20060427: ASOS transfer-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060427: ASOS transfer-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:00:18 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 271429
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
10:25 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006

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:  AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
     COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
     ADMINISTRATION /FAA/...RIVERTON WYOMING...EFFECTIVE
     APRIL 25 2006.

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

THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS
TIN 06-20 TRANSMITTED APRIL 18 2006.

THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC ASOS LOCATIONS.  ADDITIONAL MESSAGES
WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.

LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A SELECT GROUP OF
ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.

THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2007...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF
THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH.  WHEN THE
CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS
WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH. ON APRIL 25 2006 THE FOLLOWING
ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:

    SID    LOCATION    STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KRIW   RIVERTON    WY     04/25/06


WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THESE
LOCATIONS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND
WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO HEADINGS/
COLLECTIVES.

THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: 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 ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR
RIVERTON...WYOMING:

    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KRIW      SAUS45 KRIW    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS WMO HEADINGWMO COLLECTIVEWMO COLLECTIVE
SID    OLD            OLD                NEW

KRIW  SPUS45 KRIW  SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS  WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID     OLD            NEW

KRIW  SRUS65 KRIW SRUS27 KZLC  SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS  WMO HEADINGWMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID      OLD            NEW

KRIW  SRUS75 KRIW SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID    OLD      NEW
KRIW CXUS45 KRIW CDUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY


   ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADINGFAA HUB
SID OLD       NEW

KRIW CSUS45 KRIW CSUS27 KZLC  SALT LAKE CITY


USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD 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

 ANTHONY ROBINSON
 OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
 W/OS12
 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
 PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
 E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@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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