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ADMN81 KWBC 181501
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
1045 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995
ATTENTION: ALL NWS OFFICES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED TODAY (MAY 18... 1995) WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)
COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT
LAMAR... COLORADO (LAA)
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12 O'CLOCK NOON
LOCAL TIME AT THIS SITE. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 56 (47 NWS SITES AND 9 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING
OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT ASOS WILL REPLACE THE PREVIOUS MANUAL
OBSERVATIONS WITH AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATION.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL AS
THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (AOMC) 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.
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