20000417: ASOS Commiss-Redmond, OR

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• Subject: 20000417: ASOS Commiss-Redmond, OR
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 07:44:55 -0600

    NOUS40KWBC 142037
    FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1652     APRIL 14... 2000

    ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                 NOAAPORT USERS

    SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

    ON APRIL 20 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE
    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL COMMISSION THE
    FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT

         ROBERTS FIELD    /KRDM/
         REDMOND... OR

    THE COMMISSIONING WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.

    THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 761 /313
    NWS SITES AND 448 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... 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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    NOUS40KWBC 142056
    FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1653     APRIL 14... 2000

    ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                 NOAAPORT USERS

    SUBJECT      AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

    ON APRIL 10... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ REACHED
    A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT

         MEDFORD WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KMFR/... MEDFORD... OR

    ON APRIL 13... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ REACHED
    A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT

         CALIFORNIA/NEVADA RIVER FORECAST CENTER /KRSA/...
         SACRAMENTO... CA

         THIS COMMISSIONING BRINGS THE TOTAL TO    57

    COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS ALL
    NWS PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS CEASES
    UPON THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS.

    THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH SITE... AS WELL AS THE
    NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL
    MONITOR AWIPS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS
    AS NEEDED.

    FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE AWIPS COMMISSIONINGS...
    REFER TO THE AWIPS COMMISSIONING HOME PAGE...

    WWW.AWIPS/UNDERSCORE/COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV
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