20040316: ASOS update-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040316: ASOS update-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:33:47 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST TUE MAR 16 2004

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...CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS
         EMPLOYEES

FROM:     RAINER DOMBROWSKY
         CHIEF...OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PRECIPITATION
         ACCUMULATION SENSOR REPLACEMENT...BEGINNING APRIL 2004

THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THE ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL SOON BEGIN REPORTING
DATA FROM A NEW PRECIPITATION GAUGE...THE ALL WEATHER
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION GAUGE /AWPAG/.

THE PRESENT GAUGE...A HEATED TIPPING BUCKET /HTB/ GAUGE IS PRONE
TO UNDER-REPORTING FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION.  THE AWPAG
IS A HEATED WEIGHING GAUGE AND IS MORE ACCURATE IN MEASURING AND
REPORTING FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION.

THE AWPAG HAS FIELD TESTED THROUGHOUT THE PAST WINTER.  BEGINNING
IN APRIL 2004...THE NWS WILL BEGIN TO INSTALL THE AWPAG AT
332 LOCATIONS. INSTALLATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY
OCTOBER OF 2004.  NWS OFFICES WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NOTICES
THROUGH LOCAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AS EACH LOCATION
BECOME OPERATIONAL.

MORE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION...INCLUDING AWPAG
LOCATIONS...IS AVAILABLE ON THE SURFACE OBSERVATION PROGRAM WEB
PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT S IN SURFACE/:

         http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ops2/Surface/implementation.htm

              THEN CLICK ON AWPAG IMPLEMENTATION SITES

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AT NWS HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING
MARYLAND:

    STEVEN PRITCHETT
    SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER
    PHONE:    301-713-1792 X 181
    E-MAIL:   STEVEN.PRITCHETT@xxxxxxxx

              OR

    DAVID MANNARANO
    SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
    PHONE:    301-713-2093 X 103
    E-MAIL:   DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx

              OR

    RICHARD AHLBERG
    ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
    PHONE:    301-713-1975   X 160
    E-MAIL:   RICHARD.AHLBERG@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

              HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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