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Posted: Thu, Sep 24, 1992 4:16 PM EDT Msg: HGJC-5391-1090
From: C.ALEX
To: L.MILLER.UCAR(REC)
Subj: MISCELLLANEOUS NEWS FROM NWS
More exciting news from NWS Headquarters. Quite a lot happening in the next
week or so.
1). A new ASOS commissioning schedule follows. Four more sites are being
commissioned on October 1 at 0000 UTC. I sent this info out under the
following WMO headers:
ADMN81 KWBC Public Info. Message from NWSH
NOFS11 KWBC Message for Family of Services
NOFS10 KWBC National Technical Info. Message
I will continue to use all three of these ids to issue future ASOS
commissioning schedules, as they become availabe.
WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 241809
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
200 PM EDT THU SEP 24 1992
ATTENTION: ALL NWS EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS,
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS
***** NOTICE *****
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) will be
commissioned by the National Weather Service on October 1, 1992
at locations shown below. The surface observing program at
Pueblo, Colorado will be expanded to 24 hours/day as a result of
commissioning. Commissioning of this system means that ASOS will
replace the manual surface aviation observation currently being
taken at these locations with an automated surface aviation
observation. The notification number represents the number of
times a notification for this location has occurred. NOTE:
Because ASOS observational formats are different from manual
observational formats, automated decoder programs may require
software modifications. Persons wishing more information
concerning ASOS should contact their local National Weather
Service office or call (301) 713-1781, FAX (301) 713-0003.
****************************************************************
* THIS SCHEDULE SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ASOS *
* COMMISSIONING SCHEDULES. THE DATES AND AFFECTED STATIONS *
* HAVE CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONING SCHEDULE ISSUED *
****************************************************************
SITE COMMISSIONING SCHEDULE
****FUTURE SITES****
SYSTEM: ASOS
DATE OF REPORT: 9/17/92
LAST UPDATED: 7/16/92
NOTIF. PROJECTED
STATION NAME/MO. ID REGION STATE AGENCY NUMBER COMM. DATE
OCTOBER
GRAND ISLAND GRI CENTRAL NE NWS 3 10/01/92
OKLAHOMA CITY OKC SOUTHERN OK NWS 3 10/01/92
PUEBLO PUB CENTRAL CO NWS 3 10/01/92
TULSA TUL SOUTHERN OK NWS 3 10/01/92
NOVEMBER
AMARILLO AMA SOUTHERN TX NWS 3 11/01/92
COLORADO SPRINGS COS CENTRAL CO NWS 3 11/01/92
LINCOLN LNK CENTRAL NE NWS 3 11/01/92
SPRINGFIELD SGF CENTRAL MO NWS 3 11/01/92
WICHITA ICT CENTRAL KS NWS 3 11/01/92
DECEMBER
DENVER DEN CENTRAL CO NWS 3 12/01/92
KANSAS CITY MCI CENTRAL MO NWS 3 12/01/92
SEXTON SUMMIT SXT WESTERN OR NWS 2 12/01/92
TOPEKA TOP CENTRAL KS NWS 3 12/01/92
END
2) The two new warning categories, Winter Weather Warning/Watch/Advisory
(AFOS category WSW) and Non-Precip. Warning/Watch/Advisory (AFOS category NPW)
will become effective on Sept. 30th at 0000 UTC (as needed). I have sent you
a list of offices which will be issuing these 2 new types of warnings in the
past. THERE ARE 3 ADDITIONAL WSWs FOR HAWAII WHICH WE JUST ADDED LAST WEEK.
They are:
WWHW46 PHNL Winter Weather Warning/Watch/Advisory
Honolulu, Hawaii
WWHW46 PHOG Winter Weather Warning/Watch/Advisory
Kahului, Hawaii
WWHW46 PHTO Winter Weather Warning/Watch/Advisory
Hilo, Hawaii
These products will be issued for winter conditions on or near the summits of
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa (both in WWHW46 PHTO) and Haleakala (in WWHE46 PHOG).
WWHW46 PHNL will be used for backup, apparently.
Please make this new info available to your users.
3) I sent the Technical Procedures Bulletin (TPB) describing the new NGM MOS
format (FOUS14 KWBC) to the printer yesterday. It usually takes 2-3 weeks for
them to print and distribute documents. Included with each TPB is a green
two-sided reference card. There is a summary of how to interpret the new FOUS
14 format on one side. On the other side is a guide for interpreting the
direct model gridpoint forecasts from the NGM model (see below for WMO
headers). Note that the direct model output format HAS NOT CHANGED - it was
just a handy thing to put on the reverse side. The TPB and the green
reference card will be mailed to TPB subscribers, and I ordered extra copies,
which will be available upon request. Do you get TPBs? Are you interested in
receiving this one in particular, or TPBs in general? Just let me know.
We do not have a specific effective date for the implementation of this new
formatted guidance. We anticipate it will be in late October or early
November. I'll send notification messages under the National Technical Info.
Message (NOFS10 KWBC) and under the General Notification Message to the Family
of Services or GENOT (NOFS1 KWBC). I'll also send you an OMNET message.
WMO headers for NGM Direct Model (Gridpoint) Output:
FOUE60 KWBC FOUE61 KWBC FOUE62 KWBC FOUE63 KWBC FOUE64 KWBC
FOUM65 KWBC FOUM66 KWBC FOUM67 KWBC FOUM68 KWBC FOUM69 KWBC
FOUM70 KWBC FOUM71 KWBC FOUW72 KWBC FOUW73 KWBC FOCN74 KWBC
FOCN75 KWBC FOCN76 KWBC FOGX77 KWBC FOUW78 KWBC FOUE80 KWBC
FOUM81 KWBC FOUM82 KWBC FOUW83 KWBC FOUM84 KWBC FOUS86 KWBC
FOUS87 KWBC FOUS88 KWBC FOUS89 KWBC FOUS90 KWBC FOUS91 KWBC
FOUS92 KWBC FOUS93 KWBC FOUS94 KWBC FOUS95 KWBC FOUS96 KWBC
REMEMBER: THE FORMAT FOR THIS GUIDANCE HAS NOT CHNAGED...THIS IS JUST A HANDY
REFERENCE FOR THE BACK OF THE NEW FOUS14 MESSAGE.
That's it from here...call me or send a message if you have questions or if
there's anything you need. See you later...chris.
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