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271 NOUS41 KWBC 301349 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1000 AM EDT THU JUL 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 30... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA- SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT: JOHNSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KBYG) BUFFALO... WY BOWERS FIELD (KELN) ELLENSBURG... WA AND THE NWS WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT: THE BAY OF GRAND MARAIS (KGNA) GRAND MARAIS... MN LAKE COUNTY AIRPORT (KLXV) LEADVILLE.... CO COPPER HARBOR (KP59) COPPER HARBOR... MI MANISTIQUE (KP75) MANISTIQUE...MI THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 616 (291 NWS SITES AND 325 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS. THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE 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. END
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