951011: ASOS-Millinocket-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 951011: ASOS-Millinocket-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:20:49 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS40 KWBC 021722
FOS NOTICE NO. 782          10-02-95

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED 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             45p 39  N
     LONGITUDE            68p 42  W
     ELEVATION               406

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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