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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0200 PM EDT WED SEP 20 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 (SEPTEMBER 20... 1995) WHEN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
MILLINOCKET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MILLINOCKET... MAINE
THE ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION IS:
LATITUDE: 45x 39' N
LONGITUDE: 68x 42' W
ELEVATION: 406'
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.) THIS BRINGS WILL THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 116 (90 NWS SITES AND 26 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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