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THIS WAS SENT ON AFOS/NWWS/FOS THIS AFTERNOON ===================== ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 120 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 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 25... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT: BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBHM) BIRMINGHAM... AL THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 652 (300 NWS SITES AND 352 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS. THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... 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 NNNN
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