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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0930 AM EDT WED JUN 14 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 (JUNE 14... 1995) WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT:
CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQX)
CHATHAM... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 41x 41' N
LONGITUDE: 70x 00' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 63'
HARRIMAN AND WEST AIRPORT (2B6)
NORTH ADAMS... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42x 42' N
LONGITUDE: 73x 10' W
FIELD ELEVATION: 660'
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (2
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITES.) THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 74 (55 NWS SITES AND 19 FAA
SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS WILL
PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE 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.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.
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