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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1245 PM EST WED OCT 31 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 OCTOBER 31 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 01-25...TRANSMITTED ON
9/26/01...
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 3 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
KEVV EVANSVILLE IN 10/31/01 11/07/01
KFSM FORT SMITH AR 10/31/01 11/07/01
KMEI MERIDIAN MS 10/31/01 11/07/01
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 3
LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KEVV SAUS43 KIND SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KFSM SAUS44 KTSA SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMEI SAUS44 KJAN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KEVV SPUS43 KIND SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KFSM SPUS44 KTSA SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMEI SPUS44 KJAN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KEVV SRUS63 KIND SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KFSM SRUS64 KTSA SRUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
KMEI SRUS64 KJAN SRUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KEVV SRUS73 KIND SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KFSM SRUS74 KTSA SRUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
KMEI SRUS74 KJAN SRUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KEVV CXUS43 KIND CDUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KFSM CXUS44 KTSA CDUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
KMEI CXUS44 KJAN CDUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KEVV CSUS43 KIND CSUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
KFSM CSUS44 KTSA CSUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
KMEI CSUS44 KJAN CSUS27 KZME MEMPHIS
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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