZHU NKARR7ZHU HOUSTON
KERI SRUS71 KCTP SRUS27 KZOB NKARR7ZOB CLEVELAND
KMLI SRUS73 KDVN SRUS27 KZAU NKARR7ZAU CHICAGO
KPWM SRUS71 KGYX SRUS27 KZBW NKARR7ZBW BOSTON
KSLE SRUS76 KPQR SRUS27 KZSE NKARR7ZSE SEATTLE
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW PIL
KBPT CXUS44 KLCH CDUS27 KZHU NKADSMZHU HOUSTON
KERI CXUS41 KCTP CDUS27 KZOB NKADSMZOB CLEVELAND
KMLI CXUS43 KDVN CDUS27 KZAU NKADSMZAU CHICAGO
KPWM CXUS41 KGYX CDUS27 KZBW NKADSMZBW BOSTON
KSLE CXUS46 KPQR CDUS27 KZSE NKADSMZSE SEATTLE
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER EXISTING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW PIL
KBPT CSUS44 KLCH CSUS27 KZHU NKAMSMZHU HOUSTON
KERI CSUS41 KCTP CSUS27 KZOB NKAMSMZOB CLEVELAND
KMLI CSUS43 KDVN CSUS27 KZAU NKAMSMZAU CHICAGO
KPWM CSUS41 KGYX CSUS27 KZBW NKAMSMZBW BOSTON
KSLE CSUS46 KPQR CSUS27 KZSE NKAMSMZSE SEATTLE
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADERS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO
NWS CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO AT 301-713-2093 X 103...OR VIA E-MAIL:
DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx OR ANTHONY ROBINSON AT 301-713-1373 X
110...OR VIA E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx.
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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