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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/...
EFFECTIVE JUNE 16 2004
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THIS TRANSITION. THE
LAST MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT WAS TIN 03-40 TRANSMITTED ON
SEPTEMBER 24 2003.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF EFFECTIVE DATES THE NWS ADVANCED
WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH
WILL BE DISCONNECTED AT THE NEXT ASOS LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH IS
DISCONNECTED AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
THE LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM 37 FAA SERVICE
LEVEL A...B...BUT MOSTLY C AND D... ASOS LOCATIONS IS CURRENTLY
IN TRANSITION FROM THE NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY
TO THE FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS DATA
ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.
TRANSITION OF THESE 37 FAA LOCATIONS...SCHEDULED THROUGH
2005...IS BEING DONE TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMISSION PATHWAY RESPONSIBILITY FROM NWS TO FAA. THIS
TRANSITION INVOLVES CONNECTION OF THESE 37 ASOS LOCATIONS FROM
THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION
PATH...FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECTION TO THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION
PATH. WHEN THE LATTER OCCURS... THE DATA FROM THESE ASOS
LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 16 2004 THE FOLLOWING TWO ASOS LOCATIONS WILL
TRANSITION FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
NWS AWIPS
SID LOCATION STATE ENDS
KLGB LONG BEACH CA 6/16/04
KLNK LINCOLN NE 6/16/04
WHEN THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT EACH
LOCATION...ALL DATA FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-
LINE FROM FAA TO NWS GATEWAY AND DISSEMINATED UNDER THE NEW WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND WILL
NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FORMER WMO HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE ASOS METAR AND SPECI REPORTS...
STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/
PRECIPITATION CRITERIA AND HOURLY ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...THE
DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE /DSM/...AND THE MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
/MSM/. THE FOLLOWING WMO BULLETIN HEADING/COLLECTIVE CHANGES
WILL OCCUR FOR THESE LOCATIONS:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KLGB SAUS46 KLOX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
KLNK SAUS43 KOAX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KLGB SPUS46 KLOX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
KLNK SPUS43 KOAX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLGB SRUS66 KLOX SRUS27 KZLA LOS ANGELES
KLNK SRUS63 KOAX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADINGFAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLGB SRUS76 KLOX SRUS27 KZLA LOS ANGELES
KLNK SRUS73 KOAX SRUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLGB CXUS46 KLOX CDUS27 KZLA LOS ANGELES
KLNK CXUS43 KOAX CDUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLGB CSUS46 KLOX CSUS27 KZLA LOS ANGELES
KLNK CSUS43 KOAX CSUS27 KZMP MINNEAPOLIS
WE URGE ALL USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS TO REPROGRAM THEIR
SYSTEMS NOW TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO
NWS CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES. . .PLEASE CONTACT
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AT NWS HEADQUARTERS:
DAVE MANNARANO
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
W/OPS22
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx
OR
ANTHONY ROBINSON
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
W/OS12
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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