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Linda Miller External Programs Coordinator Telephone: (303) 497-8646 UCAR/Unidata Program Center Fax: (303) 497-8690 P.O. Box 3000 E-mail: lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Boulder, CO 80307-3000 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 850 ADMN81 KWBC 281527 PNSWSH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 1130 AM EDT FRI APRIL 28 1995 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 TODAY (APRIL 28... 1995) WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT THE FOLLOWING SITES: WISCASSET... MAINE (9B9) WILLIMANTIC... CONNECTICUT (IJD) BERLIN... NEW HAMPSHIRE (BML) THE COMMISSIONING EVENT WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12 O'CLOCK AM LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 52 (45 NWS SITES AND 7 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEAN THAT ASOS WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT MANUAL OBSERVATIONS BEING TRANSMITTED WITH AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATION. THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (AOMC) IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. 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) 713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959. END
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