19990408: Custer, SD ASOS (fwd)

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• Subject: 19990408: Custer, SD ASOS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:36:26 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS40 KWBC 081926
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1453      APRIL 8... 1999

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS
             NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON APRIL 8... 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WILL COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED ASOS AT

     CUSTER COUNTY AIRPORT /KCUT/
     CUSTER... SD

THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO
704 /305 NWS SITES AND 399 FAA SITES/.

COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS NOW
PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.

THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS
WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER
/800-242-8194/ 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/ 713-0341 X131.
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