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FOS NOTICE NO. 709 07-05-95
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ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JULY 1... 1995. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT:
MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /AUS/ JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT /BPT/
AUSTIN... TEXAS BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR... TEXAS
LATITUDE: 30
17' N LATITUDE: 29
57' N
LONGITUDE: 97
42' W LONGITUDE: 94
02' W
STATION ELEVATION: 587' STATION ELEVATION: 17'
BURNS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /BNO/ DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE
COUNTY AIRPORT /DTW/
BURNS... OREGON DETROIT... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE: 43
36' N LATITUDE: 42
14' N
LONGITUDE: 118
57' W LONGITUDE: 83
20' W
STATION ELEVATION: 4146' STATION ELEVATION: 641'
MITCHELL FIELD /8W5/ KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT /MCI/
HATTERAS... NORTH CAROLINA KANSAS CITY... MISSOURI
LATITUDE: 35
14' N LATITUDE: 39
18' N
LONGITUDE: 75
37' W LONGITUDE: 94
44' W
STATION ELEVATION: 11' STATION ELEVATION: 1050'
LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT KEY FIELD /MEI/
/LWS/LEWISTON... IDAHO MERIDIAN...MISSISSIPPI
LATITUDE: 46
22' N LATITUDE: 32
20' N
LONGITUDE: 117
01' W LONGITUDE: 88
45' W
STATION ELEVATION: 1439' STATION ELEVATION: 293'
GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /MKE/
MILWAUKEE... WISCONSIN
LATITUDE: 42
57' N
LONGITUDE: 87
54' W
STATION ELEVATION: 678'
QUAD-CITY AIRPORT /MLI/ DANNELLY FIELD /MGM/
MOLINE... ILLINOIS MONTGOMERY... ALABAMA
LATITUDE: 41
27' N LATITUDE: 32
18' N
LONGITUDE: 90
31' W LONGITUDE: 86
24' W
STATION ELEVATION: 605' STATION ELEVATION: 207'
GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT /RFD/
ROCKFORD... ILLINOIS
LATITUDE: 42
12' N
LONGITUDE: 89
06' W
STATION ELEVATION: 729'
MCNARY FIELD /SLE/
SALEM... OREGON
LATITUDE: 44
54' N
LONGITUDE: 123
00' W
STATION ELEVATION: 196'
WINSLOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /INW/
WINSLOW... ARIZONA
LATITUDE: 35
02' N
LONGITUDE: 110
43' W
STATION ELEVATION: 4890'
WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /ORH/
WORCESTER... MASSACHUSETTS
LATITUDE: 42
16' N
LONGITUDE: 71
52' W
STATION ELEVATION: 998'
THE COMMISSIONING EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT
/12 O'CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 93 /70 NWS SITES AND 23 FAA
SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT ASOS WILL
PRODUCE AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATION.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... 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.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL /301/ 713-0070.
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