951101: ASOS-nous 40's (FOSNOT's 806 & 807) (fwd)

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• Subject: 951101: ASOS-nous 40's (FOSNOT's 806 & 807) (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 08:08:14 -0700 (MST)

     
FOS NOTICE NO. 806     10-26-95
     
ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
     
SUBJECT:     ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES... 
     
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM 
(ASOS) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON OCTOBER 24... 1995 WHEN THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSs 
AT:
     
SEDALIA MEMORIAL AIRPORT (DMO)
SEDALIA... MISSOURI
     
      DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
     
            LATITUDE:          38x 43' N
            LONGITUDE:         93x 10' W
            ELEVATION:              900'
     
BRAINERD-CROW WING COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (BRD) 
BRAINERD... MINNESOTA
     
      DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
     
            LATITUDE:          46x 24' N
            LONGITUDE:         94x 08' W
            ELEVATION:             1223'
     
MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MFI)
MARSHFIELD...WISCONSIN
     
      DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
     
            LATITUDE:          44x 38' N
            LONGITUDE:         90x 11' W
            ELEVATION:             1246'
     
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12 
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.)  THIS BRINGS WILL THE TOTAL 
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 132 (101 NWS SITES AND 31 FAA 
SITES).  COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS 
WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION 
OBSERVATIONS.
     
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES 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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FOS NOTICE NO. 807          10-26-95
     
REFERENCE -       FOS NOTICE NO. 802  
     
EFFECTIVE DATE -  NOVEMBER 8... 1995
     
DRG1829-AMENDED
     
ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE, NEW PRODUCTS, PROVIDING STANDARD 
STANDARD UPPER AIR (UA) INFORMATION FROM THE NEW WSO
RAPID CITY (UNR), SD, FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE AFOS 
NETWORK.  ALSO, ON NOVEMBER 7, 1995, AT 1200 HOURS UTC, THE 
FINAL STANDARD UA OBSERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE OLD WSO 
RAPID CITY (RAP) FACILITY.  THESE DATES REFLECT A REVISION 
TO THE ORIGINAL UA MOVE INDICATED IN FOS NOTICE NO. 802.
     
IN ADDITION, A CORRECTION TO THE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF THE 
NEW UA WSO RAPID CITY (UNR) FACILITY IS INDICATED BELOW:
     
ERRONEOUS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION GIVEN.
     
LAT - 43x04'00" N (43.07xN)  LON - 108x28'32" W (108.48xW)
     
CORRECTED GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION -
     
LAT - 44x04'12" N (44.07xN)  LON - 103x12'40" W (103.21xW) 
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