20061004: ASOS header changes-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 041812
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-67
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2006

TO:        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
           WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
           NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
           /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      JOSEPH FACUNDO
           CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
           OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

SUBJECT:   AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
           COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
           ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ FOR FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO...AND
           CHALLIS IDAHO: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2006.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL 
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS 
TIN 06-57 TRANSMITTED AUGUST 24 2006.

THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER 
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN 
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC ASOS LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL 
BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED 
AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.

LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A SELECT GROUP OF 
ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS 
PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS 
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.

THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2007...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF 
THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY 
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH.  WHEN THE 
CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS 
WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK 
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH. ON OCTOBER 4 2006 THE FOLLOWING 
ASOS LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM 
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:  

     SID    LOCATION      STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

     KFMN   FARMINTON     NM     10/04/06
     KLLJ   CHALLIS       ID     10/04/06

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THESE 
LOCATIONS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE 
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW 
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND 
WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO HEADINGS/ 
COLLECTIVES.

THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: ASOS 
AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS /METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED 
SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS /SPECI/...STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL 
EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY 
ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY 
SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.

THE FOLLOWING ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR 
FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO...AND CHALLIS IDAHO:

     METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KFMN      SAUS45 KABQ    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KLLJ      SAUS45 KPIH    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


     SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KFMN      SPUS45 KABQ    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KLLJ      SPUS45 KPIH    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


     ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB 
SID            OLD            NEW

KFMN      SRUS65 KABQ    SRUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE
KLLJ      SRUS65 KPIH    SRUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


     ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KFMN      SRUS75 KABQ    SRUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE
KLLJ      SRUS75 KPIH    SRUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


     ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KFMN      CXUS45 KABQ    CDUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE
KLLJ      CXUS45 KPIH    CDUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KFMN      CSUS45 KABQ    CSUS27 KZAB    ALBUQUERQUE
KLLJ      CSUS45 KPIH    CSUS27 KZLC    SALT LAKE CITY


USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEMS NOW 
TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS FOR THESE ASOS 
OBSERVATIONS. 

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 THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:

  DAVE MANNARANO
  OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS 
  W/OPS22
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
  E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO at NOAA.GOV

            OR

  ANTHONY ROBINSON
  OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
  W/OS12
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165 
  E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON at NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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-- 
Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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