[20070129: ASOS-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1255 PM EST MON JAN 29 2007

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 ALAMOSA COLORADO:
           EFFECTIVE JANUARY 26 2007. 
                                                                                            
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 07-04: CORRECTED TRANSMITTED JANUARY 26 2007.

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 2008...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 JANUARY 26 2007 THE 
FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION 
PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:  

     SID    LOCATION         STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

     KALS   ALAMOSA          CO     01/26/07

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION 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 
ALAMOSA COLORADO:

     METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KALS      SAUS45 KPUB    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


     SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KALS      SPUS45 KPUB    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


     ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB 
SID            OLD            NEW

KALS      SRUS65 KPUB    SRUS27 KZDV    DENVER


     ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KALS      SRUS75 KPUB    SRUS27 KZDV    DENVER


     ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KALS      CXUS45 KPUB    CDUS27 KZDV    DENVER


     ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KALS      CSUS45 KPUB    CSUS27 KZDV    DENVER

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 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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