19991213: ASOS Commiss-Groton, CT

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• Subject: 19991213: ASOS Commiss-Groton, CT
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:12:34 -0700

     
    
     
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     FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1574          DECEMBER 9... 1999
     
     ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                  NOAAPORT USERS
     
     SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
     
     ON DECEMBER 8 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND
     THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSIONED
     THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT
     
          GROTON-NEW LONDON AIRPORT   /KGON/
          GROTON... CT
     
     THE COMMISSIONING TOOK PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
     
     THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO
     749 /311 NWS SITES AND 438 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... 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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