20021011: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU OCT 10 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 9 2002 AND OCTOBER 10 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 02-22...TRANSMITTED ON OCTOBER 3 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 ASOSS 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

   KEYW   KEY WEST         FL      10/02/02      10/09/02
   KBIS   BISMARK          ND      10/01/02      10/10/02
   KGJT   GRAND JUNCTION   CO      10/01/02      10/10/02
   KJKL   JACKSON          KY      10/01/02      10/10/02


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

KBIS      SAUS43 KBIS    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KEYW      SAUS42 KEYW    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KGJT      SAUS45 KGJT    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KJKL      SAUS43 KJKL    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


         SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KBIS      SPUS43 KBIS    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KEYW      SPUS42 KEYW    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KGJT      SPUS45 KGJT    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KJKL      SPUS43 KJKL    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


       ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID           OLD            NEW

KBIS      SRUS63 KBIS    SRUS27 KZMP    MINNEAPOLIS
KEYW      SRUS62 KEYW    SRUS27 KZMA    MIAMI
KGJT      SRUS65 KGJT    SRUS27 KZDV    DENVER
KJKL      SRUS63 KJKL    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


       ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING         FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KBIS      SRUS73 KBIS    SRUS27 KZMP    MINNEAPOLIS
KEYW      SRUS72 KEYW    SRUS27 KZMA    MIAMI
KGJT      SRUS75 KGJT    SRUS27 KZDV    DENVER
KJKL      SRUS73 KJKL    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


       ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID           OLD            NEW

KBIS      CXUS43 KBIS    CDUS27 KZMP    MINNEAPOLIS
KEYW      CXUS42 KEYW    CDUS27 KZMA    MIAMI
KGJT      CXUS45 KGJT    CDUS27 KZDV    DENVER
KJKL      CXUS43 KJKL    CDUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


       ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KBIS      CSUS43 KBIS    CSUS27 KZMP    MINNEAPOLIS
KEYW      CSUS42 KEYW    CSUS27 KZMA    MIAMI
KGJT      CSUS45 KGJT    CSUS27 KZDV    DENVER
KJKL      CSUS43 KJKL    CSUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


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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