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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1020 AM EST WED NOV 27 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 NOVEMBER 20 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 02-34...TRANSMITTED ON
NOVEMBER 13 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 WERE
DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT LOCATION. 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
KGTF GREAT FALLS MT NOT REQUIRED* 11/20/02
* GTF IS A 24-HOUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. ALDARS WILL NOT BE
ENABLED AT THIS TIME.
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 THIS LOCATION:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KGTF SAUS45 KTFX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KGTF SPUS45 KTFX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KGTF SRUS65 KTFX SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KGTF SRUS75 KTFX SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KGTF CXUS45 KTFX CDUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KGTF CSUS45 KTFX CSUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS 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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