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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
210 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 1996
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON SEPTEMBER 16... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KTCS/
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... NEW MEXICO
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 311 /211 NWS
SITES AND 100 FAA SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT
THE ASOSS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED...AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS
WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER /AOMC/ IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. 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/
713-1792... FAX /301/ 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL /301/ 713-0070.
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