950824: Messages sent this morning (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 950824: Messages sent this morning (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 07:25:10 -0600 (MDT)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0830 AM EDT THU AUG 24 1995

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
             SACRAMENTO...CALIFORNIA            


                       ***** NOTICE *****

      THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WSR-57 RADAR AT SACRAMENTO...
CALIFORNIA... (RADAR IDENTIFIER - SAC)... WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED 
OFFICIALLY ON AUG 24... 1995.

      DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THIS RADAR IS NO LONGER ISSUING
PRODUCTS... SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION (ROB) MESSAGE... IN AN
OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

      PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT RADAR
NETWORK SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR
CALL (301) 713-0070.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0830 AM EDT THU AUG 24 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 WAS REACHED WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 23... 1995) WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:

HARTNESS STATE AIRPORT (VSF)
SPRINGFIELD... VERMONT

      LATITUDE:                43x 21' N
      LONGITUDE:         72x 31' W
      FIELD ELEVATION:        577'
      GTA RADIO FREQUENCY     134.125

     THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.)  THIS BRINGS WILL THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 99 (74 NWS SITES AND 25 FAA
SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS WILL
PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.

     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... 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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