ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:21:17 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-62
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1243 PM EST WED DEC 01 2004

TO:        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      JOSEPH FACUNDO
          CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

SUBJECT:   COMMISSIONING OF AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
          /ASOS/ AT MUNISING...MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1
          2004


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

THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF AN ASOS COMMISSIONING.
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 2004...AT APPROXIMATELY 1800
UTC... NWS WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED OTHER THAN ASOS
/OTA/ AT:

MUNISING LAKESHORE /KP53/...MICHIGAN


THE OTA FOR THIS SITE WAS MOVED FROM ANOTHER OTA SITE...
MANISTIQUE.../KP75/...MICHIGAN... DECOMMISSIONED SEPTEMBER 20
2004. WITH THIS MOVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOS SITES
SPONSORED BY THE NWS AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REMAINS
AT 885.

THE ASOS WAS MOVED FROM MANISTIQUE TO MUNISING FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS. ASOS SENSOR READINGS WERE CONTAMINATED BY OCCASIONAL
PARKING OF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE VEHICLES
DIRECTLY NEXT TO ASOS SENSORS AND EXPANSION OF A NEARBY BUSINESS
ENCROACHED ON THE SENSORS. IN ADDITION...THERE WAS SENSOR DAMAGE
FROM SNOWMOBILE TRAFFIC AND FROM WINTER SALT SPRAY FROM AN
ADJACENT HIGHWAY.

MUNISING...MICHIGAN WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE A HIGHER NEED FOR MARINE
OBSERVATIONS NOW EXISTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR COAST NEAR
MUNISING. MUNISING IS ALSO HOME TO ONE OF WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
MARQUETTE/S MOST ACTIVE MARINAS WITH COMMERCIAL BOAT CRUISES
OPERATING FREQUENTLY DURING THE SUMMER.


WHEN THE ASOS AT MUNISING...MICHIGAN IS COMMISSIONED...SELECT
OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE AND
DISSEMINATED UNDER WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.

THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE ASOS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS
/METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS /SPECI/...
STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/
PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...
DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.

THE FOLLOWING WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES WILL BE EFFECTIVE
FOR THIS LOCATION:


    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE

KP53         SAUS43 KMQT    SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE

KP53         SPUS43 KMQT    SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING

KP53         SRUS63 KMQT


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING

KP53         SRUS73 KMQT


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING

KP53         CXUS43 KMQT


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS SID     WMO HEADING

KP53         CSUS43 KMQT



WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS 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 THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT:

DAVE MANNARANO
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
W/OPS22
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx

OR

GARY ALESSI
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
W/OPS22
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 106
E-MAIL: GARY.ALESSI@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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