19980917: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...KOLF, KBLI, KT31

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• Subject: 19980917: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...KOLF, KBLI, KT31
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:59:05 -0600

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1330          SEPTEMBER 17  1998

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

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...


ON SEPTEMBER 17... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WILL COMMISSION
THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT

     CLAYTON AIRPORT   /KOLF/
     WOLF POINT... MT

     BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT   /KBLI/
     BELLINGHAM... WA

     PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY AIRPORT   /KT31/
     PORT ISABEL... TX

THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 647
/299 NWS SITES AND 348 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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