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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 815 AM EDT THU SEP 17 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 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
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