[nws-changes] 20071101: ASOS-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-85
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1023 AM EDT THU NOV 1 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/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...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 PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND:
           EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 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 07-79 DATED OCTOBER 23 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 OCTOBER 31 2007 THE 
FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION 
PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:  

     SID    LOCATION            STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

     KPVD   PROVIDENCE          RI     10/31/07

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS 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 
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND:

     METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KPVD      SAUS41 KBOX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


     SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KPVD      SPUS41 KBOX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


     ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB 
SID            OLD            NEW

KPVD      SRUS61 KBOX    SRUS27 KZBW    BOSTON


     ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPVD      SRUS71 KBOX    SRUS27 KZBW    BOSTON


     ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPVD      CXUS41 KBOX    CDUS27 KZBW    BOSTON


     ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KPVD      CSUS41 KBOX    CSUS27 KZBW    BOSTON

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 USERS 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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