960301L ASOS Commissioning and DRG1904 chg 247 (fwd)

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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 01 1996


                       NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 247
                      EFFECTIVE DATE  APRIL 1, 1996

                      
(DRG1904)  ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE FOLLOWING HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE AREA MESSAGES PRODUCTS FOR WSO BROWNSVILLE, TX (BRO), WSO
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (CRP), WSO EL PASO, TX (ELP), WSO MIDLAND, TX
(MAF), WSO SAN ANGELO, TX (SJT), AND WSO JACKSONVILLE, FL (JAX)
ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE TEXAS OR FLORIDA STATE CIRCUITS OF THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS).

PRODUCT     STATE     TITLE                         WHEN ISSUED
            CIRCUIT
---------   --------  ------------------            -----------

SATFLWBRO   SA        FLOOD WARNING                 AS NEEDED
SATFLSBRO   SA        FLOOD STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
SATESFBRO   SA        FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK       AFTERNOON
SATESSBRO   SA        WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK          AFTERNOON
SATRVABRO   SA        RIVER SUMMARY                 MORNING
SATRVSBRO   SA        RIVER STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
SATRVRBRO   SA        RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT    AFTERNOON
SATFLWCRP   SA        FLOOD WARNING                 AS NEEDED
SATFLSCRP   SA        FLOOD STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
SATESFCRP   SA        FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK       AFTERNOON
SATESSCRP   SA        WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK          AFTERNOON
SATRVACRP   SA        RIVER SUMMARY                 MORNING
SATRVSCRP   SA        RIVER STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
SATRVRCRP   SA        RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT    AFTERNOON
LBBFLWELP   LB        FLOOD WARNING                 AS NEEDED
LBBFLSELP   LB        FLOOD STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
LBBESFELP   LB        FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK       AFTERNOON
LBBESSELP   LB        WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK          AFTERNOON
LBBRVAELP   LB        RIVER SUMMARY                 MORNING
LBBRVSELP   LB        RIVER STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
LBBRVRELP   LB        RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT    AFTERNOON
LBBFLWMAF   LB        FLOOD WARNING                 AS NEEDED
LBBFLSMAF   LB        FLOOD STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
LBBESFMAF   LB        FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK       AFTERNOON
LBBESSMAF   LB        WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK          AFTERNOON
LBBRVSMAF   LB        RIVER STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
LBBRVRMAF   LB        RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT    AFTERNOON
LBBESSSJT   LB        WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK          AFTERNOON
LBBRVASJT   LB        RIVER SUMMARY                 MORNING
LBBRVSSJT   LB        RIVER STATMENT                AS NEEDED
LBBRVRSJT   LB        RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT    AFTERNOON
LBBRVAMAF   LB        RIVER SUMMARY                 MORNING
LBBFLWSJT   LB        FLOOD WARNING                 AS NEEDED
LBBFLSSJT   LB        FLOOD STATEMENT               AS NEEDED
LBBESFSJT   LB        FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK       AFTERNOON


A. PLATT
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST FRI MAR 1 1996

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

FROM         DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES... 

                       ..... NOTICE .....

      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MARCH 1... 1996 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT -  (NOTE
THAT THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE ASOS DATA
COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)

ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ)
ALBUQUERQUE... NEW MEXICO
            LATITUDE:          35 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:        106 DEGREES 37 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:       5310 FEET

CONCORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CON)
CONCORD... NEW HAMPSHIRE
            LATITUDE:          43 DEGREES 12 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:         71 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:        341 FEET

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW)
KEY WEST... FLORIDA
            LATITUDE:          24 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:         81 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:         19 FEET

JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JAX)
JACKSONVILLE.... FLORIDA
            LATITUDE:          30 DEGREES 30 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:         81 DEGREES 42 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:         26 FEET

BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (LEX)
LEXINGTON... KENTUCKY
            LATITUDE:          38 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:         84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:        987 FEET

MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF)
MIDLAND... TEXAS
            LATITUDE:          31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:        102 DEGREES 13 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:       2862 FEET

NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORF)
NORFOLK... VIRGINIA
            LATITUDE:          36 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:         76 DEGREES 12 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:         21 FEET

POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT (PIH)
POCATELLO... IDAHO
            LATITUDE:          42 DEGREES 55 MINUTES NORTH
            LONGITUDE:        112 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST
            ELEVATION:       4460 FEET

   THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
(12 O~CLOCK AM) LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES.  THIS WILL BRING THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 205 (148 NWS SITES AND 57 
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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