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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
245 PM EST FRI FEB 25 1994
ATTENTION: ALL NWS OFFICES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS,
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS,
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS
***** NOTICE *****
Another milestone in the Automated Surface Observing System
(ASOS) program will be reached on March 1, 1994 when the National
Weather Service (NWS) commissions an ASOS at the Phoenix airport
(call letters PHX), Arizona. The commissioning event will occur
at approximately 12 O'Clock AM local. Commissioning of the ASOS
at PHX means that ASOS will replace the current manual
observations being transmitted with automated, around-the-clock
surface aviation observations.
The NWS forecast office at Phoenix, as well as the ASOS Operation
and Monitoring Center (AOMC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, will
monitor ASOS products generated from this site and coordinate
maintenance actions as needed. In addition, the National
Meteorological Center in Washington, D.C. will oversee the
quality of the data.
NOTE: Because ASOS observational formats are different from
manual observational formats, automated decoder programs may
require software modifications. Persons wishing more information
concerning ASOS should contact their local National Weather
Service office or call (301) 713-1781, FAX (301) 713-0003.
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