980901: ASOS-Oak Ridge, TN, Montauk, NY-NOUS (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 980901: ASOS-Oak Ridge, TN, Montauk, NY-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:31:16 -0600 (MDT)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1313          SEPTEMBER 1  1998

ATTENTION         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                  NOAAPORT USERS
                  NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT           ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON SEPTEMBER 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT

     OAK RIDGE   /KOQT/
     OAK RIDGE... TN

     MONTAUK AIRPORT   /KMTP/
     MONTAUK... NY

THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 636
/299NWS SITES AND 337 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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