980630: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980630: ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:57:35 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 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 JULY 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE
FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
 
     FULLERTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KFUL)
     FULLERTON... CA
 
     CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT   (KPLB)
     PLATTSBURG... NY
 
     BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE REGIONAL AIRPORT   (KBUY)
     BURLINGTON... NC
     
THESE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  
 
ALSO ON JULY 1... THE NWS WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS
AT:
 
     CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT   (KCLT)
     CHARLOTTE... NC
 
     MCGRATH AIRPORT   (PAMC)
     MCGRATH... AK
 
     NOME AIRPORT   (PAOM)
     NOME... AK
 
     COLD BAY AIRPORT   (PACD)
     COLD BAY... AK
 
THESE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 0000 (MIDNIGHT)
LST. 
 
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 598(285 NWS
SITES AND 313 FAA SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
OBSERVATIONS.
 
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... 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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