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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1050 PM EDT TUE JUL 30 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF
AVIATION DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION...
EFFECTIVE JULY 31 2002
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
...THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THIS TRANSITION.
THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS TOPIC WAS TIN 01-25...TRANSMITTED ON
9/26/01...
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 34 AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN
TRANSITION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED
WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ NETWORK TO THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ AWOS-ASOS DATA ACQUISITION
SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK. THIS TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF
SELECT ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS NETWORK WHERE AUTOMATED LIGHTNING
DETECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM /ALDARS/ INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
IN THE ASOS ROUTINE AVIATION WEATHER REPORT /METAR/ AND THE
AVIATION SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT /SPECI/...FOLLOWED BY
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK. WHEN THE LATTER
OCCURS...THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED
LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE DATES WHEN THE AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THESE ASOS OBS WILL BE DISCONNECTED AT THE
FIRST 3 LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES
WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS IS DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ADAS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KATL ATLANTA GA 05/05/02 07/31/02
KBGM BINGHAMTON NY 07/26/02 07/31/02
KSGF SPRINGFIELD NY 05/31/02 07/31/02
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS CONNECTIVITY FOR TRANSMITTING THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS ENDS AT EACH LOCATION... ALL ASOS DATA TRANSMITTED
LONG LINE FROM THAT OBSERVING LOCATION WILL APPEAR UNDER THE
"NEW" WMO HEADER/COLLECTIVE AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER
THE "OLD" WMO HEADERS/COLLECTIVES. THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE
ASOS ROUTINE AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL REPORT /METAR/...AVIATION
SELECTED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT /SPECI/...STANDARD
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA
AND HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...THE DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
/DSM/...AND THE MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE /MSM/. THE FOLLOWING WMO
BULLETIN HEADER/COLLECTIVE CHANGES WILL OCCUR FOR THESE 3
LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KATL SAUS42 KFFC SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KBGM SAUS41 KBGM SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KSGF SAUS43 KSGF SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KATL SPUS42 KFFC SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KBGM SPUS41 KBGM SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KSGF SPUS43 KSGF SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIP CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KATL SRUS62 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
KBGM SRUS61 KBGM SRUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KSGF SRUS63 KSGF SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KATL SRUS72 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
KBGM SRUS71 KBGM SRUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KSGF SRUS73 KSGF SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KATL CXUS42 KFFC CDUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
KBGM CXUS41 KBGM CDUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KSGF CXUS43 KSGF CDUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADER WMO HEADER FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KATL CSUS42 KFFC CSUS27 KZTL ATLANTA
KBGM CSUS41 KBGM CSUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KSGF CSUS43 KSGF CSUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADERS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO
NWS CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO AT 301-713-2093 X 103...OR VIA E-MAIL:
DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx OR ANTHONY ROBINSON AT 301-713-1373 X
110...OR VIA E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx.
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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