ASOS at SYR to be commissioned

• To: L.MILLER.UCAR(REC)
• Subject: ASOS at SYR to be commissioned
• From: C.ALEX
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 16:48:05 -0700

Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 1993   4:53 PM EDT              Msg: AGJD-5963-6995
Subj:   ASOS at SYR to be commissioned                
I sent the following message on AFOS, NWSTG, NWWS, etc. today.  I also sent it 
under 2 other WMO headers (NOFS11 KWBC and NOUS41 KWBC).

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ADMN81 KWBC DDHHMM

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
415 PM EDT FRI OCT 29 1993

ATTENTION:     ALL NWS OFFICES, 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 at Syracuse,
New York (call letters SYR) on November 1, 1993.  Commissioning
of the ASOSes at these sites means that ASOS will replace the
manual surface aviation observation currently being taken at this
location with automated surface aviation observations.

However, a human observer is still overseeing the ASOS and
editing the observation as needed.  In addition, the Weather
Service Forecast Office responsible for this site and the
National Meteorological Center in Washington, D.C. are overseeing
the quality of the data.
 
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.
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