980515: ASOS-Marathon, FL

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 980515: ASOS-Marathon, FL
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 07:00:20 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 1998

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / 
             NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS 
             PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 

                       ..... NOTICE .....

ON MAY 14... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-
SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT:

     MARATHON AIRPORT  (KMTH)
     MARATHON... FL

THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC.  THIS BRINGS
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 544 (269 NWS SITES AND
275 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS
NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.

THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL AS
THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) 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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