980723: ASOS commiss-(3)

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• Subject: 980723: ASOS commiss-(3)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:13:25 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
1200 NOON EDT THU JUL 23 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 23... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA- 
SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
     
     NUIQSUT AIRPORT   (PAQT)
     NUIQSUT... AK
     
     WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KWVI) 
     WATSONVILLE... CA
     
     RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   (KRAL) 
     RIVERSIDE... CA
     
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.  
     
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 609 (287 
NWS SITES AND 322 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) 713-0341 X131.
     
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