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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT THU AUG 8 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 AUGUST 14 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 TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
NOTICE 02-14...TRANSMITTED ON JULY 30 2002...
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 OBSERVATIONS WILL BE
DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT LOCATION/S/. 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
SITE ID LOCATION STATE START END
KOKC OKLAHOMA CITY OK 08/02/02 08/14/02
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS CONNECTIVITY FOR TRANSMITTING THIS ASOS
OBSERVATION ENDS AT THE ABOVE LOCATION... ALL ASOS DATA
TRANSMITTED LONG LINE FROM THAT OBSERVING LOCATION WILL APPEAR
UNDER THE "NEW" WMO HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE UNDER THE "OLD" WMO HEADINGS/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 HEADING/COLLECTIVE CHANGES
WILL OCCUR FOR THIS LOCATION:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KOKC SAUS44 KOUN SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KOKC SPUS44 KOUN SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KOKC SRUS64 KOUN SRUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KOKC SRUS74 KOUN SRUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KOKC CXUS44 KOUN CDUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KOKC CSUS44 KOUN CSUS27 KZFW FORT WORTH
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS 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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