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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
925 AM EDT THU AUG 1 1996
ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON AUGUST 1 1996 WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOSS AT
CARIBOU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /CAR/
CARIBOU... MAINE
LYNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT /LYH/
LYNCHBURG... VIRGINIA
MOUNT SHASTA /MHS/
MOUNT SHASTA... CALIFORNIA
MILFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /MLF/
MILFORD... UTAH
SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL-LINDBERG FIELD /SAN/
SAN DIEGO... CALIFORNIA
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT /SMX/
SANTA MARIA... CALIFORNIA
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
/12 OCLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 297 /205 NWS SITES AND 92
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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