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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0830 AM EST WED NOV 15 1995
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON NOVEMBER 14... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSs AT:
HAYWARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HYR)
HAYWARD... WISCONSIN
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 46x 01' N
LONGITUDE: 91x 27' W
ELEVATION: 1214'
ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT (ISW)
WISCONSIN RAPIDS... WISCONSIN
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 44x 22' N
LONGITUDE: 89x 50' W
ELEVATION: 1009'
COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT (3KM)
WICHITA... KANSAS
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 37x 45' N
LONGITUDE: 97x 13' W
ELEVATION: 1425'
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.) THIS BRINGS WILL THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 146 (112 NWS SITES AND 34 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.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0830 AM EST WED NOV 15 1995
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON NOVEMBER 15... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSs AT:
KNAPP STATE AIRPORT (MPV)
BARRE/MONTPELIER... VERMONT
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 44x 12' N
LONGITUDE: 72x 34' W
ELEVATION: 1126'
MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE AIRPORT (MVL)
MORRISVILLE... VERMONT
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 44x 32' N
LONGITUDE: 72x 37' W
ELEVATION: 733'
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.) THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 148 (112 NWS SITES AND 36 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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