20060313: ASOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST MON MAR 13 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/: EFFECTIVE MARCH 9 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 06-08 TRANSMITTED FEBRUARY 17 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 MARCH 9 2006 THE FOLLOWING
ASOS LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:

    SID    LOCATION     STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KIRK   KIRKSVILLE   MO     03/09/06
    KTEB   TETERBORO    NJ     03/09/06

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
KIRKSVILLE...MISSOURI... AND TETERBORO...NEW JERSEY:

    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KIRK      SAUS43 KEAX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC
KTEB      SAUS41 KOKX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KIRK      SPUS43 KEAX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC
KTEB      SPUS41 KOKX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KIRK      SRUS63 KEAX    SRUS27 KZKC    KANSAS CITY
KTEB      SRUS61 KOKX    SRUS27 KZNY    NEW YORK


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KIRK      SRUS73 KEAX    SRUS27 KZKC    KANSAS CITY
KTEB      SRUS71 KOKX    SRUS27 KZNY    NEW YORK


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KIRK      CXUS43 KEAX    CDUS27 KZKC    KANSAS CITY
KTEB      CXUS41 KOKX    CDUS27 KZNY    NEW YORK


   ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KIRK      CSUS43 KEAX    CSUS27 KZKC    KANSAS CITY
KTEB      CSUS41 KOKX    CSUS27 KZNY    NEW YORK


USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD 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 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@xxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxx


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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