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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT THU OCT 3 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 OCTOBER 2 2002 AND OCTOBER 3 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 02-20...TRANSMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 19 2002...
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 33 AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY IN
TRANSITION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ADVANCED
WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ AWOS-ASOS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ COMMUNICATIONS 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 TO THE NWS AWIPS
NETWORK. WHEN THE LATTER OCCURS...THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS
LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE
TRANSMISSION PATH OF FAA ADAS NETWORK.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE DATES WHEN THE NWS AWIPS
TRANSMISSION PATH FOR THESE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES WILL
BE DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION
PATH FOR THE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES ARE DISCONNECTED AT
SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
FAA ADAS NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE START END
KBGM BINGHAMTON NY 07/26/02 10/02/02
KTOP TOPEKA KS 08/23/02 10/02/02
KMFR MEDFORD OR 09/12/02 10/02/02
KDDC DODGE CITY KS 09/18/02 10/02/02
KGLD GOODLAND KS 09/19/02 10/02/02
KMSO MISSOULA MT 09/16/02 10/03/02
KAMA AMARILLO TX 09/18/02 10/03/02
KGGW GLASGOW MT 09/18/02 10/03/02
KPDT PENDLETON OR 09/18/02 10/03/02
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION FOR TRANSMITTING
THESE ASOS OBSERVATIONS AND MESSAGES ENDS AT EACH LOCATION... ALL
ASOS DATA TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM THAT ASOS LOCATION WILL
APPEAR UNDER THE "NEW" WMO HEADING/COLLECTIVE 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 THESE LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KAMA SAUS44 KAMA SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KBGM SAUS41 KBGM SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KDDC SAUS43 KDDC SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KGGW SAUS45 KGGW SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KGLD SAUS43 KGLD SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMFR SAUS46 KMFR SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KMSO SAUS45 KMSO SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KPDT SAUS46 KPDT SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KTOP SAUS43 KTOP SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KAMA SPUS44 KAMA SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KBGM SPUS41 KBGM SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KDDC SPUS43 KDDC SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KGGW SPUS45 KGGW SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KGLD SPUS43 KGLD SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMFR SPUS46 KMFR SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KMSO SPUS45 KMSO SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KPDT SPUS46 KPDT SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KTOP SPUS43 KTOP SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KAMA SRUS64 KAMA SRUS27 KZAB ALBUQUERQUE
KBGM SRUS61 KBGM SRUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KDDC SRUS63 KDDC SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KGGW SRUS65 KGGW SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KGLD SRUS63 KGLD SRUS27 KZDV DENVER
KMFR SRUS66 KMFR SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KMSO SRUS65 KMSO SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KPDT SRUS66 KPDT SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KTOP SRUS63 KTOP SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KAMA SRUS74 KAMA SRUS27 KZAB ALBUQUERQUE
KBGM SRUS71 KBGM SRUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KDDC SRUS73 KDDC SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KGGW SRUS75 KGGW SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KGLD SRUS73 KGLD SRUS27 KZDV DENVER
KMFR SRUS76 KMFR SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KMSO SRUS75 KMSO SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KPDT SRUS76 KPDT SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KTOP SRUS73 KTOP SRUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING
SID OLD NEW FAA HUB
KAMA CXUS44 KAMA CDUS27 KZAB ALBUQUERQUE
KBGM CXUS41 KBGM CDUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KDDC CXUS43 KDDC CDUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KGGW CXUS45 KGGW CDUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KGLD CXUS43 KGLD CDUS27 KZDV DENVER
KMFR CXUS46 KMFR CDUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KMSO CXUS45 KMSO CDUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KPDT CXUS46 KPDT CDUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KTOP CXUS43 KTOP CDUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KAMA CSUS44 KAMA CSUS27 KZAB ALBUQUERQUE
KBGM CSUS41 KBGM CSUS27 KZNY NEW YORK
KDDC CSUS43 KDDC CSUS27 KZKC KANSAS CITY
KGGW CSUS45 KGGW CSUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KGLD CSUS43 KGLD CSUS27 KZDV DENVER
KMFR CSUS46 KMFR CSUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KMSO CSUS45 KMSO CSUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
KPDT CSUS46 KPDT CSUS27 KZSE SEATTLE
KTOP CSUS43 KTOP 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 AND MESSAGES.
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 ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AT NWS HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING
MARYLAND:
DAVE MANNARANO OR ANTHONY ROBINSON
PHONE: 301-713-2093 X 103 PHONE: 301-713-1373 X 110
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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