[nws-changes] 20080408: ASOS-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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622 NOUS41 KWBC 012047
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

TO:        SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      JOSEPH FACUNDO
          CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

SUBJECT:   AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
          COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
          ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ FOR CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA:
          EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2008

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

THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS TIN 08-21 DATED MARCH 12 2008.
THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER 
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN 
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC ASOS LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL 
BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED 
AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A SELECT GROUP OF 
ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS 
PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS 
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.
THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2010...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF 
THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY 
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH. WHEN THE 
CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS 
WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK 
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH. ON MARCH 31 2008 THE FOLLOWING 
ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM 
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:  

    SID    LOCATION            STATE  NWS AWIPS TERMINATED

    KCRW   CHARLESTON          WV     03/31/08

WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: ASOS 
AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS /METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED 
SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS /SPECI/...STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL 
EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY 
ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY 
SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.
THE FOLLOWING ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR 
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA:
    METAR MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                 NEW

KCRW      SAUS41 KRLX    SAUS80 KWBC         SAUS70 KWBC


    SPECI MESSAGES

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO COLLECTIVE      WMO COLLECTIVE
SID            OLD            OLD                NEW

KCRW      SPUS41 KRLX    SPUS80 KWBC         SPUS70 KWBC


    ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE

ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW
KCRW      SRUS61 KRLX    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


    ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KCRW      SRUS71 KRLX    SRUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


    ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KCRW      CXUS41 KRLX    CDUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS


    ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE

ASOS      WMO HEADING    WMO HEADING    FAA HUB
SID            OLD            NEW

KCRW      CSUS41 KRLX    CSUS27 KZID    INDIANAPOLIS

USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD 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 USERS 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:

 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
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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