20040916: ASS precip sensor -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040916: ASS precip sensor -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:27:58 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 161611
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1210 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

TO:        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF
          AVIATION...CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS
          EMPLOYEES

FROM:      NWS WFO TBW

SUBJECT:   AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PRECIPITATION
          ACCUMULATION SENSOR REPLACEMENT


THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THE ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS NOW REPORTING DATA
FROM A NEW PRECIPITATION GAUGE...THE ALL WEATHER PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATION GAUGE /V2.80/.

THE PRESENT GAUGE...A HEATED TIPPING BUCKET /HTB/ GAUGE IS PRONE TO
UNDER REPORTING FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION. THE V2.80 IS A
HEATED WEIGHING GAUGE AND IS MORE ACCURATE IN MEASURING AND
REPORTING FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION.

THE V2.80 HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.

TPA TAMPA       FL
FMY FORT MYERS  FL

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AT NWS HEADQUARTERS

STEVEN PRITCHETT
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE   301-713-1792 X181
E-MAIL  STEVEN.PRITCHETT@xxxxxxxx

OR

DAVID MANNARANO
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE   301-713-2093 X103
E-MAIL  DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx

OR

RICHARD AHLBERG
ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE   301-713-1975 X160
E-MAIL  RICHARD.AHLBERG@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

MORE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SURFACE
OBSERVATION PROGRAM WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT S IN
SURFACE/

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OPS2/SURFACE/INDEX.HTM

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