950731: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950731: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:46:24 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS41 KWBC 311935
PNSWSH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
330 PM EDT MON JUL 31 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 ON AUGUST 1... 1995... WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:


ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT (ALB)
ALBANY... NEW YORK

     LATITUDE:            42x 45' N
     LONGITUDE:           73x 48' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      302'
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     N/A 

HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL)
ATLANTA... GEORGIA

     LATITUDE:            33x 38' N
     LONGITUDE:           84x 27' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      972'
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     N/A

KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR)
GRAND RAPIDS... MICHIGAN

     LATITUDE:            42x 53' N
     LONGITUDE:           85x 31' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      786'
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     N/A 

BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (PAH)
PADUCAH... KENTUCKY

     LATITUDE:            37x 03' N
     LONGITUDE:           88x 46' W
     STATION ELEVATION:      390'
     GTA RADIO FREQUENCY 118.375


     THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT (12
O'CLOCK AM) LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 98 (74 NWS SITES AND 24 FAA
SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT ASOS WILL
PRODUCE AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATION.
  
     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.

END