981104: Bethel, AK-ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 981104: Bethel, AK-ASOS Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:04:22 -0700 (MST)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1371          OCTOBER 30  1998

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

SUBJECT    ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON NOVEMBER 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT

     BETHEL AIRPORT   /PABE/
     BETHEL... AK

THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 0000
/MIDNIGHT/ LST.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 671
 /302 NWS SITES AND 369 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
/301/13-1792... FAX /301/ 713-0959.

FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL /301/ 713-0341 X131.

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